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Freeport Memorial Alumni Nursing Scholarship Applications Open
April 23, 2025 –
Applications are now open for the 2025-2026 Freeport Memorial Alumni Nursing Scholarship.
The Freeport Memorial School of Nursing Alumni organization is offering $500 to $1,000 scholarships to help nursing students and nurses pursuing advanced education.
The organization's selection committee determines scholarship recipients based on educational and vocational goals, extracurricular and community activities including organizational, civic, or volunteer work and honors, awards or recognition applicants have received. Applicants must be accepted in a nursing program or pursuing advanced nursing education.
To apply, complete the application form at www.fhn.org/docs/MemorialNursingScholarship-Application.pdf. The deadline for applications is Sunday, June 1.
Scholarship recipients will be announced at the annual banquet Saturday, June 14. Scholarship funds will be sent directly to the recipients' school in their name.
For more information on the scholarship, contact Marilyn Thoren at 815-789-4707 or Jackie Roach at 815-291-8057.
Freeport Memorial Alumni Nursing scholarships are funded by donations, gifts, and memorials. If interested in contributing, please contact Marilyn Thoren at 815-789-4707.
Lights, Camera, Bowl to Raise Funds for Pediatric Therapy
March 18, 2025 –
This year's popular FHN Foundation Striking Success bowling event invites participants to dress for the movies with the theme Lights, Camera, Bowl!
The event will begin with check-in at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at 4 Seasons Bowling Center, 1100 W. Galena Avenue, Freeport. (Bowling will begin at 6 p.m.) Bowlers must register in advance at the link below, and can opt to fundraise to cover entry fees and win prizes.
Teams of up to 6 bowlers are invited to participate. Registration is $300 per team ($50 per player) through Thursday, April 17. After that, registration fees increase to $330/$60.
Participants can download a donation sheet to raise funds for the event on the registration page, www.fhn.org/strikingsuccess. Additional incentives are available for those who raise higher donation amounts. Individuals can sign up, as well, and will be matched with others to make a team.
All proceeds raised will support renovations to the FHN Memorial Hospital pediatric therapy center, including two private rooms, new furniture and equipment, and more storage!
To register, download a pledge form, make a donation, or for more information, visit www.fhn.org/strikingsuccess or contact the FHN Foundation at 815-599-6900 or cseal@fhn.org.
FHN Wound Center Honored for Patient Satisfaction Achievement
March 10, 2025 –
The Center for Wound Healing at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport has earned RestorixHealth's Excellence in Patient Satisfaction Award.
The award recognizes wound centers that have demonstrated exceptional success by meeting or exceeding a national patient satisfaction benchmark of 96 percent.
"The Center for Wound Healing at FHN Memorial Hospital is proud to be recognized for its dedication to patient satisfaction," said Medical Director Rafael Castro, MD, FACS, WCC. "We are proud to receive this award that recognizes the hard work and dedication of our team."
The Center for Wound Healing, located in the FHN Specialty Care - Stephenson Street clinic at 1036 W. Stephenson Street in Freeport, offers state-of-the-art wound care treatments from advanced products and dressings to hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOt) to help patients dealing with chronic wounds. The Wound Center's team of multidisciplinary specialists includes surgeons and podiatrists.
No referrals are needed for care at the Center for Wound Healing at FHN Memorial Hospital. For more information on the Center and the services available there, visit www.fhn.org/woundcare or call the Center at 815-599-7410.
Two FHN Nurses Receive Ferguson ADN Scholarships
February 17, 2025 –
Kiley Weltzin and Paige Gallentine are the recipients of the 2024 Mildred F. Ferguson Nursing Scholarship.
The scholarship was endowed in 2003 by Ferguson's daughter, Nancy Ferguson Seeley, in honor of her mother's contributions during her decades of nursing service to the people of Freeport. Recipients receive full tuition as they pursue an associate's degree in nursing.
Including Weltzin and Gallentine, 53 FHN team members have received scholarships since 2003. One of the original scholarship recipients still serves as a nursing supervisor at FHN.
Applications from FHN team members interested in advancing their nursing career are accepted each spring.
For more information on nursing careers at FHN, visit fhn.org/careers.
