The Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation continues to help the lives of Taylorville residents through donations to area organizations. The foundation recently announced a $10,000 contribution to Taylorville Memorial Hospital to help the hospital educate and recruit future healthcare workers.

Taylorville Memorial Hospital Foundation Executive Director Raedena Ryan says the contribution adds to a long list of partnerships the two foundations have had over the years.

Ryan says the donation will help start the Healthcare Careers Scholarship, which will also help the hospital recruit future hospital personnel as a projected shortage of healthcare workers nationwide approaches.