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• August 03, 2018 Baptist Health Donates to White Flag Nights Ministry to Honor Larry Gray

  Beginning in December of 2017, First Baptist Church of Corbin, began a White Flag Nights Ministry to be a resource to the Corbin area folks who did not have adequate housing or access to a warm place to protect them from the harsh winter conditions. On nights when temperatures were expected to reach below 29 degrees, the church would fly a white flag outside their life center. The white flag was to let anyone who did not have adequate housing know the church offered vouchers for a night in a lo

• August 02, 2018 Baptist Health Richmond Recognized Nationally for Promoting Organ Eye and Tissue Donation

  Baptist Health Richmond has received platinum recognition from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

• August 01, 2018 Reidland Farley Fire Department receives smoke alarm funding from Baptist Health Foundation Paducah and Premier Fire and Security

  Baptist Health Foundation Paducah and Premier Fire and Security recently partnered with Reidland Farley Fire Department to install fire alarms in underserved areas.

• July 31, 2018 Baptist Health Paducah receives Level III NICU approval

  The John and Loree Eckstein NICU at Baptist Health Paducah has received Level III approval from the state, allowing more fragile babies to now receive care closer to home. Baptist Health Paducah's neonatal intensive care unit is west Kentucky's only Level III NICU.

• July 27, 2018 Greg Gerard named president of Baptist Health Richmond

  Greg Gerard, MHA has been named president of Baptist Health Richmond.

• July 26, 2018 Wisconsin healthcare executive named Baptist Health chief operating officer

  The executive vice president/chief transformation officer of one of the country's top performing healthcare systems has been named chief operating officer (COO) at Baptist Health.

• July 24, 2018 Baptist Health extends Dawson Springs Fitness Formula closure

  Baptist Health extends Dawson Springs Fitness Formula closure

• July 20, 2018 Baptist Health Paducah to offer fall smoking cessation classes

  Kentucky Cancer Program and the McCracken County Health Department are joining forces to offer free smoking cessation classes at Baptist Health Paducah.

• July 19, 2018 Combination of Magnet Pathway nursing excellence designations

  With Baptist Health Floyd earning a Pathway to Excellence® (Pathway) designation, Baptist Health becomes the only health system worldwide to currently have all of its affiliated hospitals holding a designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) with a combination of Pathway to Excellence® and Magnet Recognition Program®.

• July 18, 2018 Combination of Magnet Designations Sets Baptist Health Apart Internationally

  With Baptist Health Floyd earning a Pathway to Excellence® (Pathway) designation, Baptist Health becomes the only health system worldwide to currently have all of its affiliated hospitals holding a designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) with a combination of either Pathway to Excellence® or Magnet Recognition Program®.