A very tired Jaeda VanDeventer spoke Saturday morning about being the mom of the first child born in 2021 at Baptist Health Hardin. She and Charles Harrison are parents to Kyree James Harrison. Kyree voiced his opinions about being the first by crying while his mom spoke about her new year’s experience. He was born at 12:13 a.m. on New Year’s Day and VanDeventer said she wasn’t sure he’d be born in 2021 because she began pushing before midnight. She thought he might wind up … [Read more...]
Baptist Health adding Recharge Rooms for hospital employees / The News-Enterprise
Source: The News-Enterprise The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to take a toll on health care workers around the world and across the nation. The Baptist Health Hardin team is no exception. To help boost the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of the staff, Baptist Health Hardin Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Tom Carrico said the senior team unanimously agreed to create Recharge Rooms throughout the hospital. The idea initially came from Director of … [Read more...]
Baptist Health Hardin helping alleviate stress of healthcare workers and staff / WLKY
Source: WLKY ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — The coronavirus pandemic has taken a hefty toll on health care workers and staff. Baptist Health Hardin is working on a way to help relieve the emotional and physical stress the pandemic has caused doctors and nurses. Baptist Health Hardin is constructing recharge rooms to give tired health care workers and staff a place to kick back and relax. The rooms will be equipped with recliners, aromatherapy, tranquil music, and phone charging stations. The … [Read more...]
Convalescent Plasma donor challenges others to do the same / The News-Enterprise
Belinda Hodges of Hardin County could be found Wednesday afternoon inside a Kentucky Blood Center bus in Elizabethtown making a convalescent plasma donation. Baptist Health Hardin and the Kentucky Blood Center currently are partnering to provide the opportunity for regional community members who have recovered from COVID-19 and meet criteria to donate plasma in a convenient location and help others through convalescent plasma therapy. Hodges, a Bardstown High School employee, … [Read more...]
Eric & Joe Show is a go / The News-Enterprise Editorial
Source: The News-Enterprise “The show must go on” is such a well-established principle in theatrical circles that’s it’s become a cliche familiar to all. Regardless of what calamity occurs, the scheduled performance is paramount. Nothing prevents the troupe from going on, but a global pandemic is something else. While entertainment venues and touring shows have been forced to postpone or cancel and literally hundreds of local events have been put on the shelf, a local … [Read more...]
Hospital ready for COVID to spike / The News-Enterprise
As Kentucky experiences an exponential growth of COVID-19 cases, many hospitals and health workers are bracing for an expected increase in cases tied to travel and Thanksgiving gatherings. As of Tuesday morning, Baptist Health Hardin had 51 positive COVID-19 cases and 19 rule-out cases in the hospital. Rule out means people had symptoms that could be COVID, however, lab reports were not back to confirm. Chief Nursing Officer Sharon Wright said the hospital has had surge plans in place … [Read more...]
Editorial: Kosair Helps Out / The News-Enterprise
KOSAIR HELPS OUT. Since 2016, a lot of the dollars and cents given at roadblocks to Kosair Charities has come back into the community, including more than $700,000 to the Hardin Memorial Health Foundation. Recently, Kosair Charities announced a $300,000 donation to HMH Foundation for the Baptist Health Hardin Emergency Department, Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and BirthPlace teams to purchase new equipment to help many of the hospital’s most vulnerable and youngest … [Read more...]
HMH Foundation receives Tails & Ta-Tas donation / The News-Enterprise
Tails & Ta-Tas breast cancer awareness 5K run/walk organizers on Tuesday presented the Hardin Memorial Health Foundation with a check for more than $11,000. Despite having to go virtual this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the race brought in $11,923.03 to be donated to the Baptist Health Hardin Cancer Care Center. Beth Mather, one of the event organizers, said the amount of money raised was impressive considering the affect COVID has had on the local community and … [Read more...]
HMH Foundation receives $300,000 from Kosair Charities / The News-Enterprise
Kosair Charities awarded $300,000 Friday to Hardin Memorial Health Foundation Board of Directors. The gift will allow the Baptist Health Hardin Emergency Department, Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and BirthPlace teams to purchase new equipment to help some of their most fragile and youngest patients. The announcement was shared during a virtual meeting. “The Hardin Memorial Health Foundation helped bring a fully equipped NICU, the only one of its kind, to Central … [Read more...]
Abound’s commitment to health earns Governor’s Service Award / The News-Enterprise
Abound Credit Union received a 2020 Kentucky Governor’s Service Award for its for its $1.5 million long-term investment in military and community health. Abound’s 10-year financial commitment and partnership made through the Hardin Memorial Health Foundation was announced in November 2019 to help expand services at HMH Medical Group Radcliff Family Medicine clinic near the Wilson Gate of Fort Knox. This unique partnership was formed to offer holistic care that addresses physical, … [Read more...]
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