May 22, 2019 – Danville, Kentucky – The Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) holds an annual convention each year in May.  This year’s convention saw the introduction of a new scholarship honoring student volunteers.

In collaboration with the Kentucky Hospital Committee on Volunteer Services (KCOVS) and statewide Kentucky hospital auxilians and volunteers, the Kentucky Hospital Association presented the Carol Walters Teen Volunteer Scholarship Award to Kimber Holton, a senior at Lincoln County High School.  Kimber has been a teen volunteer at Ephraim McDowell Health for the past two and a half years and completed more than 521 hours of service.  After graduation, Kimber plans to attend Somerset Community College to study nursing.