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KHA Town Hall: Annual KHA Workforce Survey: Overview, Data Collection & Submission
2026-01-14 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville)
Maik Schutze, Director for Health Information & Analytics, will provide an overview of the KHA Workforce Survey, walk through the data collection and submission process, review updates, and share best practices to ensure accuracy and consistency. This session is designed for member hospital executives, leadership, human resources, workforce planning staff, nursing leaders, and data analysts.

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KHA Town Hall: Turning Generational Challenges into Generational Strengths!
2026-01-13 15:00 - 16:00
Every generation has its’ challenges in the workplace; whether it’s a Gen Z just entering the workforce or the Baby Boomer on the brink of retirement. Popular stereotypes suggest that these generational differences present challenges for managers, but they can also offer opportunities for growth and development. We will explore the traits of each generation (along with some humorous misconceptions) and the challenges we may encounter at different ages or stages of our career.

Managing a multi-generational staff of individuals with differing values, priorities and social agendas
Communicating across the generations
Reducing turnover and retaining these valued employees

We will also look at work/life balance, thrown in with some sage advice from successful individuals in healthcare. This presentation is interactive, so be prepared to share your experiences and advice!
Speaker:
Brian Garver
Senior Vice President
KeyBridge Medical Revenue Care
For Zoom information, please contact Lauren Wheatley at KHA at lwheatley@kyha.com.

KYSOS ED Bridge Webinar: Boundaries and Self-Advocacy for Peer Support Specialists
2026-01-13 11:00 - 12:00
Please join the KYSOS ED Bridge team along with returning presenter, Brook West, to discuss Boundaries and Self-Advocacy for Peer Support Specialists.
For information on how to join the webinar, please contact Mary Beth Ecken at mecken@kyha.com.

KHA Town Hall: Hitting the Ground Running: Preparing for the Next Data Security Incident
2026-01-06 15:00 - 16:00
Learn how to strengthen your organization’s readiness for potential data breaches by exploring current incident threats and trends, the evolving healthcare data breach legal landscape, and the essential role of privacy counsel. Gain practical insights into best practices for responding to incidents and creating a clear roadmap for preparation. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of a mature incident response program, the key phases and best practices of the response process, and actionable steps to reduce risk and enhance resilience.
Target Audience: General counsel, chief information officers, chief information security officers, risk managers, and other incident response team members.
Speaker: Alex Boyd, Shareholder, Polsinelli PC

KHA MEMBERS: CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE ZOOM LINK

KHA Town Hall: Price Transparency: What’s Required, What’s Coming, What to Do Now
2025-12-18 15:00 - 16:00
Hospitals continue to encounter challenges related to price transparency. However, compliance remains a moving target due to the evolving nature of regulations and the increasing technical complexity involved. In this session, explore the latest update from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), released in December 2025, as well as anticipated changes in 2026, ensuring health care provider organizations are equipped to balance immediate compliance with long-term strategies. The discussion will focus on updates around price transparency, the No Surprises Act, and the data sources behind them.
Speaker Nikki Graves, MBA, CHFP, the senior director of operations for RCM Consulting at CorroHealth, will discuss the machine-readable files (MRF) data reporting requirements, modifications to the MRF attestation, and changes to the Civil Monetary Penalties (CMP), among others. Additional topics will include specific data and information (median and percentile allowed, claim count, hospital contact, etc.), shoppable services, and TXT files. The session will break down the price transparency requirements, provide actionable insights to avoid deficiencies, and discuss what hospitals need to know now to prepare for what’s next.
Target Audience: CEOs, CFOs, COOs
For Zoom information, please contact Lauren Wheatley at KHA at lwheatley@kyha.com.

Kentucky Sepsis Consortium Webinar: Challenges and Solutions in the Sepsis Certification Journey
2025-12-11 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us On December 11 from 1-2 pm ET to hear “Challenges and Solutions in the Sepsis Certification Journey”.
We will celebrate this achievement with our colleagues from Pikeville Medical Center who recently attained TJC (Joint Commission) Sepsis Certification. This is a great accomplishment and a real asset to their patients and their community.
Our speakers are Dr. Fadi Akhrass and Beth Cassady, BSN, RN from Pikeville Medical Center.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear how they did it and ask questions about how to do this for your hospital!

