STPH Medical Staff Committee Awards Professional Education Scholarship
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
STPH Medical Staff Committee Awards Scholarship
Scholarships promote employee education and careers
COVINGTON, LA- The St. Tammany Parish Hospital Medical Staff Committee has awarded a $2,000 professional education scholarship to STPH employee Jennifer Koch, L.P.N.
Koch, of Covington, is earning a nursing degree from the Delgado Charity School of Nursing. She is a licensed practical nurse working in the STPH 2 West nursing unit. Koch has worked at STPH since 2007.
The scholarship supports the hospital’s leadership in role in assisting employees to further their education, training and careers at STPH. Employees are able to grow professionally and move up the career ladder while still working at the hospital.
STPH’s commitment to its employees is also recognized by its being named as a Top 10 “Best Places to Work” by New Orleans CityBusiness and among the top 5% of employers in the nation as an “Employer of Choice®.”
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A full-service acute care facility committed to providing world-class healthcare and the latest technology, St. Tammany Parish Hospital delivers today’s life-improving procedures with the utmost care to area residents with emphasis on wellness, preventive care and disease management close to home. STPH is a self-supporting not-for-profit community hospital; it receives no tax funding. www.stph.org