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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Irvine Hospital's Susan Starling Wins American Hospital Association's Award For Leadership In Small Or Rural Hospitals
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...
- Ky. Citizen Doctor Of The Year Nominations Being Accepted
The Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians is accepting nominations for Kentucky's Citizen Doctor of the Year award. Patients are encouraged to send in their recommendations by Feb. 1. The award honors an outstanding, community-minded family physician...
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Nominees sought for award honoring lifetime in rural health
The Kentucky Rural Health Association seeks nominations for an award honoring a lifetime contribution to rural health in Kentucky, named for Dr. Dan Martin of the Trover Foundation in Madisonville. A nominee's contributions might be in areas of direct patient care, health professions education, health administration, health promotion or public advocacy. To nominate someone, please complete the form, available here and e-mail it to Linda Asher at [email protected]; or to the Office of Rural and Community Health, K320 Kentucky Clinic, Lexington, KY 40536-0284; or fax it to (859)323-1043.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Irvine Hospital's Susan Starling Wins American Hospital Association's Award For Leadership In Small Or Rural Hospitals
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...
- Ky. Citizen Doctor Of The Year Nominations Being Accepted
The Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians is accepting nominations for Kentucky's Citizen Doctor of the Year award. Patients are encouraged to send in their recommendations by Feb. 1. The award honors an outstanding, community-minded family physician...