Recent Press Releases

• 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 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 23, 2021 Baptist Health Wound Care celebrates fifth anniversary

  Chronic wounds affect approximately 6.7 million people in the US

• 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

• March 17, 2021 Baptist Health Louisville lights up blue for Colon Cancer Awareness Month

  Baptist Health Louisville is lighting up BLUE for the month of March.

• March 17, 2021 Baptist Health Louisville earns 3-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

  The rating places Baptist health Louisville among the elite for these procedures in the United States and Canada.

• March 12, 2021 Baptist Health Louisville Recognized with Blue Distinction Centers+ Designation for Quality and Cost-Efficiency in Bariatric Sur

  The Blue Distinction Centers for Bariatric Surgery program provides a full range of bariatric surgery care.