Kentucky Hospital Association

11/20/2025

We were happy to be a part of another great Food is Medicine Roundtable in Madisonville this week! Ag Commissioner Jonathan Shell announced that 50 of KY's hospitals are now participating in connecting their patients with fresh, local food to improve health in the Commonwealth. Thank you to Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Hopkins County Agriculture Extension, and all the local farmers and community leaders who came together to learn how this program can grow locally.

11/17/2025

Looking for a career that makes a difference? Respiratory therapists are essential in helping patients breathe easier! Learn more about this rewarding career today! https://www.kyha.com/workforce/allied-health-professions/respiratory-therapist/

10/21/2025

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Respiratory therapists across Kentucky are helping people breathe better and live healthier lives.
Check out this video to see how YOU could be part of this life-changing work.

👀 Who’s in? Let’s build a healthier Kentucky together! Learn more at: https://www.kyha.com/workforce/allied-health-professions/respiratory-therapist/

10/20/2025

We're continuing to celebrate the Kentucky hospitals who participated in last week's Kentucky Opioid Symposium! Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) participated in the Grantee Showcase: Jesse Faulkner, KY SOS PSS at Mary Breckinridge ARH and Harlan ARH, and Amber Stepp, pictured with a Kentucky Statewide Opioid Stewardship (KYSOS) Emergency Department (ED) Bridge banner.

10/20/2025

We're continuing to celebrate the Kentucky hospitals who participated in last week's Kentucky Opioid Symposium! Mercy Health - Marcum and Wallace Hospital participated in the Grantee Showcase: Dana Stepp and Pat Bailey, KYSOS Peer Support Specialist at Marcum and Wallace, pictured.

10/20/2025

We're continuing to celebrate the Kentucky hospitals who participated in last week's Kentucky Opioid Symposium! Patient Support Specialists for the KYSOS Emergency Department Bridge Program in attendance are shown with KY SOS ED Bridge Banner: Sedayah Welch, Carroll County Memorial Hospital; Pat Bailey, Mercy Health - Marcum and Wallace Hospital; and Jesse Faulkner, Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital and Harlan ARH Hospital.

10/20/2025

The KYSOS ED Bridge Program was highlighted at the Kentucky Opioid Symposium last week and we are thrilled to celebrate the hospital teams working hard to combat opioid addiction in the Commonwealth! Pictured left to right are the team that participated in a panel presentation for the event: KHA Senior Vice President of Data, Operations, and Innovation Melanie Landrum; Emily Shaw, RN/ED Director, Monroe County Medical Center (MCMC); Stacy Crews, PSS, MCMC; Sedayah Welch, PSS, Carroll County Memorial Hospital (CCMH); Bob Thompson, LCSW, CCMH; and Emily Henderson, KYSOS pharmacist.

10/17/2025

KET - Kentucky Educational Television shares how Kentucky's hospitals and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture are connecting farmers and hospitals to improve the health of all Kentuckians!

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said to be “all good” after video of him falling appears on social media, a look at new fundraising totals in the Kentucky U.S. Senate race, a progress report on efforts to make Kentucky healthier, and the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging in Lexington hits a milestone.

09/17/2025

KHA just launched a powerful new public service announcement (PSA) aimed and raising awareness and mobilizing support to end violence against hospital and health care employees. Let's join together to protect the amazing people who have dedicated their lives to helping others!

09/12/2025

University of Louisville Professor of Pediatrics and practicing neonatologist with the Norton Children's Medical Group Dr. Lori Devlin joins the KHA Podcast along with KHA VP of Quality and Health Professions Casey Franklin to talk about Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) and the East, Sleep, Console (ESC) care approach for affected infants. Listen on your favorite podcast platform or at https://www.kyha.com/about-kha/publications/

09/11/2025

KHA's Jim Musser was a guest on WHOP 1230 AM 99.3 FM Hopkinsville’s News Leader this week. Check out the great interview at https://whopam.com/2025/09/09/ky-hospital-association-works-to-help-healthcare-organizations-face-challenges/.

The healthcare industry is a complicated world to navigate, and not just for patients—hospitals themselves need help keeping track of policies, governmental ...

09/10/2025

Thanks to Greg Dunker and News Talk 94.3 for having KHA's Jim Musser as a guest this morning to talk hospitals and the future of health care in western KY and the Commonwealth as a whole.