GLASGOW — A handful of contracts between the Barren Fiscal Court and area healthcare employers are expected to be processed within the coming days, which means premium payouts will head to more local healthcare workers.
The premium payouts are a part of a package approved by magistrates earlier this year to recognize healthcare employees in Barren County who worked during the height of the pandemic. The court committed $1 million to the local healthcare sector from American Rescue Plan Act funding they received.
People who applied for the one-time check worth $950 were held to certain criteria set forth by the court such as length and location of employment. Krista Steenbergen was hired several months ago by the court to oversee the project. She vetted over 900 names and determined about half of those who applied for the premium pay were actually eligible.
Each employer must sign an agreement before the county will issue the lump sum payments. Those employers are then expected to disburse the money to each eligible employee. There were 44 healthcare employers with eligible staff members, according to an earlier report.
Some employers have either not returned their contracts due to delays with corporate offices or have not had it processed yet, Steenbergen said. Records obtained by WCLU News show 29 checks were sent to various healthcare employers in the county. Those are listed below.
Dec. 9, 2022:
Ely Drugs, $19,950
Glasgow Prescription Center, Inc., $12,350
Go Hire Employment & Development, Inc., $950
Highland Pharmacy, $9,500
Hometown Manor Assisted Living, $4,750
Interventional Pain Specialists, $1,900
Jackson Health and Wellness Clinic, $1,900
NHC Healthcare Glasgow, $2,788.11
Pendleton Family Care, $2,850
Pharmacy Express, $7,600
Office of William C. Thornbury MD, $5,700
Wound Care Center at Glasgow, $2,850
South Central KY Orthopedics, $12,350
Medical Arts Pharmacy of Glasgow, Inc., $2,850
Highland Ridge Assisted Living, $14,250
Fresenius Kidney Care, $7,600
A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home, $6,650
Downing McPeak Vision Centers, $11,400
Office of James P. Crews MD, $5,700
Barren River District Health Department, $13,300
Dec. 14, 2022:
Cave City Prescription Center, $3,800
Dec. 16, 2022:
Interventional Pain Specialists, $950
Dec. 21, 2022:
Intrepid, $12,350
Office of Mark Risen MD, $950
Family Works Therapy & Consultation Services LLC, $950
FSR, $1,900
Best Care Medical Clinic, $950
Barren River Regional Cancer Center, $3,800
Amedisys Holding LLC, $2,850
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