Ceca Foundation is pleased to honor Sharon Wright, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Hardin Memorial Health (HMH), was presented with the Ceca Special Award for Caregiving Excellence. The Special Awards were designed specifically to recognize exceptional acts of caregiving by healthcare workers on the frontlines and behind the scenes, who are working tirelessly every day to protect our most vulnerable populations from COVID-19. Ceca previously recognized 40 caregivers in partner … [Read more...]

The HMH Foundation continues its campaign to recognize outstanding staff and community leaders supporting healthcare in Central Kentucky. The campaign, Project Gratitude, allows the Foundation to feature and honor frontline heroes as well as explore the role gratitude plays in health care. This week, meet Sharon Wright, HMH Vice President, Patient Care Services, and Chief Nursing Officer. A natural leader who values all staff, she supports HMH nurses and staff as well prioritizing patient care … [Read more...]

For the fourth year in a row, organizers of the Backyard Classic, an eight-hour endurance run that takes place on the trails in the Eliza­bethtown Nature Park, made a donation to the Har­din Memorial Health Foundation.  In 2019, the race raised $10,000 for the HMH Foundation, bringing their four-year total to $30,000. Unfortunately, the 2020 race was cancelled due to COVID-19. The Backyard Classic raises money for the HMH Foundation in honor of one of it's co-directors, Lori Masterson - a … [Read more...]

The HMH Foundation is kicking off a new campaign to recognize outstanding staff and community leaders supporting healthcare in Central Kentucky. The campaign, Project Gratitude, allows the Foundation to feature and honor frontline heroes as well as explore the role gratitude plays in health care. This week, meet Diane Drobny, RN, the Clinical Research Coordinator at HMH Cancer Care. She works tirelessly to research cancer clinical trials, enroll HMH Cancer Care patients, and track and report … [Read more...]

Alison Ann Adkins Schilling passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at Hardin Memorial Health. During her time at HMH, Anesh Badiwala, M.D., an HMH hospitalist, provided outstanding care and information. A tribute donation to the HMH Foundation is a tangible way to honor Dr. Badiwala and remember Alison. To learn more about tribute gifts to the HMH Foundation, visit https://ourhmh.org/online-donations/.   … [Read more...]

Why should you consider supporting Hardin Memorial Health caregivers? John Huff, M.D., an HMH Hospitalist, and other hospitalists came together to donate to the HMH Foundation's COVID-19 Emergency Fund to support co-workers during these difficult times. “Our crew was very eager to step up and help out however we could. There is a bunch of people who might need help paying a bill or getting some groceries - the things we don't want to get lost in the shuffle." Please join us and give to the … [Read more...]

Today, the HMH Foundation (HMHF) received a group gift of $18,000 from HMH Hospitalists in order to help those with whom they work shoulder to shoulder. “We miss them," HMH physician Dr. Daniel Curran said. "We want them to get back to work as safely and as soon as possible. We want to be able to take care of them until then.” HMH said some employees have extraordinary expenses related to COVID-19. The donation will go straight to those employees. “Whether it’s housekeeping or a nurse … [Read more...]

The 2019 HMH Foundation Annual Report is available to view. Click here to download. … [Read more...]

Why should you consider supporting Hardin Memorial Health caregivers? Dr. Hiral Badiwala, optometrist at Visionworks, with her daughter, is supporting husband and dad, Hardin Memorial Health physician and hospitalist Dr. Anesh Badiwala by donating to the HMH Foundation. Please join us and give to the HMHF COVID-19 fund. If you would like to make a donation to support HMH Caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, visit www.ourhmh.org/online-donations.   … [Read more...]

When Holly McCoy, M.D., an HMH​ Medical Group physician at HMH Family Medical Center​ in Bardstown, Kentucky, was looking for a solution to secure more personal protective equipment (PPE), she reached out to her father-in-law Dustan McCoy for help. Through his connections as a board member at Louisiana Pacific​, Mr. McCoy helped secure 320 N95 masks and more than 3,000 gloves to help caregivers test and treat potential COVID-19 patients. Thank you Dustan McCoy and Louisiana Pacific! To read … [Read more...]