Lexington Medical Society Foundation donates to local health charities
LEXINGTON In May, the Lexington Medical Society Foundation’s annual golf tournament raised over $20,000. At the August 15th LMS Foundation board meeting, grant requests were evaluated and over $20,000 was distributed among 15 non-profit health care organizations.
LMS Foundation president, John Collins, MD, affirmed the Foundation’s mission “to improve the health of our community through support of Lexington-area medically related, non-profit organizations, medical students and physician leadership and wellness programs.”
Organizations that received funds were: Baby Health Services, which provides medications and immunizations at no cost to uninsured children in Fayette and surrounding counties; Camp Horsin’ Around, a camp for children with compromised health or special needs; Children’s Advocacy Center, which provides comprehensive medical and mental health examinations for child victims of sexual abuse in Fayette County; Chrysalis House, which assists women recovering from substance abuse with residential aid and oral health programs; The Explorium, which provides educational activities for children while teaching about the human body; LMS Medical Student Emergency Relief Fund, which provides financial support for UK medical students who encounter unplanned life emergencies; LMS Physician Wellness Program, which provides counseling services for active LMS physicians, UK residents, and medical students; McDowell House Museum, which hosts a summer camp for children that teaches health and medical procedures; Radio Eye, which addresses the information needs of people who are blind or disabled by providing 24/7 audio services such as reading local and regional newspapers, health periodicals, magazines, and programs on health; Ronald McDonald House, which provides housing for families whose children are being treated in local medical facilities; Mission Health & Faith Pharmacy, which offers medical treatment such as insulin for low income and uninsured adults; Surgery on Sunday, which provides free outpatient surgery for uninsured or low income patients; Bluegrass Council of the Blind, which provides health services to the blind or visually impaired; Kidney Health Alliance of KY, which provides services to patients with kidney disease; and KY Diabetes Camp for Children, Camp Hendon, a summer camp for children with Type 1 diabetes.
LMS Foundation members include John Collins, MD, president, David J. Bensema, MD, vice president; John G. Roth, MD, secretary; Hunt Ray, treasurer; and board members Bill Farmer Jr., Gil Dunn, Jane Chiles, Alicia Jordan, and Khalil Rahman, MD, LMS president.
Stock Yards Bank & Trust was the 2022 presenting sponsor of the LMS Foundation’s Golf Tournament.
“The Lexington Medical Society Foundation seeks to help those who improve community health,” said Collins.
For information on the Lexington Medical Society Foundation visit www.lexingtondoctors.org.