Day: February 23, 2024
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President’s brother promoted the failed hospital chain that ran Pineville’s community hospital into the ground, Politico reports
Kentucky Health News In May 2017, three men came to Pineville, Ky., the Bell County seat of 1,700 people, looking for business from Pineville Community Hospital, which had just been...
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Half of rural hospitals lose money; firm says 418 could close; Ky. not a leader except in Medicare Advantage, which is a threat
Kentucky Health News Rural hospitals are in more trouble than ever, and 418 of them are “vulnerable to closure,” according to a study of their finances by Chartis, a Chicago-based...
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Myths surround the deadly drug fentanyl; here are the facts
By faculty and staff of the HEALing Communities Study University of Kentucky Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is about 50 times stronger than heroin, making it an incredibly powerful...