The global COVID-19 pandemic is hitting the older adult population the hardest, not only from a risk and mortality perspective, but also in the way it is exacerbating isolation and loneliness due to social distancing. The Global Innovation Search, co-hosted virtually in September by Aging2.0 and The Louisville Healthcare CEO Council (LHCC), provided an opportunity for innovators…
Social isolation and aging
By Anna Faul, PhD Loneliness and isolation under social adults have been a public health crisis even before COVID-19 hit American society in March of 2020. Data from 2019 suggests that one in every three older adults experienced loneliness and/or social isolation before COVID-19. Those most at risk were older adults living alone, those living…
Kentucky hospital losses from COVID-19 will exceed $2.6 billion in 2020
Kentucky hospitals will lose an estimated $2.6 billion this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the Kentucky Hospital Association. With the virus present in all 120 counties, Kentucky hospitals and the caregivers who work for them are on the front lines of the battle against the virus. In addition…
Outsourced solutions provide stability in a crazy world
By Justin Hubbard The COVID-19 crisis of 2020 has impacted all industries. However, few industries have been impacted as severely as the healthcare industry. Consider the following situations that have impacted many healthcare organizations: Emergency rooms furloughed employees due to low census levels, in the middle of a pandemic. Thousands, if not millions, of elective…
Healthcare business community adopts strategic plan
By Ben Keeton The Health Enterprises Network (HEN) Board of Directors, which includes over 50 of our region’s leaders from key health-related organizations, developed a new strategic plan. The intent of the plan is to help guide the organization’s mission to champion and foster the growth of the region’s health-related economy and to identify opportunities…
UK working to reduce opioid-related deaths in Kentucky
By Sally McMahon The University of Kentucky’s (UK) Center on Drug and Alcohol Research (known as CDAR) conducts research on numerous aspects of substance abuse and related behavior, including intimate violence, criminal justice settings and characteristics of rural substance use. CDAR has a history of providing training on evidence-based treatment, intervention and prevention approaches, as…