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Baptist Health Lexington, formerly Central Baptist Hospital, is undergoing a $230 million expansion that will make it better, not necessarily bigger, Dan Dickson reports for Business Lexington. The expansion will not add beds to the hospital, which now...
- Baptist Health Buys Trover Health In Western Kentucky, Making Baptist Kentucky's Largest Health-care Provider By Licensed Beds
Following the nationwide trend of large hospitals taking over smaller ones in light of health care reform demands in a slow economy, Louisville-based Baptist Health added an eighth hospital to its statewide network this week by acquiring Trover Health...
- Baptist Health, Formerly Baptist Healthcare System Inc., Acquires Richmond Hospital; Could Become Largest Health Group In Ky.
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- Central Baptist Takes Over Russell County Hospital
Russell County Hospital in Russell Springs will be managed by Lexington's Central Baptist Hospital, at least for the next three years. The deal announced this week is the latest in a growing consolidation of rural hospitals with larger, urban facilities,...
- Uk, Central Baptist Get Millions In Federal Incentives To Use Electronic Health Records
University of Kentucky HealthCare and Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington are the first hospital systems in the United States to receive funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' electronic health records incentive program. UK...
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Bluegrass Family Health changes name to Baptist Health Plan
Bluegrass Family Health, the insurance arm of Baptist Health, is changing its name to Baptist Health Plan.
This change will make the Lexington-based health insurance carrier, which has offered insurance through area employers for more than 20 years, be more readily identified with its parent organization, which is based in Louisville, a news release said. It will take a few months for the name transition to be completed.
?As health care continues to evolve, it?s important to bring together the different parts of the Baptist Health system so everyone knows our entire organization is working toward the same goals of improving the health of our communities,? Baptist CEO Stephen C. Hanson said.
Bluegrass Family Health has nearly 80,000 members in Kentucky and parts of adjoining states.
?We look forward to continuing to expand our insurance business, bringing our products and services to both existing and new markets in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, West Virginia and Tennessee,? James Fritz, president of the plan, said in the release.
This change will make the Lexington-based health insurance carrier, which has offered insurance through area employers for more than 20 years, be more readily identified with its parent organization, which is based in Louisville, a news release said. It will take a few months for the name transition to be completed.
Bluegrass Family Health has nearly 80,000 members in Kentucky and parts of adjoining states.
?We look forward to continuing to expand our insurance business, bringing our products and services to both existing and new markets in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, West Virginia and Tennessee,? James Fritz, president of the plan, said in the release.
- $230 Million Expansion At Baptist Health Lexington To Provide Private Patient Rooms And Updated Spaces Throughout
Baptist Health Lexington, formerly Central Baptist Hospital, is undergoing a $230 million expansion that will make it better, not necessarily bigger, Dan Dickson reports for Business Lexington. The expansion will not add beds to the hospital, which now...
- Baptist Health Buys Trover Health In Western Kentucky, Making Baptist Kentucky's Largest Health-care Provider By Licensed Beds
Following the nationwide trend of large hospitals taking over smaller ones in light of health care reform demands in a slow economy, Louisville-based Baptist Health added an eighth hospital to its statewide network this week by acquiring Trover Health...
- Baptist Health, Formerly Baptist Healthcare System Inc., Acquires Richmond Hospital; Could Become Largest Health Group In Ky.
Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical CenterThe nonprofit formerly known as Baptist Healthcare System Inc. is moving closer to becoming the largest health care organization in Kentucky, with last week's acquisition of the Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical...
- Central Baptist Takes Over Russell County Hospital
Russell County Hospital in Russell Springs will be managed by Lexington's Central Baptist Hospital, at least for the next three years. The deal announced this week is the latest in a growing consolidation of rural hospitals with larger, urban facilities,...
- Uk, Central Baptist Get Millions In Federal Incentives To Use Electronic Health Records
University of Kentucky HealthCare and Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington are the first hospital systems in the United States to receive funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' electronic health records incentive program. UK...