Baptist Health Floyd COVID-19 memorial leaves health care workers emotional Share Updated: 7:21 PM EST Jan 27, 2021 Share Updated: 7:21 PM EST Jan 27, 2021
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Show Transcript WE HAVE REALLY HAD TO DO THINGS WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD EXPERIENCE IN OUR LIFETIME. REPORTER: TO SAY IT’S BEEN A DIFFICULT YEAR FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. WEDNESDAY, NURSES, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER STAFF GATHERED IN THE LOBBY AT BAPTIST HEALTH FLOYD TO REFLECT ON THE PAST YEAR BATTLING COVID-19. THERE IS A LOT OF PRIDE IN WHAT THEY DOING BUT THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF SADNESS BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY HAVE SEEN. REPORTER: THE CEREMONY IS MEANT TO HONOR CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS, THOSE WHO SURVIVED, AND THOSE WHO DIDN’T. SOME TOLD STORIES ABOUT SITTING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHO COULDN’T BE WITH THEIR LOVED ONES DURING FINAL MOMENTS. FROM THERE SHE WATCHED AND LISTENED ELECTRONICALLY AS HER MOTHER PASSED FROM THIS LIFE TO THE NEXT. AND HOW SHE WE
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NEW ALBANY â In the more than 10 months since it was established, a fund through the Floyd Memorial Foundation has raised more than $18,000 to help uplift the spirits of frontline healthcare workers at Baptist Health Floyd during their daily fight against COVID-19.
And as the cases continue to rise, hospital leaders say continued support through meals provided by the community will help the staff weather the storm of the pandemic.
The Floyd Memorial Foundation Adopt-A-Unit program began in March as healthcare workers across the U.S. were faced with the biggest challenge of their careers â to care for an increasing number of patients with a deadly new virus, many of whom would not be able to see their families in their final moments.
By Spectrum News Staff Kentucky PUBLISHED 12:58 PM ET Dec. 31, 2020 PUBLISHED 12:58 PM EST Dec. 31, 2020
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KENTUCKY There are a multitude of words you can use to describe the past year: tumultuous, exhausting, relentless. Maybe even chaotic.
2020 saw a global pandemic, massive racial justice protests, and the most consequential presidential election in years. In between all of the hard, breaking news, Spectrum News 1 made sure to share the positive, community-focused stories that matter most to Kentuckians.
Here are some of our favorites.
A Lexington family used a children’s book to give back to the University of Kentucky Healthcare s Kentucky Children’s Hospital after their infant son spent several months there while fighting a rare, life-threatening condition. At seven months old, Betsey McCamish said her
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Cindy and Jim Kanning stand in the kitchen of their New Albany home wearing homemade sweaters made by the family of their former exchange student, who lives in Norway.Photos by Brooke McAfee | News and Tribune
New Albany couple Cindy and Jim Kanning discuss how they have remained positive during a difficult year.
NEW ALBANY â During a tumultuous year, a local couple has drawn upon faith, family and friendships to remain positive.
Over the years, New Albany residents Cindy and Jim Kanning have offered their time and service to their faith community and local organizations within the Southern Indiana community.
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