Source: The News-Enterprise Entering its fourth year, the 5K walk/run Tails & Ta-Tas is going virtual. It was created to help bring awareness to breast cancer, to educate and give women hope by talking to survivors and enjoying the day with their families and pets. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and being unable to meet in-person for the race in downtown Elizabethtown, organizers decided to virtually host the event which is presented by At­ria Senior Living. The … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise Editorial The 67th annual WHAS Crusade for Child­ren was postponed more than two months but the charity did not ask its recipients to wait for their money. Three weeks after completing the annual telethon, the independent panel of interdenominational ministers which reviews requests from across Kentucky and Southern Indiana announced its 238 grants. As always, every penny collected is invested in caring. Thanks to contributions of goods and … [Read more...]

Source: The Lane Report ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — Hardin Memorial Health Foundation (HMHF) announced Friday it received a $90,000 grant from the WHAS Crusade for Children, bringing total Crusade donations to more than $1 million since 2002. Over $786,000 of that investment has come to HMHF in the last five years. Local firefighters and countless fundraisers raise money in Central Kentucky every year and the WHAS Crusade for Children certainly returns it to help local children. “Our longstanding … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise  Kentuckiana support of the WHAS Crusade for Children in this time of a global pandemic allowed the charity to dispense 238 grants worth $4.8 million. The Crusade announced this year’s recipients Saturday, which included a grant to the Hardin Memorial Health Foundation, which has received $1 million from the organization since 2002 and more than $786,000 in the last five years. “The donors should be proud of the lasting impact their … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise Column by Chef Eric With times being what they are, many of us planted gardens this year. Whether to mitigate possible shortages or increased prices at the grocery, growing your own food always is a win/win scenario. Vegetables grown in your own garden – or patio pot – are far superior in taste and nutrition than their grocery store cousins. Garden favorites such as tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, corn, zucchini and okra are easy to grow and packed with … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise In two days, Hardin Memor­ial Health will officially become part of Baptist Health. The sale will be finalized Tuesday. The two entities entered into the asset purchase agree­ment in May 2018. The announcement followed two years of research, discussion and comprehensive due diligence on the part of the Hardin Memorial Health Board of Trustees, comprised of the nine-member Hardin Fiscal Court, and HMH management. “Certainly, we believe … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise Another significant milestone was crossed last week for Hardin Memorial Health. The hospital’s nine-member Board of Trustees adjourned its final meeting just before the noon hour Tuesday. The elected officials of county government no longer will provide leadership and direction for the hospital as the health care system’s sale to Baptist Health is set to be finalized Sept. 1 – sooner than the original planned Dec. 1 closing – to better align with the new … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise Hardin Memorial Health recently re­ceiv­ed one of the high­est recognitions it can for stroke care. HMH was awarded the American Heart Association/Am­eri­can Stroke Asso­cia­tion’s Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus achievement award. According to the Am­eri­can Heart Asso­ciation website, Get With The Guidelines Stroke “is an in-hospital program for im­­prov­­ing stroke care by promoting con­­sis­­tent adherence to the latest scientific … [Read more...]