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Causes: General Hospitals, Health
Mission: Benefit, perform, and carry out the charitable, educational, and other exempt purposes of indiana university health tipton hospital, inc. ("iu health tipton hospital").
Programs: Tipton county health care foundation, inc. ("tipton county health care foundation") supports a variety of projects, including capital improvements, educational programs, medical or hospital related research, financial assistance for the improvement of the health, safety, and general welfare of individuals, and other services related to or in support of indiana university health tipton hospital, inc. ("iu health tipton hospital"). Tipton county health care foundation has several endowed funds, managed by the tipton county foundation, to support iu health tipton hospital. Hilton hobbs hospital and healthcare endowment the hilton hobbs hospital and healthcare endowment was established in 1993 to provide a permanent mechanism for donors to support the general health care needs addressed at iu health tipton hospital. The fund, which was initially named the tipton county memorial hospital endowment fund, was renamed in 1996 in recognition of the many years hilton hobbs served as a trustee of tipton county memorial hospital. Over the years, the fund has allowed many local individuals, companies, and groups to be a part of the future of healthcare in tipton county through a philanthropic gift. Iu health tipton hospital scholarship endowment the iu health tipton hospital team members scholarship was established in 1988 as a christmas gift to iu health tipton hospital team members by three physicians: dr. Michael harper, dr. Destry lambert and dr. Robert kurtz. Other medical staff members also contributed, and each year the donated money was divided between a graduate of tipton high school and a graduate of tri-central high school, each of whom planned to prepare for a healthcare career. In 1994, the medical staff embarked upon a campaign to solicit donations from both staff physicians and team members. The donations were made part of the hospitals new endowment fund within the tipton county foundation. Beginning in 1995, the scholarship awards came from interest income earned by the scholarship endowment. Eligible to apply for the scholarships are tipton high school seniors, tri-central high school seniors, tipton county home-schooled seniors, and senior students of iu health tipton hospital associates pursuing a healthcare career. At least one scholarship will be awarded to seniors from each of the county schools.
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