ERIC METCALF/For The News-Enterprise Christmas sweets are as old as the yuletide season itself. Fruit cakes, sugar plums, eggnog, gingerbread and peppermint sticks all have their roots in family and cultural traditions stretching back to medieval days and beyond. Christmas desserts are part of what makes the holidays special and passing down family recipes is an integral part of our celebrations. It brings us together as a family and connects one generation with the next. I have copies of … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise The Hardin Memorial Health hospitalist program experienced record growth in 2019 with the addition of five new physicians, according to a recent news release. New HMH Medical Group hospitalists are Brandon Coons, M.D., Daniel Fioret, M.D., Nick Klimchak, M.D., Denis Suler, D.O., and Eric Oberst, M.D. This brings the total number of hospitalists employed by HMH to 21. The release said hospitalists are internal medicine and family practice physicians and … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise In health care, younger patients are trending away from primary care providers and, instead, using urgent care clinics. However, by choosing that option, a local health official said they are missing the personal relationship and preventive care provided by a primary care provider. A national poll of 1,200 randomly selected adults conducted in July by the Kaiser Family Foundation for a recent article by Kaiser Health News on The Washington Post website found … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise As Maggie, a golden retriever, walked the halls of Hardin Memorial Hos­pi­tal with bells around her neck to deliver Christmas cheer, people couldn’t help but stop what they were doing to pet her. Maggie is one of the multiple animal therapy dogs now visiting patients at the hospital. The Hardin Memorial Health Foundation approved a $32,500 re­quest last year to est­ab­lish a pet therapy program at HMH called Providing Un­con­ditional Patient Support or … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise Tim Isaacs, Central Hardin High School principal, and CHHS students presented a $4,100 check to the HMH Foundation board members for HMH Cancer Care. The school raised money as part of their “Pink Out” games in October. The “Pink Out” games raise money for breast cancer care and bring attention to the disease. … [Read more...]

Source: The News-Enterprise Hardin Memorial Health Medical Group announced the addition of Dr. Kerry Gusler, D.O., to the Hodgenville Family Medicine team. Gusler, a Hodgenville native, now is seeing patients at the 145 Lincoln Drive location, a new HMH facility opened earlier this year to expand care for residents of LaRue and nearby counties, according to an HMH news release. The release said Gusler completed a residency pro­gram at Methodist Hospital in Henderson after … [Read more...]