Tag: hospitals
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Kentucky Hospital Association gives out annual quality awards to hospitals
Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Hospital Association recently gave seven Kentucky hospitals its annual Quality Awards, honoring them for their leadership, innovation in quality, safety and commitment to patient care....
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Bill that Kentucky hospitals said they need fell victim to dizzying last-minute changes in House
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern A bill Kentucky hospitals say was essential to preserving funds for charity care appears dead after lawmakers in the House late Friday rolled Senate Bill...
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CHI Saint Joseph Health Foundation offers 14 health care scholarships for people in their market areas
CHI Saint Joseph Health Foundation has announced 14 scholarships totaling more than $34,000 to support aspiring health care professionals across their Kentucky communities, including Bardstown, Berea, Lexington, London, Nicholasville and Mount...
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Hopkinsville’s Jennie Stuart Medical Center-Deaconess Health lawsuit settled
Kentucky Health News “A new settlement agreement between Jennie Stuart Medical Center’s governing board and the group Save Jennie Stuart has cleared the hospital board to approve Jennie Stuart’s acquisition...
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Artificial intelligence was hot topic at Kentucky Chamber’s inaugural Healthcare Innovation Summit
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Artificial intelligence was one of the hot topics at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce‘s inaugural Healthcare Innovation Summit, held Feb. 21 in Louisville. The...
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UK, King’s Daughters to build new medical center in Greenup County
A new King’s Daughters Medical Center will be built in Greenup County, the University of Kentucky announced Thursday, Feb. 20 at its board of trustees health care committee meeting, Monica...
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CHI Saint Joseph opens consolidated cancer care center
CHI Saint Joseph Health Foundations celebrated the consolidation of its medical oncology services into a new space on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Cancer Care Center on Blazer Parkway in Lexington...
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Bill to ensure Ky. hospitals get same access to drug-discount program as other states passes first hurdle
Update, March 2, 2025: Senate Bill 14 passed out of the Senate Feb. 13 on a vote of 33-4. It awaits a committee assignment in the House. By Melissa Patrick...
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UK HealthCare earns elite pediatric cancer care accreditation
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky UK HealthCare recently received pediatric specialty accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, a designation that marks high standards in treating...
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Kentucky’s Hospital Rate Improvement Program brings more money and better health outcomes to hospitals
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s Hospital Rate Improvement Program for hospital inpatient and outpatient services has not only helped to keep hospitals open, but has also improved patient...