Hardin Memorial Health’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program has earned SANE Ready designation from the Kentucky Office of the Inspector General, HMH officials announced today. HMH is the first Central Kentucky hospital and the eighth in the state to become SANE Ready. “The designation is the result of years of training and investment and thorough year-long review by the Office of the Inspector General,” said HMH Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer Sharon … [Read more...]

Angela Ballard became the newest member of the Hardin Memorial Health Foundation (HMHF) Board of Directors. Ballard, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) at HMH Medical Group’s Bardstown Family Medical Center, joins 25 other board members who work to strengthen HMH and fund breakthrough initiatives that improve Central Kentuckians’ health. “We are so glad Angela decided to share her unique perspective and experience by serving on the Foundation Board,” said Joe Prather, HMHF Board … [Read more...]

The inaugural Elizabethtown Film Festival will take place September 13-15 and all proceeds will benefit the HMH Foundation. The Festival, organized by the E-Town Film Society, will be screening a series 17 short, feature, and documentary films created by local filmmakers at Crowne Pointe Theatre over the course of the weekend. Come out and show your support for local filmmakers, cast and crew and HMH Foundation! Festival tickets are $5 per person and give guests admission to all three festival … [Read more...]

Mimi Hornback, owner of Hornback Realty Company and member of the HMH Foundation (HMHF) Board of Directors, presented a $20,000 gift to Foundation leaders and HMH caregivers today.  The care Hornback’s husband received at HMH over the last few years inspired the gift.   Gentry “LaMonte” Hornback, known for his visionary leadership in the Hardin County community, died June 23 at the age of 90.   “We are just grateful,” Hornback said. “Our family wanted to express our … [Read more...]

The Hardin Memorial Health Foundation Board of Directors recently approved a $27,230 request to equip the Hardin Memorial Health Cardiac Catheterization Lab with a SonoSite Vascular Ultrasound system. The portable, high-resolution, digital system will be utilized by cardiologists during cardiac cath procedures. “We care for more than 1,200 patients each year in the HMH Cath Lab and this imaging technology will help physicians do the procedures with increasing safety and surety,” hospital … [Read more...]

HMH Auxiliary President and HMHF Board Member Jim Richardson is The News-Enterprise's Monday's Man! Congratulations! Read the full article here. … [Read more...]

Today, Hardin Memorial Health (HMH) and HMH Foundation hosted a ribbon cutting for the new HMH Cancer Care Resource Center on Robinbrooke Lane in Elizabethtown. The building is adjacent to the HMH Cancer Care Center and provides patients, family and community members with a wide range of information and resources. HMH Foundation provided $28,000 to fund the construction and furnishings of the HMH Cancer Care Resource Center. The 2018 Purses, Pumps and Prevention event generated over $21,000 for … [Read more...]

Kosair Charities awarded $100,000 to the Hardin Memorial Health Foundation (HMHF) to purchase equipment for the HMH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and to expand pediatric therapy services in Radcliff. “Hardin Memorial Health cared for 135 babies in Central Kentucky’s only Level II NICU last year and needs to expand pediatric therapy in the northern portion of Hardin County,” said Kosair Charities President Keith Inman, an Elizabethtown native. “We could not be happier to help the Hardin … [Read more...]

Hardin Memorial Health Foundation (HMHF) announced that WHAS Crusade for Children awarded them $95,000 to purchase pediatric equipment for Hardin Memorial Health’s (HMH) emergency department and pediatric therapy center in Bardstown. Each month the HMH Emergency Department team cares for more than 1,000 babies and children from a 10-county region.  One piece of equipment will help critically ill and injured pediatric patients by rapidly assessing their need for fluid replenishment.  … [Read more...]

On April 25, 2019, HMH Foundation hosted the fourth annual Purses, Pumps and Prevention, a cancer awareness social benefitting HMH Cancer Care. Participants enjoyed a beautiful dinner and fashion show featuring ten local boutiques and their beautiful fashion. But more importantly, the fashion show featured the stories of HMH Cancer Care patients including Laura Hay that was highlighted in the News-Enterprise. She was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in October 2017 at 38 years … [Read more...]