KHA MEMBERS: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

KHA Town Hall: Calendar Year 2026 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System: What is Changing
2025-12-09 15:00 - 16:00
This session will explore key provisions in the final Medicare OPPS rule for CY2026, including payment updates, changes to the Inpatient Only List, drug administration services, and price transparency. We will also touch on key changes under the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting program and virtual supervision.
Speaker: Kathy Reep, Senior Manager, PYA
Target Audience: C-suite hospital leaders
For Zoom information, please contact Lauren Wheatley at KHA at lwheatley@kyha.com.

KYSOS ED Bridge Webinar: Help the Helper; A Self-Care Discussion
2025-12-09 11:00 - 12:00
For information on how to join the webinar, please contact Shanna Jaggers at sjaggers@kyha.com.

KHA Town Hall: Joint Commission Standards for Staffing
2025-12-02 15:00 - 15:30
During this session, you’ll hear from the Joint Commission on their 2026 national performance goal 12: comprehensive staffing standards which become effective January 1, 2026. Joint Commission will highlight the six standards governing staffing throughout the hospital enterprise.
Target Audience: CEOs, CNOs, Quality leaders, and Accreditation leaders
Speaker: Jennifer Anderson, Director for Global Accreditation and Certification Product Development, Joint Commission
For Zoom information, please contact Lauren Wheatley at KHA at lwheatley@kyha.com.

KHA Quality Webinar: Beyond Sliding Scale: Modern Glycemic Management in the Hospital Setting
2025-11-20 10:00 - 11:00
The KHA Quality team wil be hosting Casey J. Metts, PharmD, the Pharmacy Clinical Manager at Baptist Health Richmond. This virtual presentation will be to discuss glycemic management in a small community hospital. This presentation will briefly review guideline recommendations for the management of diabetes in the inpatient setting, review the upcoming CMS metrics on hypo- and hyperglycemia, and discuss the implementation of an insulin dosing software in a small community hospital.

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Target Audience: Healthcare leaders, directors and managers of quality/performance improvement, healthcare and quality analysts and coordinators, patient safety officers, patient safety managers and specialists, clinical leadership, pharmacists, physician and nursing leaders, clinical educators involved in training around quality and safety surrounding glycemia management, and other health care professionals.
Presented by Casey Metts, PharmD, Pharmacy Clinical Manager at Baptist Health Richmond
Casey J. Metts, PharmD serves as the Pharmacy Clinical Manager at Baptist Health Richmond and oversees clinical pharmacy practice at a small community hospital. Dr. Metts specializes in antimicrobial stewardship and clinical pharmacy leadership, serving as the site leader for Baptist Health Richmond’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and co-chair of the Glycemic Management Committee. An active educator and mentor, Dr. Metts leads multidisciplinary initiatives that improve patient care and medication safety. His leadership continues to advance evidence-based pharmacy practice within his community and across the Baptist Health System.

KHA Quality Webinar: Building a Sustainable, Evidence-Based Mortality Review Program
2025-11-19 14:00 - 15:00
Via lecture and PowerPoint presentation, this virtual offering will cover an array of topics, including an intuitive and sustainable approach to establishing an evidence-based mortality review process, strategies for prioritizing quality improvement efforts to enhance patient outcomes and safety, and methods for leveraging data integration—such as linking Electronic Medical Records (EMR) to the Patient Safety Evaluation System (PSES)—to streamline reviews and support data-driven decision-making.

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Objectives– At the conclusion of this offering, attendees will be able to:

Describe a practical and sustainable approach to establishing an evidence-based mortality review process.
Explain how to apply a strategic focus to effectively prioritize quality improvement initiatives.
Identify ways to supports meaningful outcomes through the development of a solid and enduring mortality review program.

