Multiple scholarships available through North Hawaii Community Hospital

North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea has several college scholarship opportunities available.

The Peggy Dineen-Orsini Scholarship offers $2,000 to a resident of Hawaii County who is enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in a National League of Nursing accredited program in Hawaii or on the mainland. Private donors fund this scholarship in memory of Peggy Dineen-Orsini, who was a registered nurse at North Hawaii Community Hospital from 1996-2004, who is remembered for her compassion for her patients, colleagues and friends.

Hawai’i Emergency Physicians Associated Inc. is offering a $3,000 scholarship is for a graduating high school student with demonstrated financial need. Applicants must be high school seniors from Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Parker School, Kohala High School or Kanu o ka ‘Aina Public Charter School and enrolled full-time during their scholarship year.

Applications are available online at www.nhch.com (see About Us/Community Benefit).

Completed applications and required documents must be received or postmarked by May 31.

Mail completed applications and required documents to North Hawaii Community Hospital, Attention: Development Department, 67-1125 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743.

For more information, contact the Development Department at North Hawaii Community Hospital at 881-4420.