McLaren Caro Region, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the critical access hospital providing for the health of its community, and its McLaren Caro Region Foundation have awarded three college-bound High School seniors with partial scholarships.
An annual recognition, three scholarships are awarded to students who intend to study toward degrees in a health care field.
The 2025 recipients:
Auron Mosher, Reese High School graduate
Kaya Vrable, Caro High School graduate
Matthew Mellendorf, Cass City High School graduate
Connie Koutouzos, President and CEO of McLaren Caro Region, has said, “To seek a career in health care takes dedication and commitment, but more than anything, it’s a sign that this individual has a desire to help and care for others. The quality these students display make them very deserving, and we wish them the very best in their higher education and career pursuits.”
Working with local high school guidance counselors, the McLaren Caro Region Foundation accepted and reviewed all scholarship applications, taking into consideration each applicant’s service to the community, academic achievement, and a submitted essay in which he or she discusses their area of interest and explains its importance in today’s society.
The McLaren Caro Region Foundation will award three more scholarships next year to the class of 2026. Students can learn more about the application process by asking their counselor.
Learn more about McLaren Caro Region and its range of services at mclaren.org/caroregion.
About McLaren Caro Region
McLaren Caro Region is a 25-bed critical access hospital in Caro, Michigan, providing exceptional patient-centered community health and wellness care. McLaren Caro Region is a locally governed, non-profit organization who has been serving the community since 1928. McLaren Caro Region offers a full range of health and wellness services at a hospital campus as well as off-site locations. Dedicated health care professional teams provide accessible, dependable, and quality medical care. McLaren Caro Region is an integral part of the 12-hospital McLaren Health Care system based in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Learn more at mclaren.org/caroregion.
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 28,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Learn more at mclaren.org.