Communicare provides mental health facilities for the Lincoln Trail Region,
including outpatient counseling, drug and alcohol programs and residential
services.
Hardin County Health Department Center provides healthcare for those who may not
otherwise be able to afford healthcare services.
Healthsouth Rehab Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation for
those recovering from surgery, stroke, brain trauma or joint replacement, as
well as treatment for relief from arthritis, neurological disorders or pulmonary
and respiratory difficulties.
Lincoln Trail District Health Department offers health services to the 8-county
region.
Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems, a psychiatric and chemical dependency
treatment facility for adolescents and adults, specializes in treatment for
alcohol and drug problems. Other areas include emotional problems, depression,
suicidal tendencies, stress and behavioral problems.
Community Health Clinic provides basic medical, dental, pharmaceutical and
diagnostic care for citizens of Hardin and LaRue counties who are incapable of
paying for healthcare services.
In addition to comprehensive public
schools, Elizabethtown has 3 parochial and Christian schools.
Elizabethtown Community College
serves residents of Hardin and 8 adjacent counties. The school is fully
accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and offers the
first 2 years of study toward baccalaureate degrees in nearly every program of
study at 4-year colleges and universities. Of the faculty, 90% hold a master's
degree or higher. ECC also offers the Associate Degree of Applied Science in
nursing, office administration, business technology with options in management,
real estate, banking and computer information systems. These programs are
designed to prepare the student for immediate employment upon graduation of two
years of study.
Eight universities and colleges
operate extension campuses at Fort Knox, 15 miles north of Elizabethtown. They
offer various graduate and undergraduate degrees and are open to the public.
Extension campuses operated are: Eastern Kentucky University, University of
Kentucky, University of Louisville, Western Kentucky University, Embry Riddle
Aeronautical University, the University of Southern California, Sullivan Jr.
College of Business, and Elizabethtown Community College.
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