Northeast Kentucky AHEC Recognized as Kentucky’s “Community Star”

St. Claire HealthCare (SCH) is proud to announce the Northeast Kentucky Space Well being Training Heart (NE KY AHEC) has been acknowledged as Kentucky’s 2022 “Neighborhood Star” by the Nationwide Group of State Workplaces of Rural Well being (NOSORH). The award is introduced in honor of the twelfth Annual Nationwide Rural Well being Day!

“We have been nominated for this prestigious award by a workers member from the Kentucky Workplace of Rural Well being, and it’s really an honor,” mentioned David Gross, SCH Administrative Director for Training and Analysis and Director of NE KY AHEC. “Our group demonstrates a community-focused mindset for our rural space, which makes NE KY AHEC the proper candidate.”

NOSORH’s Nationwide Rural Well being Day showcases efforts made by rural organizations, together with healthcare suppliers, to deal with distinctive challenges rural residents might face. To be nominated as a state’s “Neighborhood Star,” the group should present innovation, reveal management to develop rural populations and well being fairness, attempt to develop rural packages, and be mission-driven whereas contributing to rural well being innovation, schooling, collaboration, and communication.

“NE KY AHEC is considered one of eight regional facilities in Kentucky, with greater than 235 nationwide,” mentioned Gross. “Our mission is to boost entry to high quality healthcare providers in rural and medically underserved areas. Being acknowledged for these efforts validates our work towards the mission and lets us know that we’re on the right track with regards to serving our rural communities.”