Source: The News-Enterprise The start of a new year and its tradition of resolutions often causes many of us to take a hard look at our health. Weight loss pledges and new commitments to exercise on Jan. 1 require vigilance throughout the year. It’s the type of constant attention applied year-round by Hardin Memorial Health, the area’s leading health care provider. Back in mid-December, when preparing huge holiday meals and special candy treats dominated our personal … [Read more...]
Top Stories of 2018 – Dr. Robert and Rita Robbins’ donation / The News-Enterprise
TWO LARGE DONATIONS Dr. Robert and Rita Robbins have a heart for Hardin County. In less than six months, the couple donated more than $3 million to local organizations. The Robbinses donated $1 million in January to Elizabethtown Community and Technical College — the largest private donation the school ever received. It is earmarked to help pay for a planned university center at the college. In May, a donation by the Robbinses to the Hardin Memorial Health … [Read more...]
Hospital stroke program continues to make strides / The News-Enterprise
Source: The News-Enterprise Every year, about 795,000 Americans have a new or recurrent stroke. Every 40 seconds in the United States, someone experiences a stroke and every four minutes, someone dies of a stroke. Those are just a few of the dire statistics Hardin Memorial Hospital Stroke Program Coordinator Rosa Vittitoe can list about strokes. She said the hospital sees 30 to 40 patients each month who experience a stroke. Despite those numbers, Vittitoe said stroke … [Read more...]
HMH names Hustead director of medical group / The News-Enterprise
Source: The News-Enterprise Hardin Memorial Health has selected Dr. Tom Hustead as medical director of the HMH Medical Group. Hustead, a retired U.S. Army colonel, has been a member of the medical group since November 2017, serving as a primary care physician at the groups’s Cool Springs Family Medicine, according to a news release. Hustead will continue to see his patients at that practice. After graduating from West Point, Hustead attended medical school at Case Western … [Read more...]
HMH Foundation funds start-up costs for full-fledged pet therapy program / The Kentucky Standard
Source: The KY Standard The Hardin Memorial Health (HMH) Foundation approved a $32,500 request to establish a pet therapy program at HMH called Providing Unconditional Patient Support or P.U.P.S. The funding will allow HMH to employ a program manager/dog handler and cover the cost of a full-time facility dog that will regularly visit with patients. *** Baron, an HMH volunteer pet therapy dog, attended the HMH Foundation Board Meeting as part of a Pet Therapy … [Read more...]
Editorial – PUPS Care / The News-Enterprise
Source: The News-Enterprise PUPS CARE. A $32,500 contribution from the Hardin Memorial Health Foundation to start a pet therapy program at the hospital will go a long way toward helping patients thanks to comfort provided by a loving dog. Providing Unconditional Patient Support, or PUPS, will be a positive in the HMH patient experience. Hospital chaplain Jessica Jasper said studies show patients who interact with therapy animals experience reduced pain, anxiety, blood pressure and a … [Read more...]
HMH Foundation funds pet therapy program / The News-Enterprise
Source: The News-Enterprise The Hardin Memorial Health Foundation last week approved a $32,500 request to establish a pet therapy program at the hospital called Providing Unconditional Patient Support, or PUPS. The funding allows the hosiptial to employ a program manager/dog handler and cover the cost of a full-time facility dog who regularly will visit patients, a news release from the organization said. Hospital chaplain Jessica Jasper, nurse manager Leeanne … [Read more...]
Community supports Hardin Memorial Health Foundation’s work for cancer patients
Source: The News-Enterprise The Hardin Memorial Health Foundation on Friday was gifted more than $8,400 in support of HMH Cancer Care Center patients. Representatives from Collier Title Co., along with organizers of the Tails and Ta-Tas 5K walk and the Hardin County Schools “Pink Out,” joined foundation board members at their meeting to present money raised from their respective initiatives. “We are humbled and excited that our community understands HMH cancer patients … [Read more...]
Tails & Tatas doubles attendance in second year / The News-Enterprise
Source: The News-Enterprise Breast cancer survivor Dora Graybill and Pomeranian Sophie dressed as unicorns Saturday for Atria Senior Living in Elizabethtown’s annual Tails & Ta-Tas 5K Walk. The two were dressed for the event’s dog costume and owner/dog look-alike contests. Graybill overcame triple-negative breast cancer 12 years ago. She was 36 when diagnosed, four years younger than the recommended age for women to begin having mammograms. “I got really … [Read more...]
Tails & Tatas set for this weekend in downtown E’Town / The News-Enterprise
Source: The News-Enterprise Raising breast cancer awareness will be a top priority Saturday for Atria Senior Living in Elizabethtown as it hosts its Tails & Ta-Tas 5K Walk. The walk, which is in downtown Elizabethtown, was created to bring awareness to breast cancer, educate and give women hope by talking to survivors and enjoying the day with their families and pets. Informational booths, contests — including a dog costume and owner/dog look-alike contests — music … [Read more...]
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