The emergency department at Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in south Louisville will re-open Wednesday morning (August 12) at 8:00.The hospital's lab and radiology departments will also be back in service at the same time.Much of the hospital was shut down a week ago when the facility took on floodwater, forcing the evacuation of dozens of patients.Already back in operation at the hospital are the Women's Center, Sleep Center, Wound Healing Center, Frazier Rehab facility, Diabetes Education Center, physicians' offices and the outpatient surgery center.Officials say cleanup continues to prepare the rest of the hospital for re-opening.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.