The Kentucky Regional Extension Center (Kentucky REC) and their partners at Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHIE) are holding a free webinar series August 10 – 14. The WoW – Week of Webinars is a week of virtual learning and interactive sessions for clinicians, administrators, clinic staff and all healthcare professionals to remotely connect and discuss…
New Vista opens new First Steps office in Elizabethtown
New Vista opened a new First Steps office in Elizabethtown in July 2020, offering early intervention services for children with a developmental delay. The First Steps program, previously operated by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department, is now part of the New Vista First Steps team. First Steps is an early intervention program serving children…
PNC commits more than $1 billion to help end systemic racism
The PNC Financial Services Group announced a commitment of more than $1 billion to help end systemic racism and support economic empowerment of African Americans and low- and moderate-income communities. PNC’s expanded commitment will provide more than $50 million in additional charitable support for national and local work that will help eliminate systemic racism and promote social justice; expand financial…
Norton Healthcare announces five-step plan to address healthcare, racial inequalities
Russell Cox, president and CEO, Norton Healthcare, has announced five initiatives that will be immediately developed and accelerated to address inequalities both internally and within the communities it serves: Establishing the Norton Healthcare Institute for Health Equity. The primary focus of the institute will be to identify and remove obstacles that prevent people in underserved…
Dean Dorton launches Unhinged podcast
Dean Dorton launched a new podcast show, Unhinged, which covers all things business. Hosted by Justin Hubbard, director of Accounting and Financial Outsourcing at Dean Dorton, Unhinged jests at the things business owners are frustrated with most, like ambiguous financial reports after someone spends hours manually manipulating spreadsheets just to understand how their business did…
UofL medical student launches nonprofit to help minority students
Increasing diversity in the medical field is Tino Mkorombindo’s goal, and the reason he has established Greater Influence Inc., a nonprofit that serves as a resource for minority students who plan to pursue a career in medicine. Mkorombindo has completed his third year as a student at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. This…