Target Audience: Healthcare leaders, directors and managers of quality/performance improvement, healthcare and quality analysts and coordinators, patient safety officers, patient safety managers and specialists, risk management professionals, clinical leadership, physician and nursing leaders, compliance officers, medical review and mortality review committee members, clinical educators involved in training around quality and safety, and other health care professionals.
Speaker: Branden Robertson MPH, NR-P, CPHQ, CPHRM, CPPS
Branden Robertson is the Senior Director of Quality and Patient Safety at Carilion Clinic’s flagship hospital in Roanoke Virginia. Here, Branden manages the organization’s Patient Safety Evaluation System, Patient Safety activities, and partners with the Mortality, Outcomes, Stroke, and Sepsis programs. Branden is an adjunct professor at Radford University and Roanoke College and holds a Master of Public Health from Liberty University. Branden is a certified professional in Healthcare Quality, Healthcare Risk Management, and Patient Safety. Branden is a Nationally Registered Paramedic and has experience in Emergency Medical Services, Law Enforcement, Emergency Communications, Risk Management, Healthcare Quality, and Project Management.
Branden’s interests include creating strong, sustainable solutions to modern day patient safety problems and educating the next generation of healthcare and public health professionals. Branden is also passionate about innovative Root Cause Analysis and Action development, improvement to patient outcomes, and preventing in hospital mortality.
Continuing Education Offering: The Kentucky Hospital Association is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). KBN approval of a continuing nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. This educational activity is offered for 1.2 contact hours, with offering number 5-0023-12-25-054, expiration date 12/31/2025. No partial credit will be given. To receive credit, participants must attend the entire educational offering, provide their nursing license number, and complete the offering evaluation. After the conclusion of this webinar, a Survey Monkey evaluation link will be sent to attendees. Attendees will have a deadline of 11/26/2025 to complete the survey in order to receive the CEU certificate. Failure to complete any step in the process outlined above will result in non-issuance of CEU credit in accordance with KBN guidelines.

KHA Town Hall: How ESF-8 activates and operates at the State EOC During Activations in Regard to Request from Hospitals
2025-11-18 15:00 - 16:00
This presentation will discuss the process of ESF-8 activation and coordination with hospitals during the request of items in your time of need. At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will know how ESF-8 operates at the state EOC and the coordination with request made from hospitals and know the Healthcare Coalition that the hospital belongs to and who their contact is.
Speaker:
Ken Kik, Community Health & Medical Operations Manager, Kentucky Department of Public Health
For Zoom information, please contact Lauren Wheatley at KHA at lwheatley@kyha.com.

KYSOS Webinar: From Prevention to Cure: Synergistic Benefits of Hepatitis C Care for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:00

KHA Data Workshop: Understanding Kentucky Hospital Emergency Department Utilization Trends
2025-11-12 11:00 - 12:00
During this interactive session, we’ll review discharge data from Kentucky Hospital Emergency Departments to better understand why utilization continues to increase every year. Participants will learn how to use service markers to identify hospital patient encounters involving emergency services, analyze key patient characteristics that influence utilization pattern, and use procedure codes to classify patient acuity levels. This is a members-only session, and registration is required.

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Target Audience: CFOs, data/financial analysts, planning and marketing, clinical leaders and staff
Speaker: Maik Schutze, Director for Health Information and Analytics, Kentucky Hospital Association

KHA Fall Health Care Workforce Summit
2025-11-11
The Kentucky Hospital Association Fall Health Care Workforce Summit is set to be held in La Grange on Tuesday, November 11!
Join industry leaders in this full-day learning experience with sessions on how hospitals can:

Further engage their team members to improve performance
Professionally develop future health care leaders
Help nurses in need through KBN’s Kentucky Alternative Recovery Effort (KARE)
Navigate compliance issues when using AI for workforce needs
Manage top federal and state legal issues impacting human resources today

This conference is ideal for C-suite executives, education and human resource professionals, hospital attorneys, and department leaders.
KHA will apply for SHRM/HRCI and CLE credits for this summit.
Location: CityPlace Expo Center
112 South 1st Avenue, La Grange, KY 40031
Registration coming soon!
For more information, contact:
Fall Summit Details
Lauren Wheatley
Director of Education & Events
lwheatley@kyha.com
Workforce Initiatives
JP Hamm, JD
Associate Vice President, Workforce Development
jhamm@kyha.com

2025 TQIP Annual Conference
2025-11-08 - 2025-11-10
2025 Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) Annual Conference
Chicago, IL
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A Day for Infection Preventionists
2025-11-07
“Innovate, Integrate, & Prevent: The Future of Infection Control”
City Place Expo Center
112 South 1st Avenue
La Grange, KY 40031

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KHA Town Hall: Local Food, Local Impact: Advancing Hospital Procurement in Kentucky
2025-11-06 15:00 - 16:00
Please join KHA for a Town Hall on November 6 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET on Local Food, Local Impact: Advancing Hospital Procurement in Kentucky. You might be familiar with Food Is Medicine as an approach, but how do healthcare institutions operationalize local, nutritious food in their foodservice and programming? In this webinar, you’ll hear from FIM partners in state government and at a KY-based local food distributor, who will share successful initiatives in Kentucky and provide guidance on how you can integrate local food procurement while navigating the realities of contracts and other factors. This is a members-only Town Hall and registration is required.

