The Auxiliary and medical staff of Gottlieb Memorial Hospital awarded their annual scholarships of $1,000 each to nine high school graduates of 2007 and five college students. A separate scholarship was awarded to Olga Zeglinski of Elmwood Park by Dilip Patel, MD, and his wife, Krishna Patel, MD; both practice internal medicine at Gottlieb. All students are selected on the basis of grades and expressed interest in pursuing careers in the medical field.
Gottlieb 2007 High School Graduating Senior Scholarship Recipients:
- Olga Zeglinski of Elmwood Park, a graduate of Elmwood Park and now at the University of Chicago studying pre-medicine
- Jessalyn White of Elmwood Park, a graduate of Elmwood Park, now a freshman at Purdue studying pharmacy
- Forum Dave of Melrose Park, a graduate of West Leyden now a freshman at the University of Illinois at Chicago studying psychology
- Michael DiMaso of Franklin Park, a graduate of East Leyden now in pre-med at Northwestern
- Krishma Verma of Hillside, a graduate of Proviso West now a freshman at Triton College; Ashley Perisee of Oak Park, a graduate of Oak Park-River Forest now studying nursing at St. Xavier
- Barbara Lysy of Bensenville, a graduate of Fenton now studying pre-med at the University of Illinois–Champaign
- Danielle Piagentini of Chicago, a graduate of Guerin College Prep. now a freshman at Illinois State University studying nursing
- Mary Byrnes of LaGrange, a graduate of Fenwick now studying nursing at Boston College, and Connie Clark, vice president of nursing at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
- Ruben Echevarria of Melrose Park, a graduate of Proviso East now a freshman at the University of Illinois-Champaign studying pharmacy.
- Barbara Martinez of Melrose Park, studying nursing at Triton College
- Marko Mamic of Franklin Park, studying pre-med at Loyola University
- Petra Mamic of Franklin Park, studying nursing at Lewis UniversitY
- Reshmi James of Elmhurst, a nursing student at Elmhurst College.
- Joy Bongat of Melrose Park who is studying nursing at Elmhurst College.
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, a non-profit, independent, community hospital founded in 1961, has more than 300 physicians and dentists on staff, approximately 1,200 employees and 200 volunteers. Gottlieb is one of the few area hospitals to receive Joint Commission accreditation.
The 36-acre medical campus in Melrose Park, Ill, is home to the Midwest’s first medically based health & fitness center. Gottlieb Health & Fitness Center is a full-service facility offering innovative fitness programs, two pools, indoor Harvard running track, strength and weight training.
Gottlieb is best known for:· Emergency care as a Level II Trauma Center· Comprehensive heart care, including open-heart surgery with outcomes among the best in the nation, and a new state-of-the-art catheterization lab· A cancer program, fully accredited by the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Commission on Cancer, and includes radiation and chemotherapy provided by our affiliate, the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Care Center adjacent to the hospital.· Advanced neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery, using minimally invasive techniques.· Digital imaging technology with computerized assisted diagnosis for the early detection of breast cancer · Wound Care Center with hyperbaric chambers for the treatment of non-healing wounds.· Professional Office Building that is home to 100 physician offices as well as Eye and Hearing Centers and a retail pharmacy.
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