Mercy Health Foundation awarded $60,000

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Neighbors | Submitted.Crystal Jones, Interim President - Mercy Health Foundation; Michael Senchak, Mahoning Valley Hospital Foundation, and Jonathon Fauvie, Gift Officer - Mercy Health Foundation, stood together holding the $60,000 check.

Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley has received $60,000 to establish the Michael S. Senchak/Mahoning Valley Hospital Foundation Nursing Scholarship.

Since 1997, the Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley has awarded nearly $1 million to Mercy Health employees and family members to further their clinical education in RN, BSN, CNP and clinical instructor programs at local, accredited universities. Last year, 53 students received more than $150,000 in scholarships thanks to local organizations and individual donors who have contributed to further a skilled, clinical workforce.

Michael S. Senchak, RN, worked for 22 years at Mercy Health, formerly Humility of Mary Health Partners. He began as an orderly then registered nurse in several departments, including neurovascular, orthopedic and the emergency room, and ultimately became the vice president of shared support services.

In 1999, he and an associate opened the Mahoning Valley Hospital; a new long-term acute care hospital where he served as the CEO until selling the hospital in 2008. A foundation was created following the sale, which Senchak administers. His dedication to the Mercy Health System and the Sisters of the Humility of Mary has been long-standing and this most recent investment will ensure a legacy for generations to come.