Baptist Health News

Recent Press Releases

• April 17, 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons rates Baptist Health Louisville as a “strong performer”

  The three-star rating, which denotes the highest category of quality, places Baptist Health Louisville among the elite for heart bypass surgery in the United States and Canada.

• April 10, 2025 Baptist Health Paducah earns national accreditation in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and from the American College of Surgeons

  Earning the MBSAQIP accreditation recognizes the hospital's commitment to provide the highest quality surgical care for weight loss patients.

• April 02, 2025 Baptist Health Paducah Recognized for excellence with ACC Electrophysiology Accreditation

  Baptist Health Paducah provides necessary care, resources to EP lab patients.

• March 25, 2025 Baptist Health Paducah Recognized for Excellence with ACC Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI

  Baptist Health Paducah provides necessary care, resources to cath lab patients.

• March 20, 2025 Baptist Health Corbin Receives 2025 Kentucky Hospital Association Quality Award

  The award-winning project at Baptist Health Corbin has significantly reduced mortality rates among sepsis patients, surpassing national compliance goals.

• March 17, 2025 Baptist Health Paducah Earns ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center Designation

  Baptist Health Paducah has been re-designated a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology.

• March 12, 2025 Baptist Health Paducah’s Craig J. Beavers to Receive American College of Cardiology’s Distinguished Cardiovascular Team Member award

  Craig J. Beavers, PharmD, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP, FACC, has been awarded the 2025 Distinguished Cardiovascular Team Member.

• January 20, 2025 Baptist Health Paducah among nation’s top performing hospitals for treatment of heart attack patients

  American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award recognizes sustained, high-level performance in quality of care.

• January 16, 2025 Baptist Health Richmond achieves accreditation with ACHC

  “This prestigious accreditation demonstrates our team’s commitment to excellence,” said Greg D. Gerard, president of Baptist Health Richmond.

• January 01, 2025 Baptist Health Louisville Has Earned a High Performing Rating in US News and World Report

  U.S. News began evaluating maternity care hospitals in 2021, rating hospitals that provide labor and delivery services and submit detailed data to the publication for analysis.