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Intended Audience: Hospital executives, food service managers/contract managers, dietetics and nutrition staff, community health/relations specialist, and patient advocates
Speakers:
Anna Haas, Director, Local Food Connection, What Chefs Want
Jim Walker, Executive VP of Corporate Accounts, What Chefs Want

KHA Town Hall: Medicare Advantage Plans & Complaints to CMS: A Step-by-Step Guide
2025-11-05 15:00 - 16:00
During this session, we’ll discuss the CMS compliant process for Medicare Advantage plans, the Complaint Tracking Module, how to fill out and submit the form, the types of issues that can be submitted, and what to expect in the process.
Target Audience: Physician advisors, managed care contracting team members, teams working in areas of prior authorization and post-acute transfers, and revenue cycle leaders
Speaker: Richelle Marting, JD, MHSA, RHIA, CPC, CEMC, CPMA, CPC-I, Healthcare Reimbursement Attorney, Marting Law, LLC
For Zoom information, please contact Lauren Wheatley at KHA at lwheatley@kyha.com.

KHA Quality Webinar: Performance Improvement Tool Series Part 1-From Goals to Gold: SMART Steps to Performance Success
2025-11-04 10:00 - 11:00
Join the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) for an informative virtual series led by Quality Process Improvement Specialist, Billie Delauder, DNP, MSN/RN, CPHQ, CPPS, HACP-CMS,CFPS, as we explore how S.M.A.R.T. goals—Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound—can be strategically applied to help healthcare teams meet quality and safety metrics while transforming professional growth and patient care. You will also discover how structured goal-setting fosters clarity, accountability, and measurable improvement across healthcare teams.

KHA MEMBERS: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

What You’ll Gain from This Series:
This series is designed to help healthcare professionals use goal setting as a practical tool to:

Align daily efforts with quality and safety expectations
Drive measurable improvements in care delivery
Foster accountability across teams
Support professional development and confidence

SMART goals provide a clear framework for growth, helping participants:

Break down complex quality and safety requirements into manageable steps
Track progress and stay motivated
Align successful outcomes with professional development plans
Build confidence through structured goal setting and milestone achievement

Whether you’re just beginning your quality improvement journey or refining your approach, this series will equip you with practical tools to stay focused, organized, and successful.
Targeted Audience: Health care leaders, quality/performance improvement teams and leaders, patient safety officers, risk management professionals, clinical leadership, physician and nursing leaders, clinical educators training around quality and safety, and other health care professionals.
Featured Speaker: Billie A. Delauder, DNP, MSN/RN, CPHQ, CPPS, HACP-CMS, CFPS, earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in 2019 from Chamberlain College of Nursing. With over 38 years of nursing experience, including 18+ years in Performance Improvement (PI), she has held roles such as Senior Core Measure Abstraction Specialist and PI Supervisor. Her background includes emergency care, medical-surgical care, PI, and safety services. She has also worked as an interim Nurse Administrator at American National University and as a Clinical Nursing Instructor at the University of Pikeville. Currently, she is a Quality Process Improvement Specialist for the KHA, focusing on quality and safety measures to support our hospitals with process and procedure development.

KHA Fall Listening Tour: London
2025-10-30
CHI Saint Joseph London
1001 Saint Joseph Lane
London, KY
Join KHA for our fall Listening Tour, where the KHA team is traveling around the state to connect directly with members! During this free, in-person meeting, KHA will lead an open discussion on legislative updates including H.R.1. Please attend any of the dates that work best for your schedule.

