Sanford Health Offers New Scholarship through Jamestown Dollars for Scholars

Jamestown (April 30, 2025) –  Jamestown Dollars for Scholars announced Sanford Health is offering a new scholarship that will be awarded this spring to a graduating Jamestown High School or the Jamestown-BJA (formerly Jamestown North) senior. The Sanford Health Scholarship will award $1,000 to a student pursuing post-secondary education in a healthcare field.
 
Tina Schwartz, the Director of Sanford Clinic Jamestown/Edgeley shared, “The demand for skilled professionals in healthcare continues to grow at every level. By offering this financial award, we aim to support a motivated young man or woman pursuing a career in this in-demand field. Our goal is to help make higher education more accessible and achievable for students, empowering them to enter the healthcare industry.”
 
The Sanford Jamestown 2nd Avenue Clinic offers comprehensive services including family medicine, occupational medicine and surgery. It offers access to same-day appointments and 15 family medicine providers, three behavioral health providers, one occupational medicine provider and three surgery providers, all under one roof.
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves 2.4 million patients and more than 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes 56 hospitals, more than 270 clinic locations, 144 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers, nearly 1,000 active clinical trials and studies, and nine world clinic locations around the globe.
Accepting the donation on behalf of Jamestown Dollars for Scholars was DeAnn Ament, board president. Ament said, “The scholarship is a testament to Sanford Health investing in the future of healthcare and its commitment to local youth in our community. It will help a deserving student achieve their dream of higher education in a healthcare field.” 
 
 
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About Jamestown Dollars for Scholars®
Dollars for Scholars is a nonprofit volunteer organization that provides local graduating seniors with financial and academic assistance to help them pursue higher education. Last spring Jamestown Dollars for Scholars distributed more than $53,500 in scholarships to 51 area students. More information is available at https://jamestown.dollarsforscholars.org