Source: WAVE3   By Sarah Jackson | February 8, 2021 at 8:40 AM EST - Updated February 8 at 8:40 AM LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Baptist Health Hardin is offering a new treatment for patients who test positive for the coronavirus. The treatment, Bamlanivimab, is for patients who have not been admitted to the hospital but are experiencing mild to moderate symptoms and are at high risk of developing severe complications. “This cutting-edge treatment … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise Hardin Memorial Health Foundation leaders announced Friday they received a $25,000 grant from the PNC Foundation that will be used to improve the health and safety of Central Kentucky’s tiniest and most vulnerable patients. According to a news release, the PNC Foundation grant will help Baptist Health Hardin purchase new infection-resistant fetal monitor carts for BirthPlace, the hospital’s labor and delivery unit. The need for the new carts was exacerbated by … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise Baptist Health Hardin has begun offering a new treatment option for non-hospitalized patients who test positive for COVID-19, have mild-to-moderate illness and are at high-risk of developing severe complications and possible hospitalization, according to a news release. The use of Bam­lani­vimab or a combination drug (casirivimab/imdevimab) is an important step in the fight against COVID-19, the release said. It said these treatments are approved under … [Read more...]

Source: WDRB LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Baptist Health Hardin has started offering a new medical treatment for those who are battling COVID-19. The two monoclonal antibody treatments, which were emergency approved by the FDA, are made of man-made antibodies similar to the ones recovered COVID-19 patients have. Baptist Health doctors, who call the treatment "cutting edge," say before this treatment, they could only prescribe some oral treatments to patients. “SARS-CoV-2 is a virus and … [Read more...]

As many as six out of every 100 people in the United States experience Seasonal Affect­­ive Disorder, according to the American Psychological Foundation, with symptoms more common in women than in men. Also known as seasonal depression, Dr. Imran Iqbal of Baptist Health Hardin Medical Group Behavioral Health said SAD is a form of recurrent depression with a seasonal pattern. He said it is a kind of depression that has a regular temporal relationship with a particular time of the year, … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise  Born in Canada, Dr. Anesh Badiwala made his way to Eliza­bethtown to work as a hospitalist at Baptist Health Hardin. His father moved from India to Detroit in the early 1970s to pursue advanced studies in chemistry, then moved to Canada for a job. His father worked as a chemist and machine operator in the film industry at Technicolor for 34 years. His mother worked as a general laborer while raising Badiwala and his brother. “Growing … [Read more...]

As a front line health care worker, Leeanne Jenkins of Elizabethtown has witnessed first-hand the devastating effects of COVID-19 throughout the past year. A respiratory therapist for Baptist Health Hardin, Jenkins said from watching patients lose their lives to watching families limited to online interaction with loved ones hospitalized, the year has been hard. That’s why for Jenkins receiving the COVID-19 vaccine was a like a “Christmas present.” “I was relieved that there was hope … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise To help boost the physical, emotional and mental well-being of staff, Baptist Health Hardin has installed four recharge rooms throughout the hospital. The rooms offer a tranquil spot for staff to step away and recharge. Tom Carrico, Baptist Health Hardin vice president and chief operating officer, said the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on health care workers. Along with taking care of the physical and emotional needs of … [Read more...]