Orlando Health has donated $25,000 to the Baptist Health Foundation’s New Generation Nurses Fund. Contributions to the fund are matched dollar-per-dollar by the Baptist Health Foundation and the Baptist Health System, bringing the total gift to $75,000. The funds will be used to support the Moffet & Sanders School of Nursing at Samford. A scholarship will be awarded to a student each year in the nursing school who has financial need and plans to practice in the greater Birmingham area.

“This scholarship will help grow the nursing profession in Central Alabama,” said Kelly Edmondson, vice president of nursing and patient care, Orlando Health.

After identifying Central Alabama’s nursing shortage as the most urgent crisis in patient care, the Baptist Health Foundation and Baptist Health System established the fund in 2023.

“After reaching our initial goal of a $1.5 million endowment, we are now focusing on surpassing $2 million,” said Alison Scott, executive director of the Baptist Health Foundation.