Baptist Health News

Recent Press Releases

• May 23, 2025 Baptist Health Breaks Ground on new ER and Urgent Care Facility

  Innovative facility in Radcliff continues expansion of patient-first healthcare model.

• May 21, 2025 Baptist Health Paducah highlights stroke prevention during Stroke Awareness Month

  May is Stroke Awareness Month, a time to focus on recognizing the signs and symptoms of stroke, understanding risk factors, and taking steps to prevent this life-threatening condition.

• May 08, 2025 Music therapy program promotes wellness, provides comfort to patients and families

  Baptist Health Hardin has recently welcomed a groundbreaking addition to its healthcare services – music therapy.

• May 02, 2025 Baptist Health shares tips for a healthy spring sports season

  As spring athletics and outdoor activities begin to ramp up, Baptist Health shares essential tips to help maximize performance and prevent injuries.

• April 23, 2025 Baptist Health earns national recognition for pharmacy care supporting chronic, complex conditions

  Specialty pharmacies provide medications for long-term or complex health conditions such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis C and cancer.

• April 22, 2025 Baptist Health Paducah earns re-accreditation as Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology and Robotic Surgery

  The hospital has been accredited in Minimally Invasive Gynecology since 2014.

• April 17, 2025 Baptist Health La Grange opens new Heart Failure Clinic

  The clinic offers comprehensive care — including a dedicated, in-office pharmacist — to help patients understand and manage the difficult disease.

• April 04, 2025 Baptist Health Hardin expands services with new facility in Cecilia

  The new structure will house a diagnostic center, an urgent care and a primary care practice.

• March 13, 2025 Baptist Health Paducah offers painless heart screening to detect disease before symptoms appear

  The coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan is a painless CT chest scan that detects calcium buildup in the arteries.

• March 07, 2025 Baptist Health and Intuitive Health announce development of new emergency room

  In partnership with Ivy Tech Community College Sellersburg, Baptist Health and Intuitive Health have announced the development of a new, approximately $40 million combination full-service emergency room and urgent care facility on the Ivy Tech campus.