McDowell unit gets recognition
The skilled nursing facility/transitional care unit at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center has been identified by Humana as one of the Top 20 skilled nursing facilities in the state due to the quality of care it provides while also keeping patients’ average lengths of stay short. A Humana surveyor conducted a site visit of the unit Jan. 20 to determine its appropriateness of clinical care. Annual evaluations by Humana will be completed in the future.
“We are very pleased that our skilled nursing facility/transitional care unit has been recognized for the quality care that it provides,” said Vicki A. Darnell, president and CEO of Ephraim McDowell Health. “This honor recognizes that our staff is working together to improve our patients’ health status so they can return home as quickly as possible.”
The hospital’s transitional care unit serves patients who have been hospitalized for at least three days because of an illness or injury and who have recovered but aren’t able to care for themselves at home. Patients typically stay on the unit less than 10 days.
Friends event focuses on Rosemary Clooney
The Friends of the Boyle County Public Library’s annual Meeting and Tea will feature “Rosemary Clooney — A Sentimental Journey,” presented by Bet Stewart. It will be 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the library in the community room. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served.
Stewart’s Kentucky Chautauqua program, offered with the support of the Kentucky Humanities Council, will relive memories of Rosemary Clooney, a Kentucky native who was born in Maysville. Kentucky Humanities Council writes, “behind this small-town-girl-rises-to-fame story is also one of extraordinary perserverance and dedication, one that teaches that it is possible to overcome the worst to become the best.”
Bet Stewart is the artistic director of Intuition Theatre in Cincinnati and author of 19 original plays about various social and historical topics, including American popular music, addiction and 20th-century history. She earned her bachelor’s degree in speech, theater and communication arts from University of Cincinnati. She has served as an artist-on-tour for the Ohio Arts Council, as an artist in schools for the Kentucky Center for the Arts and as a participant in the Kentucky Arts Council’s Arts in Education program.
Artist meeting set
STANFORD — An artist meeting will be held 6 p.m. Thursday at the First Southern Community Art Center. Visual artists, hobbyists, crafters, students of the arts, scrapbookers, photographers and others involved in the arts are welcome atend the meeting and learn more about how to help the community grow with the arts. The art center needs new art, new artists and new ideas. For more information or to share ideas, contact Roni Gilpin at (606) 379-6910 or e-mail sistergilpin@aol.com.
$500 volunteer scholarships available
Teen volunteer scholarships worth $500 each for the 2012-2013 school year are being offered to current high school seniors by Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center and Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital.
To be eligible for the scholarship, high school students must be in the top 25 percent of their class, have a minimum ACT score of 21 or SAT score of 1000, be participating or have participated in the auxiliary teen volunteer program while in high school and have the intent to enter into an approved health care career program at a regionally accredited college or university.
The $500 scholarships will be paid directly to the college or university.
To apply for the scholarship, individuals should print and complete an EMH Healthcare Scholarship Application available online at www.emhealth.org and include scholastic records and recommendations from at least two instructors and one guidance counselor/advisor.
Completed applications and other documentation should be forwarded to Ephraim McDowell Health’s Human Resources, 217 S. Third St., Danville, KY 40422. The deadline for submission is Feb. 15.
For more information, call (859) 239-3453.
Lifeguard training offered
McDowell Wellness Center is offering lifeguard training beginning Feb. 2. The training will take place over seven days: 5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 2; 5-9 p.m. Feb. 3; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 4; 1-6 p.m. Feb. 5; 5-9 p.m. Feb. 24; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 25; and 8 a.m.-noon Feb. 26.
Anyone interested in the training should register by Feb. 1. Training books and face shields are included in class fees.
Call McDowell Wellness Center at (859) 936-9355 to register or for more information.
