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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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 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...]