Health & Wellness

Baptist Health Paducah to dedicate the John and Loree Eckstein NICU Feb. 13

Jan 24, 2017 at 01:53 pm by admin

(Paducah, Ky.) Jan. 24, 2017 -- When the expanded NICU opens next month at Baptist Health Paducah, it will have a new name - the John and Loree Eckstein Neonatal Intensive Car.... Read More

Dr. Robert Learch joins Baptist Health Medical Group

Sep 23, 2016 at 01:02 pm by admin

(Paducah, Ky.) Sept. 23, 2016 -- Internal medicine physician Robert Learch, DO, has joined Baptist Health Medical Group Family & Internal Medicine. Dr. Learch earned his.... Read More

Baptist Health Paducah achieves Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing

Jul 20, 2016 at 02:56 pm by admin

(Paducah, Ky.) July 20, 2016 -- Baptist Health Paducah has achieved Pathway to Excellence® designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), recognizing its pos.... Read More

Baptist Health Paducah heart attack care receives national performance award

Sep 01, 2015 at 09:25 am by admin

Paducah, KY - Aug. 31, 2015 - Heart attack treatment at Baptist Health Paducah was recently recognized among the nation's best by the American College of Cardiology for the.... Read More

Parkway Regional Hospital Closes

Apr 01, 2015 at 11:12 am by admin

(Fulton, KY. March 31, 2015) - This day is the last day of operations for Parkway Regional Hospital. It will be closed by the end of the day. The hospital first announced its.... Read More

Our dirty little secret

Apr 02, 2014 at 08:33 pm by admin

(Mayfield, Kentucky) - The doctor was astonished. "You have NEVER had a colonoscopy before?" she asked Ivan. "You need one every five years." My husband, sitting on an examini.... Read More

A good deed and a good deal

Nov 01, 2013 at 03:41 pm by admin

     The Mayfield Graves County YMCA will hold a Cans-Giving Membership Sale throughout the month of November.  The Y's joining fee (regularly priced at.... Read More

Kentucky families receive an average of $100 in insurance rebates

Jun 20, 2013 at 03:46 pm by admin

  Health care law is saving Kentuckians money and bringing transparency to the market Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that.... Read More

Graves School Nurse honored

Mar 05, 2013 at 01:32 pm by admin

(Mayfield KY, Feb. 5, 2013) - The Graves County Schools’ Rhonda Riley was honored Monday, March 4, as the Kentucky School Nurses’ Association’s 2013 &ld.... Read More

Western Baptist is now Baptist Health Paducah

Feb 06, 2013 at 02:44 pm by admin

(PADUCAH, KY - February 5, 2013) – Western Baptist officials announced today the hospital is changing its name to Baptist Health Paducah to reflect the strength of its s.... Read More

Health Care

Aug 25, 2012 at 04:52 pm by admin

We hear a lot about “Obamacare” these days. Much of it is politically oriented misinformation that describes various fearsome and costly outcomes. I will try to in.... Read More

MSU master’s degree graduate to present at World Stroke Congress in Brazil

Jul 16, 2012 at 04:11 pm by admin

  MURRAY, Ky. — Amy Agyeman Edmunds, a graduate of Murray State University, will be presenting her research on stroke in young adults at the World Stroke Congress.... Read More

Supreme Irony:

Jun 12, 2012 at 02:54 pm by admin

Grants Awarded to 41 High Schools

Feb 22, 2012 at 04:36 pm by admin

Money Goes to Programs that Promote Nutrition, Physical Activity, Tobacco Prevention   FRANKFORT, KY (Feb. 17, 2012) - The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) an.... Read More

Insurance companies have to offer insurance to young people until 2013

Dec 15, 2011 at 04:21 pm by admin

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 14, 2011) –  Under a 2010 order from Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Sharon P. Clark, all insurers selling in the commonwealth’s individu.... Read More