Dear FMH Emergency Room: “My husband was transported to Flaget Memorial Hospital by the EMS team with symptoms of a heart attack. Because of the skills, care and attention given to him, my husband is back home and resuming his normal activity. We are truly grateful to the staff...
Dear SJL: ”My father was a patient at Saint Joseph three times and I want to let you know how pleased we were with your facility and with the care he received. Dad’s last stay at Saint Joseph he was treated for pneumonia and CHF. He was transferred to...
Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation is happy to announce it’s been named a finalist in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good Program. The voting day has been selected as July 21. You can vote on Toyota’s Facebook page, facebook.com/toyota, as the Foundation competes for a new Toyota vehicle that will be...
There are two things that have been near and dear to my heart for most of my adult life: access to quality health care and the Spanish language and culture. I have been blessed to have found a ministry with Saint Joseph Health System that enables me to combine...
During a frightening medical crisis in 2006, I lost my job and had to go on unemployment. After fighting my way back to health, I needed to find work. Saint Joseph Health System not only helped heal my heart, but the organization offered me a job. More than five...
On August 19, 2010, Saint Joseph London opened its new replacement hospital, located just down the road from the old hospital in London, Kentucky. Both hospitals were simultaneously operational as patients were moved one-by-one to the new hospital by ambulance. 24 hours after the move, I still could not...
***All names have been changed to protect privacy*** Long before Dolly became a patient of mine, for years I had seen her walking around town. She was usually dirty and in bedraggled clothes. I didn’t know what her story was, I just knew that she looked like someone’s pitiful...
***Patient names have been changed to protect privacy*** It was a Monday morning in July, as I arrived at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, Kentucky. I knew from the white rose in the crystal vase displayed in the nurses’ station that we had a death on Sunday. I paused...
Late one afternoon I received a call from HR asking me if I had time to interview an applicant. The HR rep said she had a walk-in interested in my vacant position. I agreed and she walked the applicant to my office. As my assistant, Roberta, and I talked...
***Patient names have been changed to protect privacy*** The phone was ringing on Monday morning before I could set my coffee cup down and take off my coat, scarf and gloves. Snow had fallen and the air was frosty and bitter. Winter had been severe in Kentucky and people...