The Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center announces Silver Swanson as the recipient of the 2013 Southwestern Colorado Nightingale Nursing Scholarship.
Swanson is from the Bayfield area and a nursing student at Southwest Colorado Community College in Durango. Kate O’Brien, Department of Nursing and interim branch campus coordinator at the college, presented the $850 award to Swanson.
The scholarship is made possible through contributions from regional businesses and organization sponsors: Southwest Memorial Hospital and Nurse Managers in Cortez; Mercy Regional Medical Center and Southwest Women’s Health Associates in Durango; and Dr. Mary Fisher Medical Foundation in Pagosa Springs.
The center is a nonprofit organization in Southwest Colorado that focuses on improving access to quality health care in Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, Ouray, San Juan and San Miguel counties.
Herald Staff
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