Fall River, MA – Saint Anne’s Hospital invites students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in the 2024-2025 academic year to apply for this year’s Nursing Memorial Scholarship in memory of Darcy E. Nientimp, BSN, RN.

Darcy was a Saint Anne’s Hospital ICU nurse who passed away in February 2015 at the age of 26, just six months after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Funded by donations from the community, this nursing memorial scholarship was established in 2015 to honor Darcy’s memory by helping others pursue a nursing career with passion and excellence, just as she did.

Students who are pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing are eligible. Applications must be submitted by March 31.

Complete details, including the application for this scholarship program, are available on the hospital’s website at saintanneshospital.org/for-professionals. For additional information about this scholarship program, email [email protected].

About Saint Anne’s Hospital
Founded by the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation in 1906, Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, MA, is a full-service, acute care Catholic hospital with 211 beds and satellite locations in Dartmouth, Attleboro, and Swansea, Massachusetts. Saint Anne’s provides nationally recognized patient- and family-centered inpatient care and outpatient clinical services to patients from surrounding Massachusetts and Rhode Island communities.

Saint Anne’s key services include the Center for Orthopedic Excellence; bariatric surgery; multiple robotic-assisted surgical capabilities, including orthopedic surgery, spine surgery, and general surgery; Saint Anne’s Hospital Regional Cancer Center; two ambulatory surgery centers; the Center for Pain Management; and inpatient geriatric psychiatry services. In addition to earning awards for patient safety excellence and patient experience, Saint Anne’s has earned national recognitions for cancer care, spine surgery, bariatric surgery, stroke care, and patient experience.