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Meeting Agenda:

9:00 – 9:15 a.m. ET
Networking Breakfast
9:15 – 9:20 a.m.
Welcome
9:20 – 10:40 a.m.
H.R.1 Discussion

Rural Fund
State and Federal Advocacy Plan
Education for the public

10:40 – 12:00 p.m.
KHA Key Priorities for the 2026 General Assembly

340B
Provider Tax
Certificate of Need (CON)
Workplace Violence

For more information, contact:
Lauren Wheatley
Director of Education & Events
lwheatley@kyha.com

KHA Town Hall: Workplace Violence Prevention: The Importance of De-escalation
2025-10-29 14:00 - 15:00
This one-hour Town Hall session introduces staff to the fundamentals of de-escalation and equips them with practical tools to prevent, respond to, and reduce the risk of workplace violence. Participants will gain an understanding of how awareness, communication, and proven strategies can defuse tense encounters before they escalate.
Speaker: Cosmo Rowell, Master Instructor, AVADE Training
For Zoom information, please contact Lauren Wheatley at KHA at lwheatley@kyha.com.
Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Recognize the importance of situational awareness and identify early warning signs of potential escalation.
Apply body language, tone of voice, and word choice to effectively calm others.
Demonstrate practical de-escalation techniques that support safety and professionalism.
Identify personal triggers and practice strategies to maintain self-control under stress.
Explain AVADE’s proactive approach to prevention, safety, and risk mitigation.

Target Audience: Hospital employees who engage with patients, HR and safety leaders, and other hospital leaders who manage and help with workplace violence prevention.
Continuing Education: The Kentucky Hospital Association is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). KBN approval of a continuing nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. This educational activity is offered for 1.2 contact hours, with offering number 5-0023-12-25-051, expiration date 12/31/2025. No partial credit will be given. To receive credit, participants must attend the entire educational offering, provide their nursing license number, and complete the offering evaluation. After the conclusion of this webinar, an evaluation link will be sent to attendees. Attendees will have a deadline of November 5, 2025 to complete the survey in order to receive the CEU certificate. Failure to complete any step in the process outlined above will result in non-issuance of CEU credit in accordance with KBN guidelines.
The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) have approved 1 credit hour for the Kentucky Hospital Association’s Town Hall on Workplace Violence Prevention: The Importance of De-escalation.

KHA Town Hall: Happy Patients Pay: Delivering a Positive Patient Experience in the Revenue Cycle
2025-10-28 15:00 - 16:00
Train your team in practical steps to quickly improve financial performance and communications at critical moments with patients. Patients now have more choices than ever; although they may not be able to differentiate between adequate and excellent clinical care, they can identify substandard customer service in the billing process and related communications from a hospital or health care provider. One bad patient experience can alienate those patients and potentially lose their future business as well as that of their family and friends. Treating patients with dignity, care and clarity throughout their entire experience generates superior financial results and should be a priority for every staff member.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:

The financial impact of the patient experience within the revenue cycle with emphasis on Patient Access.
Communicate effectively with patients and deliver an exceptional customer service experience.
Increase co-pay at the door and correctly gather critical patient demographic information.
“Toolbox” to enable dramatic improvement when communicating with patients.

Speaker:
Brian Garver
Senior Vice President
KeyBridge Medical Revenue Care
For Zoom information, please contact Lauren Wheatley at KHA at lwheatley@kyha.com.

Kentucky Sepsis Consortium Webinar
2025-10-28 10:00 - 11:00
Please join our next monthly Sepsis Consortium webinar at a special day/time, Tuesday, October 28 at 10:00am ET. We will hear a presentation by two laboratory experts on the topic of blood culture contamination, including how to differentiate between clinical and surveillance definitions and why we have them. We will also discuss how to improve the quality of specimens and why that is important to sepsis diagnosis.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that we include our lab partners in this call. PLEASE invite them to join and participate.
They are important to our success in improving this data. Please remember this is one of our HRIP metrics and KHA staff have received multiple questions reporting this data.
Speakers:

Dr. Alan Junkins- Chief of Microbiology, Norton Healthcare
Levi Petrey- Microbiology Supervisor. Baptist Hospital Corbin

KHA MEMBERS: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

KHA Quality Webinar: Emergency Services and Obstetrical Obligations: CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation 2025
2025-10-23 09:30 - 10:30
Emergencies happen every day in a hospital – and not just in the emergency department. Regardless of a hospital’s size or location, provisions must be in place to address and treat emergency care issues for patients, including obstetrical patients. Every hospital that has a dedicated emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid payment must follow the federal law and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation Interpretive Guidelines on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Even hospitals without such emergency departments must comply with EMTALA if they have specialized capabilities; for example, EMTALA can impact obstetrical patients and behavioral health patients.
Please join the KHA quality team in welcoming special guest speaker, Laura Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM, to discuss the above challenges. Laura’s program will provide information on CMS requirements for hospitals to meet both emergency services, including the recently implemented maternal safety standards, and a brief recap of EMTALA.

