Recent Press Releases

• December 08, 2025 RSV symptoms can mirror other respiratory illnesses: here’s what to know

  While typically mild, RSV can cause complications leading to hospitalization and death.

• December 04, 2025 Coping with grief during the holiday season

  Blue Christmas Prayer Trees invite moments of remembrance and hope.

• December 02, 2025 Erin Gottman, APRN, named Menopause Society Certified Practitioner

  Gottman is one of two providers in our area to receive this credential and is excited to provide support for women who are entering or are currently experiencing menopause.

• December 01, 2025 Baptist Health Paducah urges community to stay vigilant as whooping cough cases rise across Kentucky

  State health officials have reported 566 cases so far in 2025, the highest number seen in more than a decade.

• December 01, 2025 Wellness on Wheels December schedule announced

  Baptist Health Hardin's Wellness on Wheels (WOW) mobile health unit will be in local communities in December conducting health screenings.

• November 24, 2025 K. John Yun, MD, FACS, to retire after 34 years of practice

  As a practicing physician and surgeon for 34 years, he joined the Baptist Health Hardin medical staff in 2023 after he had been in private practice from 1992–2023.

• November 20, 2025 Baptist Health Paducah now offering FDA-Approved Trailblazing Mapping and Ablation System for Treating Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

  AFib is the most common heart rhythm disorder, affecting more than 60 million people worldwide.

• November 14, 2025 Baptist Health East Region hospitals nationally recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

  The national distinction recognizes achievements in protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital.

• November 13, 2025 Baptist Health Paducah expands robotic surgery capabilities with addition of two da Vinci 5 Surgical System

  On Tuesday, the hospital became the first in the region to introduce the da Vinci 5®, the newest generation of this technology from Intuitive.

• November 11, 2025 Baptist Health Hardin offers new program to support Kentucky veterans living with brain injury, trauma

  Baptist Health Hardin is collaborating with Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment for Kentucky Veterans, Inc. (HBOT4KYVETS, Inc.), a 501(c)(3) organization, to provide greater access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI).