RICHMOND —
After more than 50 years of hospital service, Alice Jane Ballew was awarded for her labors by the Kentucky Hospital Association.
The 86-year-old Richmond native was awarded last month for her service on the Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center’s board of directors.
Even after working for so long, she doesn’t plant to step down anytime soon.
“I’ll keep going as long as I can,” she said. “I enjoy seeing the hospital thriving and doing well.”
The Kentucky Hospital Association presented her with its Health Care Governance Leadership Award on May 9 at a gala in Lexington. It is the first time someone from Pattie A. Clay has won the award, said Jill Williams, spokesperson for the medical center.
Williams said Ballew’s dedication and hard work in her completely voluntary position on the board stands out.
“Alice is quite an ambassador for Pattie A. Clay,” Williams said.
Ballew, a retired land owner and farmer, also serves as president of the Pattie A. Clay Association, Williams said.
She fills many roles, Williams said.
“She is our unofficial historian,” Williams said. “And she has taken many board members under her wing and taught them the ropes.”
Ballew said she has always enjoyed what she does for the hospital.
“I was asked when I was young to join the board,” she said. “I was truly honored and still am.”
Ballew attends board meetings monthly and serves on various committees as they come along, said Todd Jones, CEO of Pattie A. Clay.
Jones, who nominated Ballew for the award, said she has always more than demonstrated her commitment to the medical center.
One example is her involvement with the renovations of the third and fourth floors of the hospital, Jones said.
“She championed that cause,” he said. “She was really aware that it was to improve patient care.”
Ballew has devoted herself so much to the hospital because she knows it’s for the community, Jones said.
Ballew’s family has been in the area for a long time, she said.
“My people came here with Daniel Boone,” she said.
She proves her devotion to the area with her work for the medical center, Jones said.
“She talks the talk and she walks the walk,” he said.
Kelly McKinney can be reached at kmckinney@richmondregister.com or 624-6694.
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Alice Jane Ballew is presented the Kentucky Hospital Association’s Health Care Governance Leadership Award by Tom Kmetz, president of Kosair Children’s Hospital.
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