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GOP Cuts to Medicaid Could Threaten Rural Hospitals

Mar 22, 2025 at 08:12 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

by Sarah Melotte and Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder March 17, 2025 Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colorado, received more than 59,000 patient visits last year. That.... Read More

Western Kentucky hospitals generate thousands of jobs, billion dollars

Jul 30, 2017 at 05:53 pm by admin

Medical care accounts 1/6 of the US economy. That means that for every $1, 16 cents is spent on medical care. That sounds not so bad until one breaks down what that means in t.... Read More

Comparing eight Purchase Counties in health measures

May 09, 2017 at 03:23 pm by admin

County health rankings website rank counties and states in a number of areas. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the interactive website County Health Rankings brea.... Read More

Baptist Health Paducah to dedicate the John and Loree Eckstein NICU Feb. 13

Jan 24, 2017 at 01:53 pm by admin

(Paducah, Ky.) Jan. 24, 2017 -- When the expanded NICU opens next month at Baptist Health Paducah, it will have a new name - the John and Loree Eckstein Neonatal Intensive Car.... Read More

Parkway Regional Hospital Closes

Apr 01, 2015 at 11:12 am by admin

(Fulton, KY. March 31, 2015) - This day is the last day of operations for Parkway Regional Hospital. It will be closed by the end of the day. The hospital first announced its.... Read More

Kentucky Hospitals Important Engines for Regional-Local Economies

Feb 01, 2008 at 05:06 pm by admin

(February 1, 2008) - The Kentucky Hospital Association has just released a report showing how Kentucky's 120 hospitals contribute nearly $4.9 billion to the state's economy ea.... Read More