Monmouth County News Briefs, Feb. 3
Brookdale Community College administrators have announced they will not increase tuition and fees for the next academic year.
Dr. Henry Cram, chairman of the Board of Trustees, said, “The trustees recognize the severe and far-reaching financial hardships caused by COVID-19. By keeping tuition and fees unchanged for this upcoming academic year, we hope to help students and families who are struggling with the cost of higher education.”
Brookdale President David Stout said, “This tuition freeze will help the members of our community access an affordable college education of the highest quality with well-established pathways leading to bachelor’s degrees and desirable careers.”
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PORTLAND The Leapfrog Group has named four MaineHealth hospitals LincolnHealth, Pen Bay Medical Center, Waldo County General Hospital and Stephens Memorial Hospital as Top Rural Hospitals 2020. Leapfrog’s Top Rural Hospital Awards recognize achievements in patient safety and quality.
“We could not be more proud of the care team at Stephens,” said Andrea Dodge Patstone, President of Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, Maine. “Receiving this elite Leapfrog designation in the same year that our team earned a 5-Star rating for patient experience from the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is truly amazing.”
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national quality evaluator, considered more than 2,200 hospitals from across the country for a Top Hospital Award. Of them, 105 were selected as Top Hospitals. The Top Rural Hospital Award went to just 19 hospitals, meaning MaineHealth hospitals make up more than 1/5 of the rural hospitals that were
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TRUSTEES ELECTED AT SCCF MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation members voted to appoint three new individuals to the board of trustees Jill McCormack, Anne Nobles and John Raho at the Annual Membership Meeting on Dec. 8.
Board President Linda Uhler, Treasurer Susan Beittel, Nominating Committee Chair Doug Ryckman and SCCF Chief Executive Officer Ryan Orgera spoke at the 30-minute meeting held via Zoom.
Outgoing members of the board were recognized for their service, including Shelley Greggs, Robin Krivanek and Uhler.
The following new officers were also announced: President Don Rice, Vice President Deborah LaGorce, Treasurer Susan Beittel and Secretary Ran Niehoff.
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