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• February 05, 2018 New Medicare Card Web Updates

  To help you prepare for the transition to the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) on Medicare cards beginning April 1, 2018, review the new information about remittance advices.

• February 05, 2018 New Medicare Card When Will My Medicare Patients Receive Their Cards?

  Starting April 2018, CMS will begin mailing new Medicare cards to all people with Medicare on a flow basis, based on geographic location and other factors.

• February 05, 2018 ACOs Preventing Opioid Overuse

  The Medicare population has among the highest and fastest-growing rates of diagnosed opioid use disorder, at more than 6 out of every 1,000 beneficiaries.

• February 01, 2018 Newborns sporting red hats for a cause

  The American Heart Association and Baptist Health Paducah launch 'Little Hats, Big Hearts'

• January 30, 2018 3-D breast biopsy now offered at Baptist Health La Grange

  Eight out of nine women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history. But with early detection and a fast, accurate diagnosis the five-year survival rate is almost 100 percent.

• January 30, 2018 Baptist Health La Grange Launches Infant and Child CPR Training

  ― You've covered the outlets, checked toys for loose parts, added safety latches to the cabinets and read and reread the car seat manuals to ensure proper installation. When it comes to your child, you can never be too safe. Now parents have a new local resource to learn a lifesaving skill through Baptist Health La Grange Infant and Child CPR class. The first class is on March 15 from 7-9 p.m. at the Oldham County EMS Training Center located at 1101 New Moody Lane.

• January 12, 2018 HMH Completes $15 Million Emergency Department Expansion

  Newly designed state-of-the-art space built to support growth at Kentucky's fourth-busiest Emergency Department

• January 11, 2018 Baptist Health Paducah to offer Kangaroo Klub support group in Metropolis

  Response to Kangaroo Klub, the breastfeeding support group at Baptist Health Paducah, has been so positive that another location has been added.

• January 11, 2018 Baptist Health Lexington one of only two hospitals in Kentucky to receive 5-star CMS ratings

  Baptist Health Lexington is one of only two hospitals in Kentucky to be awarded the prestigious five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services'(CMS) Hospital Compare program.

• January 10, 2018 Baptist Health Paducah names auditorium stress lab for George L Barnes

  A lone cypress tree stands on the Broadway side of Baptist Health Paducah, surrounded by buildings and pavement. Legend has it that hospital founders promised to never cut it down.