Nearly 350 Lourdes employees pledged to support Lourdes Foundation’s annual employee giving drive to benefit patients, co-workers, programs and patient care projects at Lourdes. The fund drive, dubbed the Harvest of Healing Campaign, raised $89,020 through donations of payroll deductions, cash gifts, and unused vacation time. Funds raised during the Harvest of Healing Campaign are…
Lourdes, Mercy Medical Associates welcome pediatrician
Lourdes and Mercy Medical Associates are pleased to welcome Dr. Rachel Stone Lowdenback to the medical staff. Dr. Lowdenback graduated from Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY, the Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed her Pediatric residency from the University of Kentucky.
Lourdes Hospice Care Center to be named in honor of Ray and Kay Eckstein
The new Lourdes Hospice Care Center will be named in honor of Ray and Kay Eckstein, for a generous $1.5 million commitment by the Eckstein Charitable Trust. Once constructed, the center will bear the name The Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center at Lourdes. The 10,000 square-foot Center will bring inpatient hospice services into…
American Cancer Society honors Lourdes
Lourdes’ Relay for Life Dream Team has achieved a worldwide third-place ranking for its fundraising efforts with its annual Dancing With Our Stars event. The American Cancer Society honored Lourdes at a special recognition luncheon last week. The 2013 Lourdes Hospital team, which has ranked fourth in the nation and world the past two years, raised…
Expert on hospice, palliative and end-of-life care comes to Paducah
Ira Byock, MD, expert on hospice, palliative and end-of-life care will come to Heartland Worship Center on Friday, November 1 at 1 p.m. to give a free presentation to care providers, families and anyone wanting to learn more about hospice and palliative care. Byock has authored numerous articles on the ethics and practice of hospice, palliative and…
Lourdes Auxiliary commits $500,000 to hospice care center
Lourdes Auxiliary has generously committed $500,000 to the Campaign for The Lourdes Hospice Care Center. The 10,000 square-foot Center will bring inpatient hospice services into one designated location to enhance care and provide a home-like atmosphere for patients and their families. Earlier this year, Lourdes Foundation embarked on a $7 million fundraising campaign to fully…