Passport Health Plan announced a partnership to aid The Salvation Army Louisville Area Command as it combats numerous negative societal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Louisville-based Medicaid managed care organization is specifically supporting the charity’s Mission Essential Campaign, an effort to raise additional funding for resources strained by this health emergency. Since the first…
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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…
TEG Architects announces new firm ownership and other news
TEG Architects, an architecture, visualization and interior design firm headquartered in Jeffersonville, Ind., announced the new ownership and management structure of the firm, effective July 1, 2019. Thresa Estopinal, Kevin Russell, Ernie Dreher, John Sprouls, and Jared Burt will now serve as managing partners. The new – yet familiar – leadership team will ensure the…
KHC highlights hospital price variation, recruits employers, hospitals, health plans for work group
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Healthcare Fellows: Session 4 recap
The Health Enterprises Network (HEN) Healthcare Fellows cohort continued sessions virtually in May due to the COVID-19 crisis. The session included a presentation from Cara Silletto, President and Chief Retention Officer at Crescendo Strategies, exploring how to reduce unnecessary employee turnover. Silletto discussed COVID-19 specific challenges, such as engaging new hires who are working from…
GLI Names Sarah Davasher-Wisdom as Successor to GLI President & CEO Kent Oyler
Greater Louisville Inc., the Metro Chamber of Commerce, announces that GLI Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff Sarah Davasher-Wisdom has been nominated by GLI’s Executive Committee to succeed GLI President and CEO Kent Oyler, subject to GLI Voting Board approval at GLI’s Annual Meeting on January 23, 2020. Ms. Davasher-Wisdom joined GLI in 2014…
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Meet Julia Lane Mitchell, MD, FAAP, with Smoketown Family Wellness Center
FAST FACTS Education: Received Bachelor of Science in psychology from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi; Graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson, Mississippi; Completed pediatrics residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, Florida. Family/Hometown: Grew up in Magnolia, Mississippi, where parents Lem and Alice live. Brother Jeff,…
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SCS expands treatment in Bullitt County and beyond
By Shannon White Seven Counties Services Inc. (SCS) has just been awarded a $4 million-dollar Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grant from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) to strengthen and expand its clinic in Bullitt County. CCBHCs are a federally defined type of behavioral health clinic designed to expand access…