Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Hopkinsville’s Jennie Stuart Medical Center-Deaconess transaction delayed
A lawsuit opposing Hopkinsville’s Jennie Stuart Medical Center’s acquisition by Deaconess Health System, headquartered in Evansville, Ind., has resulted in a three-month delay of any agreement between the two hospitals,...
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Herald-Leader investigation finds Ky. health inspectors still behind in annual nursing home inspections
A Lexington Herald-Leader investigation found that despite a slow reduction of a backlog of pandemic-era annual nursing home inspections in Kentucky, the state still has a long way to go,...
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Kentucky awards first medical cannabis dispensary licenses, more to be chosen
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky awarded its first 36 medical cannabis dispensary licenses through a lottery held Nov. 25 at the Kentucky Lottery Corporation in Louisville. These winners, from...
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Enrollment for subsidized health insurance is open on Kynect and runs through Jan. 15
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Open enrollment for federally subsidized health insurance is available on the state-based marketplace, Kynect, through Jan. 15, for coverage that starts Feb. 1. The...
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No Kentucky city or county voted to ban medical marijuana businesses in their borders
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern No counties or cities in Kentucky opted out of allowing medical marijuana businesses to operate in their borders after dozens had the chance to do...
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$225 million Baptist Health Hardin Medical Pavilion opens in Elizabethtown
Kentucky Health News Baptist Health Hardin held a ribbon cutting Oct. 29 at the Baptist Health Hardin Medical Pavilion, a new $225.6 million medical facility that marks the largest expansion...
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Community group in Hopkinsville pushes back on plans for Deaconess Health to acquire Jennie Stuart Health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The town of Hopkinsville is one of the latest to be surprised that its local hospital is planning to join a larger health care...
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Western Kentucky dental clinic a lifeline for many unable to access care
Nadia Ramlagan Kentucky News Connection A community dental clinic in Owensboro has helped more than 25,000 low-income residents access dental care. Suzanne Craig, the public health supervisor for the Green...
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CHI Saint Joseph Health, UK HealthCare collaborate to expand care for babies in Saint Joseph East’s NICU
By Mary Branham and Rick Childress University of Kentucky UK HealthCare will now provide coverage for the neonatal intensive care unit at Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East. The collaboration...
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Jennie Stuart Health in Hopkinsville signs letter of intent to join Deaconess Health System
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Hopkinsville’s Jennie Stuart Health has signed a non-binding letter of intent to join Deaconess Health System, headquartered in Evansville, Ind. “Rural hospitals today are facing...