Kentucky Hospital Association’s research and education foundation (KHREF), in partnership with the Kentucky Office of Rural Health, is offering access to a FREE database of clinic practitioner compensation, benefits and performance data. This is a national database with 19 other states already participating.

All hospitals with rural health clinics are invited to participate for free! POND will assist you in helping your clinic to recruit providers, ensure competitive compensation and benefits and establish meaningful performance targets.

There will be a POND kick-off and demonstration webinar January 15 at 10:00 a.m (CT)/ 11:00 a.m. (ET). Online registration is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/POND11519.

Additionally, the first 30 individuals who register their clinic and submit...

As part of KHA's mission to support its member hospitals by assuring there is an adequate, well-trained and qualified health care professional workforce for the future, the Kentucky Hospital Research and Education Foundation (KHREF) recently made a donation to support nurse education in Eastern Kentucky.

Last month, Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) and Galen College of Nursing announced a partnership to offer an associate degree in nursing program at a new location based in the ARH System Center building in Hazard. In response to the continued and growing nursing shortage in the region, Galen College and ARH have joined together to offer additional nursing education opportunity, in support of both the local nursing workforce, and the need throughout Eastern Kentucky.

“The need for nurses is great in Hazard and across the region,” said Joe Grossman,...

KHA's Kentucky Hospital Research & Education Foundation (KHREF) recently purchased the publication and distribution rights to "Critical Questions Every Board Needs to be Able to Answer."  This comprehensive publication was developed by The Walker Company and is a useful tool for governance orientation sessions, and ideal for recruiting and orienting new trustees.  It is also a valuable educational resource for more experienced hospital trustees.  As a KHA member service, all KHA members are invited to review and make use of this governance document.  You may access it through the members only section of the KHA Website.  

If you have any questions, or need your KHA members only login, please contact Pam Kirchem at KHA (502-426-6220 or 800-945-4542 or via email at pkirchem@kyha.com).