Logan Memorial Hospital Awards $5,000 Grant to Bowling Green Nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace, through ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity
September 20, 2022
RUSSELLVILLE, KY (September 20, 2022) – Logan Memorial Hospital today awarded a grant of $5,000 to Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Bowling Green, an organization dedicated to building, assembling and delivering top-notch bunk beds to children and families in need in Southcentral Kentucky. The grant was issued through the ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity, an initiative of Logan Memorial’s parent company, ScionHealth.
“Logan Memorial is excited to present this grant to Sleep in Heavenly Peace and support their compassionate mission to build beds for local children and families that need them,” said Andrew Bedi, CEO of Logan Memorial Hospital. “As a leading healthcare provider for the region, we are invested in the health of our community and proud to invest in like-minded organizations dedicated to caring for others in need.”
“This community grant will provide much needed beds for the children of Bowling Green.” said Scott Duvall, President of the Bowling Green Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace and also Director of Pharmacy at Logan Memorial. “We are so grateful to ScionHealth for supporting our mission of ‘No child sleeps on the floor in our town’.”
Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Bowling Green is one of many not-for-profit organizations across the country receiving grants in the most recent round of funding from the ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity, an initiative that invests in a broad array of not-for-profit organizations leading grassroots, community efforts that can affect real change. These efforts include causes related to healthcare disparities, gaps in the education system, and social services within the cities where ScionHealth team members live and work.
“The ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity was created as a means for our company to better support the communities where our team members live and serve,” said Scott Shepherd, Vice President, Marketing and Communications at ScionHealth and member of the company’s Inclusion and Equity Council, which oversees the Institute. “This grant to the Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Bowling Green is yet another means by which our local hospital, Logan Memorial, positively impacts the local community.”
The ScionHealth Institute encourages ScionHealth employees – working at approximately 80 hospital locations across 25 states – to identify or nominate organizations in their communities doing the kind of work that helps those in need in underserved areas.
You can learn more about Logan Memorial Hospital at www.loganmemorial.com and more about the ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity at www.scionhealthgives.com. Visit www.shpbeds.org/chapter/ky-bowling-green to discover more about Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Bowling Green’s work to supply beds to those who need them.
About Logan Memorial Hospital
Logan Memorial Hospital is located in Russellville, Kentucky (about 25 miles west of Bowling Green), and serves a population of approximately 45,000. The facility features 75 inpatient beds, including six ICU/CCU and 10 swing beds. Services include a surgery center with three ORs, plus two endoscopy suites, and a 24-hour physician-staffed Chest Pain Accredited emergency department. The hospital is equipped with imaging technology, including PACS, 3D digital mammography, CT, 3D ultrasound, MRI, echo and nuclear medicine. Logan Memorial Hospital also offers cardiac/pulmonary rehab, laboratory services, outpatient rehabilitation, infusion center and a two-bed sleep disorder center.
About ScionHealth
ScionHealth strives to provide high-quality, patient-centered acute and post-acute hospital solutions. The health system is focused on driving innovation, serving its communities, and investing in people and technology to deliver compassionate patient care and excellent health outcomes. Based in Louisville, ScionHealth operates 79 hospital campuses in 25 states – 61 long-term acute care hospitals and 18 community hospital campuses and associated health systems. For more information, please visit www.scionhealth.com.
About Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Bowling Green
All children deserve a safe, comfortable place to lay their heads. Across the U.S., too many boys and girls go without a bed − or even a pillow − to sleep on. These children end up sleeping on couches, blankets, and even floors. This can affect their happiness and health. That’s where Sleep in Heavenly Peace comes in. We’re a group of volunteers dedicated to building, assembling and delivering top-notch bunk beds to children and families in need. Our organization has grown steadily over time – to include our Bowling Green chapter − and we’re working on opening more chapters in different states to serve more people.