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Ernie Scott, director of the Kentucky Office of Rural Health, has received the 2014 Emerging Leader Award from the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health.
Scott received his award Oct. 28 during the organization?s annual conference in Omaha. It is given annually to a state staff member who has demonstrated new leadership, initiative, involvement and commitment to the rural-health mission, a University of Kentucky news release reports.
Scott has been director of the state office since 2013. He is editor of a statewide rural health magazine, slated to begin quarterly publication in January. He has held leadership roles in state and national organizations.
Fran Feltner, director of the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health, said in the release.?We are honored to extend our sincere congratulations to Ernie for this well-deserved recognition. The emerging leaders award appropriately reflects his passion for rural health, as well as the depth of knowledge and commitment he has for important health care issues in rural communities.?
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Ernie Scott, Kentucky rural health leader, gets national award
Ernie Scott, director of the Kentucky Office of Rural Health, has received the 2014 Emerging Leader Award from the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health.Scott received his award Oct. 28 during the organization?s annual conference in Omaha. It is given annually to a state staff member who has demonstrated new leadership, initiative, involvement and commitment to the rural-health mission, a University of Kentucky news release reports.
Scott has been director of the state office since 2013. He is editor of a statewide rural health magazine, slated to begin quarterly publication in January. He has held leadership roles in state and national organizations.
Fran Feltner, director of the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health, said in the release.?We are honored to extend our sincere congratulations to Ernie for this well-deserved recognition. The emerging leaders award appropriately reflects his passion for rural health, as well as the depth of knowledge and commitment he has for important health care issues in rural communities.?
- National Rural Health Day Is Thursday, Nov. 20
The Kentucky Rural Health Association will participate in National Rural Health Day, held on the third Thursday in each November, to spread awareness of rural health-related issues and promote the efforts of all rural stakeholders, says a press release...
- Ky. Rural Health Assn. Gives Uk's James Norton The Dan Martin Award For Lifetime Contributions To Rural Health
James Norton of the University of Kentucky is this year's recipient of the Dan Martin Award for Lifelong Contributions to Rural Health, which honors a health care professional who has shown a long-standing commitment to solving health challenges in...
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Susan L. Starling, president and CEO of Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital in Irvine, is the 2013 winner of the American Hospital Association?s Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Award. The award recognizes the accomplishments of small or rural hospital...
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