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• September 21, 2016 Baptist Health Lexington dedicates Lucille B Carloftis Garden

  In a September 15 ceremony, Baptist Health Lexington dedicated a garden on the lower level of its new Cancer Center to Lucille Bowling Carloftis, a Rockcastle County cancer survivor treated at Baptist Health Lexington 22 years ago.

• September 14, 2016 Pneumonia can be serious business best prevention is vaccine

  Pneumonia is nothing to sneeze at. The lung infection, while treatable, is a leading cause of death in Kentucky for those over age 65, and globally among children under five.

• September 13, 2016 Michael Howard receives grant for new leadership program

  Michael Howard, PhD, Vice President of Education and Research selected as recipient of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant

• September 01, 2016 Baptist Health Lexington first in city to implant naturally dissolving heart stent to treat coronary artery disease

  Baptist Health Lexington is the first hospital in Lexington to implant the recently approved coronary stent that slowly dissolves into a vessel. The new dissolving heart stent, called Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold, offers patients with coronary artery disease a new treatment option that opens a blocked vessel, helps to enhance blood flow and then disappears over time.

• August 31, 2016 Baptist Health Express Care at Walmart extends hours

  New extended hours now offered at Baptist Health Express Care in Hanson and Hopkinsville

• August 18, 2016 Baptist Health Hospice adds Christian County

  Baptist Health Hospice adds service to Christian County

• August 16, 2016 Pathway to Excellence

  Baptist Health Madisonville earns Pathway to Excellence designation

• August 15, 2016 A Midsummer Nights Run 2016 Draws 4000 Downtown

  Approximately 4,000 people participated in A Midsummer Night's Run 2016 events held August 13 in downtown Lexington.

• August 12, 2016 Baptist Health Paducah plans Topping Out ceremony for Regional Cancer Care Center

  The community can make their mark – literally – on the Regional Cancer Care Center under construction at Baptist Health Paducah.

• August 09, 2016 Oldham County EMS managed by Baptist Health

  The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) recently announced that the Oldham County EMS, managed by Baptist Health, achieved a three-year accreditation making it one of only three organizations in Kentucky to receive this status.