Health News
- Ky. Hospital Association Defends 'critical Access' Designation That Gives Small, Rural Hospitals A Federal Financial Boost
The Kentucky Hospital Association came out strongly for continued federal support of small, rural hospitals Thursday, objecting to a proposal that the "critical access hospital" designation be based entirely on distance from other hospitals. Kentucky...
- Uk's Gill Heart Institute Joins Appalachian Regional Healthcare To Advance Specialty Heart Care In Eastern Kentucky
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, the Appalachian Heart Center and UK HealthCare?s Gill Heart Institute announced a new collaboration to deliver cardiovascular care to Eastern Kentuckians, which will extend the UK's sub-specialty care footprint...
- Uk Joins Eastern Ky. Healthcare Coalition, Giving It Five Hospitals
The University of Kentucky and St. Mary?s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va., are joining the Eastern Kentucky Healthcare Coalition, originally comprising Highlands Regional Medical Center of Prestonsburg, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital of...
- Jewish Hospital Cuts 155 Jobs, Reflecting National Trend Of Patients Deferring Treatment For Economic Reasons
In the face of a bad economy and people putting off health care to save money, Jewish Hospital is cutting 155 positions at its downtown Louisville facility. The move is part of a national trend, experts say."People are looking very carefully at any financial...
- Fewer Maternity Wards, Fewer Options For Rural Kentucky Women
The closing of the maternity ward at Mary Breckinridge Hospital in Hyden last year is part of a larger trend, leading to fewer options for women living in rural areas of the state, contends an op-ed piece in the Daily Yonder, the national online rural...
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Mary Breckinridge Hospital in Hyden is being acquired by Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Following the nationwide trend of independent hospitals joining larger organizations in order to stay viable, Hyden's Mary Breckinridge Hospital will be acquired by Appalachian Regional Healthcare.
ARH and the Frontier Nursing Service, which owns the facility, "hope to finalize the transaction within the next 60 to 90 days after the completion of due diligence," WYMT-TV reports.
"Much like the FNS, the ARH system has a deep history of serving the health care needs of the people of Eastern Kentucky," said Jerry W. Haynes, ARH president and CEO. "We are extremely proud that Mary Breckinridge Hospital and its related healthcare services will now be a part of the ARH system and our long-terms plans for the future of health care in Eastern Kentucky." (Read more)
- Ky. Hospital Association Defends 'critical Access' Designation That Gives Small, Rural Hospitals A Federal Financial Boost
The Kentucky Hospital Association came out strongly for continued federal support of small, rural hospitals Thursday, objecting to a proposal that the "critical access hospital" designation be based entirely on distance from other hospitals. Kentucky...
- Uk's Gill Heart Institute Joins Appalachian Regional Healthcare To Advance Specialty Heart Care In Eastern Kentucky
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, the Appalachian Heart Center and UK HealthCare?s Gill Heart Institute announced a new collaboration to deliver cardiovascular care to Eastern Kentuckians, which will extend the UK's sub-specialty care footprint...
- Uk Joins Eastern Ky. Healthcare Coalition, Giving It Five Hospitals
The University of Kentucky and St. Mary?s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va., are joining the Eastern Kentucky Healthcare Coalition, originally comprising Highlands Regional Medical Center of Prestonsburg, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital of...
- Jewish Hospital Cuts 155 Jobs, Reflecting National Trend Of Patients Deferring Treatment For Economic Reasons
In the face of a bad economy and people putting off health care to save money, Jewish Hospital is cutting 155 positions at its downtown Louisville facility. The move is part of a national trend, experts say."People are looking very carefully at any financial...
- Fewer Maternity Wards, Fewer Options For Rural Kentucky Women
The closing of the maternity ward at Mary Breckinridge Hospital in Hyden last year is part of a larger trend, leading to fewer options for women living in rural areas of the state, contends an op-ed piece in the Daily Yonder, the national online rural...