Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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New cases of the coronavirus remain high in Kentucky; state reports 70 more Covid-19 deaths, including a 16-year-old
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsThe metrics used to measure the pandemic in...
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As coronavirus cases increase, so do hospitalizations and deaths
Kentucky Health News graph; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic continued to accelerate in Kentucky yesterday, especially in hospitals...
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Every Covid-19 indicator in Kentucky is up; hospital cases rose 52% in last month; but vaccinations are outpacing new cases
Ky. Health News graph (virus cases based on initial, unadjusted reports); click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As every metric used to measure the...
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Pikeville Medical Center now includes Eastern Kentucky’s first hospital for children, thanks to federal grants and donors
Outpatient examination room in hospital (Photo by Silas Walker, Lexington Herald-Leader) —– Pikeville Medical Center has opened the first children’s hospital in Eastern Kentucky. The 13,400-square-foot facility, with 10 child-themed patient rooms...
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Kentucky’s coronavirus infection rate jumps to 16th among the states; its 22% increase in cases the last two weeks ranks ninth
New York Times map, adapted by Ky. Health News; click it to enlarge; interactive version is here. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Thanksgiving lull is over and the pandemic...
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Pineville Community Health Center gets the first loan from a new program to help Kentucky’s struggling rural hospitals
Pineville Community Health Center (Photo from Pineville Sun-Cumberland Courier) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Pineville Community Health Center Inc. is the first health facility in Kentucky to be approved...
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As positive-test rate zooms above 9% and hospital cases surge, Beshear urges more vaccinations, boosters and caution
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted and updated by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The share of Kentuckians...
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare buys Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, to be renamed Paintsville ARH Hospital
Mountaintop Media photo —– Appalachian Regional Healthcare has finalized its purchase of the Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center in Paintsville and its associated clinic operations in Johnson and Magoffin counties,...
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As first U.S. Omicron case is found, Beshear says Delta remains ‘deadly and highly contagious’ in Ky.; over 3,000 new cases today
Ky. Health News chart (click to enlarge); case numbers are from initial, unadjusted daily reports. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky saw another day of increasing coronavirus cases,...
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State’s positive-test rate above 8%; Beshear and Biden say new Omicron variant creates cause for concern, but not panic
Kentucky Health News graph shows data for the last 30 days. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus in the last...