Ozarks Healthcare honors Employee Dedication by Awarding Dependent Scholarships

Ozarks Healthcare is sharing its commitment to supporting the educational aspirations of its employees' dependents through the introduction of its Employee Dependent Scholarship Program. This initiative reflects Ozarks Healthcare’s dedication to nurturing the growth and success of its employees' families and supporting education opportunities for future generations.

"We believe in empowering our employees to achieve personal and professional success, and we understand that supporting their families' educational endeavors is part of this," Tom Keller, Ozarks Healthcare President and CEO, said. "By offering these scholarships for dependents of our employees, we hope to alleviate some of the financial burdens associated with higher education and encourage the pursuit of career excellence within our community."

Ozarks Healthcare’s Employee Dependent Scholarship Program aims to recognize and appreciate the hard work, loyalty, and dedication of its exceptional staff members by providing educational opportunities for their children pursuing higher education. This year, seven dependents of employees applied Ozarks Healthcare’s Employee Dependent Scholarship Program and were granted scholarships in the amount of $500.

“At Ozarks Healthcare, we take pride in the level of care we provide to the community, and this scholarship program further demonstrates our health system’s dedication to reciprocating that dedication by investing in the wellness of those in our workforce and their families,” Sammi Radosevich, Inside Track Career Pathways Coordinator, said.

Scholarship recipients are listed below along with their parent(s) who are Ozarks Healthcare employees:

Haylie Larsen, daughter of Amanda Larsen

Lily Thompson, daughter of Jama Thompson

Karley York, daughter of Natalie York

Morgan Brill, daughter of R.D. and Jana Reid

Randall Caraway, son of Rachelle Caraway

Julie Watson, daughter of Brenda Bales

Daniel Gill, son of Elizabeth Gill

For further information about Ozarks Healthcare’s Employee Dependent Scholarship Program or other initiatives related to student and career opportunities, visit https://www.ozarkshealthcare.com/careers/inside-track-career-pathways/ or contact Radosevich at 417-505-0038.

Ozarks Healthcare is a not-for-profit health system that serves more than 160,000 residents across south-central Missouri and northern Arkansas. With its main campus residing in West Plains, Missouri, the health system offers a full spectrum of healthcare for all ages through its 114-bed hospital, behavioral health, therapies, pharmacies, rehabilitation, and home care services, along with specialty and family medicine clinics. Ozarks Healthcare has rural locations across an eight-county service area and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.

Pictured from left to right: Sammi Radosevich, Inside Track Career Pathways Coordinator, Amanda Larsen and daughter, Haylie Larsen, and Tom Keller, Ozarks Healthcare President and CEO

Pictured from left to right: Sammi Radosevich, Inside Track Career Pathways Coordinator, Jama Thompson and daughter, Lily Thompson, and Tom Keller, Ozarks Healthcare President and CEO

Pictured from left to right: Sammi Radosevich, Inside Track Career Pathways Coordinator, Natalie York and daughter, Karley York, and Tom Keller, Ozarks Healthcare President and CEO

Pictured from left to right: Sammi Radosevich, Inside Track Career Pathways Coordinator, R.D. Reid and (second from right) wife, Jana Reid, (center) their daughter, Morgan Brill, and Tom Keller, Ozarks Healthcare President and CEO

Pictured from left to right: Sammi Radosevich, Inside Track Career Pathways Coordinator, Rachelle Caraway and son, Randall Caraway, and Tom Keller, Ozarks Healthcare President and CEO

Pictured from left to right: Sammi Radosevich, Inside Track Career Pathways Coordinator, Brenda Bales and daughter, Julie Watson, and Tom Keller, Ozarks Healthcare President and CEO

Pictured from left to right: Sammi Radosevich, Inside Track Career Pathways Coordinator, Daniel Gill, son of Elizabeth Gill (not pictured), and Tom Keller, Ozarks Healthcare President and CEO