Recent Press Releases

• April 15, 2021 Baptist Health Paducah to host Spokes for Strokes bike tour June 12

  The bike tour offers 10-, 20-, 35- or 65-mile rides through southern McCracken, Marshall and Graves counties.

• April 02, 2021 Baptist Health offers virtual workshop for young women living with metastatic breast cancer

  This is a two-part session to be held on Thursday, April 15, and Thursday, April 22 from 6:30-8 p.m.

• April 01, 2021 Virtual Alzheimer's disease, dementia program set for April 22

  This educational session will include what to expect as the disease progresses.

• March 31, 2021 Dr. Emily Volk is new CMO at Baptist Health Floyd

  Dr. Volk is very involved with the College of American Pathologists and is currently the organization's president-elect.

• March 29, 2021 Baptist Health Paducah first in region to offer miniature pacemaker

  Cardiologist J. Kenneth Ford, MD is the only physician in the region able to offer this miniature pacemaker.

• March 23, 2021 Baptist Health Wound Care celebrates fifth anniversary

  Chronic wounds affect approximately 6.7 million people in the US

• March 23, 2021 Republic Bank's Andy Powell elected chairman of Baptist Health Foundation Greater Louisville

  Mr. Powell is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer for Republic Bank.

• March 23, 2021 Justin Leighty named executive director of Baptist Health Foundation Greater Louisville

  Leighty has served in the role of philanthropy officer for the foundation since March 2019.

• March 18, 2021 Baptist Health Louisville receives RN Residency with Distinction accreditation with ANCC

  The award is the highest recognition an organization can be awarded by the ANCC.

• March 18, 2021 Baptist Health Louisville babies dressed in festive St. Patrick's Day attire

  Two sets of twins