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Objectives:

Describe the requirement for emergency services in an acute hospital to be integrated into other services
Recall the newly implemented requirements for emergency obstetrical care
Recall the required14 emergency department written policies that must be present in a Critical Access Hospital
Recall that hospitals must also comply with EMTALA requirements in addition to emergency services requirements

Who Should Attend?
CEOs, Chief Nursing Officers, Emergency department directors, Accreditation and regulation directors, Nurse managers/supervisors, Quality managers, Risk managers, Nurses, Nurse educators, Patient safety officers
Continuing Education: The Kentucky Hospital Association is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). KBN approval of a continuing nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. This educational activity is offered for 1.2 contact hours, with offering number 5-0023-12-25-053, expiration date 12-31-2025. No partial credit will be given. To receive credit, participants must attend the entire educational offering, provide their nursing license number, and complete the offering evaluation. After the conclusion of this webinar, a Survey Monkey evaluation link will be sent to attendees. Attendees will have a deadline of 10/30/2025 to complete the survey in order to receive the CEU certificate. Failure to complete any step in the process outlined above will result in non-issuance of CEU credit in accordance with KBN guidelines.

2025 Trauma and Emergency Medicine Symposium
2025-10-23 - 2025-10-24
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The Galt House Hotel
140 N. Fourth St.
Louisville, KY 40202
The 2025 Kentucky Statewide Trauma and Emergency Medicine
Symposium is an educational event providing the latest information
on innovative approaches to trauma and emergency care. Regional
and national speakers will address topics to enhance the quality of
care for adult and pediatric trauma patients.

KHA Environment of Care Conference
2025-10-21
CityPlace Expo Center
112 S. 1st Avenue, La Grange, KY 40031
Building Safety, Empowering Care: Inspiring Innovation in Every Corner of Your Environment
Engage with subject matter experts during this full day of interactive learning regarding the key topics that hospital safety, emergency management, quality, clinical, and environment of care leaders face every day.

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Review the agenda

For more information, contact:
Casey Franklin, RN
Associate V.P. of Quality & Health Professions
Kentucky Hospital Association
cfranklin@kyha.com | 270-579-2974
Lauren Wheatley
Director of Education & Events
Kentucky Hospital Association
lwheatley@kyha.com | 502-992-4370

KHA Health Policy Conference
2025-10-16 08:00 - 13:30
Embassy Suites UK Coldstream
1801 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY

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The KHA Health Policy Conference is KHA’s biggest health policy event of the year and provides an opportunity for members to hear directly from influential voices in Frankfort and Washington! Learn more about the biggest issues facing health care and the plans policymakers have for addressing them.
Keynote Speaker:
Lisa Lee, Commissioner, Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services

KYSOS Webinar: Intersection of OUD and Women Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence
2025-10-14 12:00 - 13:00
Presented by: Serenda LoBue, Collaboration Specialist, KY Association of Sexual Assault Programs
This presentation will provide participants with an overview of sexual violence and substance use in KY. We will discuss KY-specific statistics, resources available for both professionals and survivors, and best practices for supporting individuals who disclose a history of sexual trauma.
Learning Objectives:

Discuss KY-specific data re: those affected by sexual violence and substance use,
Identify statewide and local resources for individuals affected by sexual violence, and
Utilize best practices for working with individuals who have experienced sexual trauma and how substance use affects them.

For information on how to join the webinar, please contact Marilyn Connors at mconnors@kyha.com.

KHA Fall Listening Tour: Lexington
2025-10-09
Encompass Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital
2050 Versailles Road
Lexington, KY
Join KHA for our fall Listening Tour, where the KHA team is traveling around the state to connect directly with members! During this free, in-person meeting, KHA will lead an open discussion on legislative updates including H.R.1. Please attend any of the dates that work best for your schedule.

Click here to register

9:00 – 9:15 a.m. ET
Networking Breakfast
9:15 – 9:20 a.m.
Welcome
9:20 – 10:40 a.m.
H.R.1 Discussion

Rural Fund
State and Federal Advocacy Plan
Education for the public

10:40 – 12:00 p.m.
KHA Key Priorities for the 2026 General Assembly

340B
Provider Tax
Certificate of Need (CON)
Workplace Violence

For more information, contact:
Lauren Wheatley
Director of Education & Events
lwheatley@kyha.com
