By Emily Schott The recently installed president of the Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) feels he has “big shoes to fill.” Dale Toney, MD, an internist at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, feels that way for many reasons. Earlier this spring, the Lexington Medical Society (LMS) nominated him for the position of KMA…
The importance of our state’s mask mandate
By Monalisa Tailor, MD, Lewis Hargett, MD and Heidi Marguilis Recently, the physicians of the Greater Louisville Medical Society, the Falls City Medical Society, and local community leaders on the Louisville Metro Board of Health, reached out to our members to get their thoughts on our state’s mask mandate. I ask every patient I see…
Treating an epidemic within a pandemic
By Tim Robinson In communities across the commonwealth and throughout the U.S., mental health and addiction treatment providers are facing a new set of challenges as they continue to care for some of our population’s most vulnerable amid a global pandemic. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 67,367 Americans died from drug overdoses…
KHA works with leaders to help Kentucky’s hospitals
By Nancy Galvagni As Kentucky hospitals have stepped up to meet the challenge of fighting COVID-19 in the commonwealth, the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) has been there to support its members. KHA has been active throughout this crisis to provide information and assistance to each of its members. As the voice of Kentucky hospitals, KHA…
In Kentucky, pharmacists to play key role in COVID-19 vaccinations
By Don Kupper Over the years, the healthcare field has encountered its fair share of significant challenges. Perhaps most notable have been the major outbreaks of infectious diseases, much like we are facing now. While these terrible events are deadly and disruptive to our society, they also force us to rethink how we deliver care and…
The importance of the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
In 2019, the executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed that the year 2020 be designated the “Year of the Nurse and the Midwife” in honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. The designation, which was approved by the World Health Assembly, was made to bring awareness of the importance of…