Kentucky Hospital Association

01/23/2026

Kentucky Proud highlights the great Food is Medicine work happening in Kentucky hospitals.

As part of the Food is Medicine initiative in Kentucky, Dry Branch Stock Farm is providing beef to Russell County Hospital.

01/21/2026

Great news on the Food is Medicine front! The Senate Health Services Committee passed a joint resolution declaring Kentucky as a "Food is Medicine" state. So far, 52 KY hospitals have adopted measures to provide and promote local nutritious foods for their patients while partnering with local farmers.

This post was originally published by the Legislative Research Commission. All photos are attributed to LRC staff. Senate committee advances Food is Medicine resolution January 21, 2026 Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer, R-Alexandria, speaks Wednesday on Senate Joint Resolution 23 during a Senate Health....

01/14/2026

KHA is happy to be part of the Food is Medicine work in Kentucky and we're excited to see more people embracing this push for using food to treat chronic illness and improve their health!

LOUISVILLE, KY – (January 13, 2026) The Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) today reaffirmed its support for Food Is Medicine efforts across the Commonwealth and welcomed the growing national focus on...

12/19/2025

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12/05/2025

KHA's Jim Musser shared the economic importance of Kentucky's hospitals at a meeting in Hopkinsville yesterday. Kentucky hospitals create a larger economic impact than the state’s bourbon and horse industries: annually generating around $15 billion in economic impact.

Kentucky Hospital Association Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations Jim Musser spotlighted healthcare’s impact on economic development at ...

12/02/2025

We're partnering with Rellevate to offer great financial services to our members and their employees!

Rellevate has announced a partnership with the Kentucky Hospital Association to provide financial wellness solutions to the state's 95,900 hospital employees.

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

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10/21/2025

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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.