Recent Press Releases

• July 11, 2023 Baptist Health Richmond receives Silver Plus Award from the American Heart Association

  Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S.

• July 10, 2023 Baptist Health Foundation Corbin awarded $1.2 million Grant to expand Behavioral Health Services

  The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded Baptist Health Foundation Corbin $1.2M over a four-year period.

• July 10, 2023 Thrive Center at Baptist Health, inpatient behavioral health service, is now open

  The 11-bed inpatient behavioral health service, is now open for patients in Madison and surrounding counties.

• July 03, 2023 Baptist Health Paducah among Nation's Top Performing Hospitals for treatment of heart attack patients

  The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients

• June 29, 2023 Baptist Health Paducah cancer program earns eighth consecutive accreditation

  The Ray & Kay Eckstein Regional Cancer Care Center at Baptist Health Paducah opened its doors six years ago, but it houses a cancer program that has been nationally accredited for over 20 years.

• June 26, 2023 Local man’s life saved by blood donation; gives back by doing the same for others

  After a serious car accident in 2001, Baptist Health Paducah engineer Zach Houser, lost enough blood that he required blood from a generous donor that saved his life. Since then, Houser has never missed an opportunity to return the favor.

• June 23, 2023 Baptist Health Hardin Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients

  Baptist Health Hardin has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2023.

• June 21, 2023 Baptist Health Paducah among the elite for heart bypass surgery earning a three-star rating

  Baptist Health Paducah has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures.

• June 20, 2023 Baptist Health Paducah announces 24 students selected for its annual Pre-Med Academy

  Baptist Health Paducah is excited to announce its seventh annual Pre-Med Academy for college students interested in attending medical school. This year 24 students were selected to participate in the 8-week program.

• June 16, 2023 Baptist Health utilizes a new method of ablation therapy for AFib patients

  Baptist Health Lexington continues to offer innovative therapies to treat atrial fibrillation, a heart condition in which the upper chambers of the heart beat too fast and irregularly, putting patients at risk for blood clots that can cause strokes.