HCA Healthcare Magazine - Winter 2019 - 15

EMILY COVINGTON
Cynthia Covington (parent), RN
CJW Medical Center
Richmond, Va.

MIA ESTRADA
Sanjuanita Hernandez (parent)
Corpus Christi Medical Center
Corpus Christi, Texas

"This scholarship
was especially
exciting because
it came not only
from my hard work
and experiences,
but also from
my mother's.
She's worked for
HCA Healthcare for
many years, so this
scholarship is also
recognition from
the place she's put
so much time into."
-Emily Covington,
Virginia Commonwealth
University

This scholarship program, including review and
selection of recipients, is administered by Scholarship America, a nonprofit whose mission is
to mobilize communities through scholarships.
Scholarship America, Inc., will process and review
applications and notify recipients. In no instance
does any officer or employee of The HCA Foundation or HCA Healthcare play a part in the selection
of scholarship recipients.

DANIEL HABIB
Mona Sadek (parent), MD
LewisGale Medical Center
Salem, Va.

I hope to be an inspiration to my future patients."
"Any email where the first word is 'Congratulations!' is exciting," says Emily Covington of
Chesterfield, Va., who's attending Virginia Commonwealth
University. "This scholarship was especially exciting
because it came not only from my hard work and
experiences, but also my mother's. She's worked for
HCA Healthcare for many years, so this scholarship is also
recognition from the place she's put so much time into."
Mia Estrada of Corpus Christi, Texas, is a firstgeneration college student at the University of North Texas in
Denton. She says she felt like "a big weight was lifted off my
shoulders" after learning she was a scholarship recipient.
"While attending college as a full-time
student, I've worked two jobs and volunteered
with the campus newspaper," says Mia. "Being a
scholarship recipient means so much to me. I'm many
steps closer to finishing my goal of graduating."
Ultimately, some recipients, like Hannah Thomas,
or Daniel Habib of Roanoke, Va.-a biophysics major at
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md.-may even pay
the award forward by contributing to the medical field.
"I aspire to tackle societal issues from both
scientific and moral fronts while pursuing a
medical degree," says Daniel.
For eligible colleagues, HCA Healthcare provides
education-assistance resources. These include a student
loan assistance program that offers financial-wellness
coaching plus a monthly benefit to help repay student loans;
CollegeCoach!, an education and advising program; and a
tuition reimbursement policy that offers up to $5,250 in taxfree reimbursement each calendar year for higher education
courses plus education discounts. ■

IN THE KNOW
HCA Healthcare Scholars
Program by the Numbers

$2.9M

Scholarship funds awarded for
the 2019-20 academic year

791

Recipients, from 16 states;
14% are first-generation
college students

$5,000

Maximum scholarship for
recipients with financial need

$2,000

Maximum scholarship for
recipients not demonstrating
financial need

OPEN FOR
APPLICATIONS
JAN. 3, 2020!
To learn more about the
application process, visit
learnmore.scholarsapply.org/
hcahealthcare. To speak to a
program representative, call
507-931-8398 or 800-537-4180.

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