Mount Vernon – The Knox Community Hospital Auxiliary will be offering academic scholarships to high school seniors and college juniors and seniors interested in pursuing a career in a health care profession. Applications are available from the high school guidance offices of Centerburg, Danville, Fredericktown, East Knox, Mount Vernon and the Knox County Career Center, along with the Knox Community Hospital website. Each scholarship award will total $1,000, and the number of scholarships available is not yet determined.
Eligibility requirements are outlined in the application. All applicants must have been a Knox County resident for at least 12 months.
To download the application, visit kch.org/auxiliary-scholarships-knox-county-students.
Completed applications can be mailed to Knox Community Hospital, 1330 Coshocton Ave., Mount Vernon, OH 43050; Attention: Marketing Department. Application deadline is March 16. Anyone with questions may call 740-393-9086.
Knox Community Hospital is a 99-bed, Joint Commission-accredited, community hospital located in Mount Vernon, Ohio (about 40 miles northeast of Columbus), with additional services located in Centerburg and Fredericktown. Members of the Knox Community Hospital medical staff represent numerous specialties offering a wide range of clinically excellent services surprising for a community hospital. Our dedicated staff, along with a strong team of volunteers, is committed to providing personalized, high-quality care. Knox Community Hospital’s independent, not-for-profit status ensures that all remaining revenue after expenses is committed solely to improving patient services, technology and facilities for the health of the people of Knox County and surrounding areas.
