Recent Press Releases

• January 26, 2022 Baptist Health Wound Care offers help to avoid and treat winter wounds

  One of the biggest culprits of preventable wintertime wounds is heat.

• January 26, 2022 Baptist's cardiothoracic surgeon gives 38 year-old a new lease on life

  Austin Ward, MD, Baptist Health Medical Group Cardiothoracic Surgery, performed a mitral valve repair.

• January 26, 2022 The National Guard returns to Baptist Health Paducah in a support role

  The National Guard are scheduled to be on campus until April 1st.

• January 26, 2022 Baptist Health Paducah becomes region's only hospital to offer TCAR

  Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke.

• January 25, 2022 Baptist Health Richmond suspending elective procedures due to COVID-19 surge

  Effective Wednesday, Jan. 26, Baptist Health Richmond is suspending all elective procedures.

• January 24, 2022 Chief operating officer named Baptist Health Lexington president

  Chris Roty has been named president at Baptist Health Lexington.

• January 20, 2022 Baptist Health Corbin, one of three new affiliated Pharmacy Residency Programs of College of Pharmacy

  These new residency programs will bring the total number of UKCOP-affiliated pharmacy residency programs to 13.

• January 19, 2022 Baptist Health Richmond to expand behavioral health services

  In fall 2022, an 11-bed behavioral health inpatient service will open, Thrive Center at Baptist Health.

• January 18, 2022 Dr. Tathyana Fensterer joins Baptist Health Medical Group Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery team

  Now accepting new patients at Baptist Health Medical Group Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 511 Robinbrooke Blvd., Ste. 100, in Elizabethtown.

• January 14, 2022 Baptist Health upgraded to A+ by Fitch Ratings

  Strong financial performance, and a robust strategic plan.