Jennie Stuart Archives

Commentary: Jennie Stuart Board needs to ‘take a step back’ from transferring assets to Deaconess

by Dan Kemp
September 30, 2024

The community ought to "fight to save one of our most important assets" in Jennie Stuart Medical Center, writes former Hopkinsville mayor Dan Kemp.

Tell us: How do you feel about a change in ownership for Hopkinsville’s hospital?

by Julia Hunter
September 25, 2024

As Jennie Stuart explores a plan to join Deaconess Health, we’re asking Hoptown Chronicle readers to tell us what you are thinking about a change of this magnitude for the community.

Jennie Stuart signs letter of intent to join Deaconess Health

by Julia Hunter
September 23, 2024

Reports of a potential acquisition or merger of the two hospitals began swirling last week, prompting concern from local officials and residents.

Interest in Jennie Stuart’s future drives questions about openness

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 22, 2024

Kentucky's sunshine laws don't appear to apply to Jennie Stuart Health because it is a private, nonprofit organization.

Jennie Stuart official mum amid questions about hospital’s future

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 20, 2024

CEO Eric Lee, commenting after the hospital board met Thursday, said he could not provide details of the group's discussions but might have details to release in the near future.

Community members alarmed by reports Jennie Stuart board might sell Hopkinsville’s hospital

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 18, 2024

There is speculation that board members — who signed nondisclosure agreements several months ago — could move during a meeting Thursday on a sell or merger with Evansville, Indiana-based Deaconess Health.

Investors launch effort to build dozens of houses in Hopkinsville’s inner-city

by Jennifer P. Brown
August 5, 2024

Chris Whitney, a retired pro basketball player, is among the backers who cut the ribbon Saturday on their first home on West Edmunds Street.

New class starts Leadership Hopkinsville-Christian County

by Hoptown Chronicle
July 15, 2024

The 22 class members will spend nine months learning about different aspects of the community.

Focus 21st Century Minority Leadership Program recognizes graduates

by Hoptown Chronicle
April 30, 2024

Charles Turner, a graduate of the Focus charter class in 1991, gave the graduation speech.

George L. Atkins Jr. : Departing life and returning home

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 21, 2024

In his hometown, George L. Atkins Jr. had a nuanced story — including a push for the first woman on Hopkinsville City Council to fighting an avian threat to the region's health and economy.

The healing legacy of Dr. Philip Carruthers Brooks

by Jennifer P. Brown
February 28, 2024

The 1927 graduate of Howard University's medical school treated patients in his hometown for 50 years and ran Hopkinsville's only hospital for Black patients during segregation.

The surprising history of 201 S. Virgina St.

by Grace Abernethy
February 26, 2024

In the second part of a three-part Black History Month series about Dr. Phillip Brooks, Grace Abernethy explores the history of the property where Brooks built Hopkinsville's only hospital for Black patients during segregation.