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"We should not have to beg for services for our people"

Oct 30, 2021 at 12:03 pm by admin

County to send formal protest to Dr. Stack's office (State Department of Health) in regard to Purchase District Health Department not providing services for citizens here By G.... Read More

Blood pressure numbers can indicate a healthy heart

Feb 24, 2020 at 03:07 pm by admin

(Paducah, Ky.) Feb. 24, 2020 - During Heart Month, Baptist Health Paducah wants to remind the public that knowing your blood pressure numbers is the first step to improving y.... Read More

Speaking Truth to Power

Feb 24, 2020 at 02:59 pm by admin

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke In classical Greece, "speaking truth to power" was called "parrhesia" or "to spe.... Read More

Chandler to PADD: Kentucky near bottom in health outcomes

Sep 05, 2017 at 09:03 am by admin

Meeting, greeting, laughing and speaking with old friends, Ben Chandler looked like a man having a very good time being back in Western Kentucky. He saw many who supported his.... 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

Senator Paul discusses health care law in Paducah med forum

Apr 20, 2017 at 04:43 pm by admin

(Paducah, KY April 18, 2017) - Senator Rand Paul was in his comfort zone addressing doctors and nurses. Senator/Dr. Paul, dressed in a sports jacket over scrubs, addressed med.... Read More

Rep. Comer holds town hall in Bardwell

Apr 20, 2017 at 04:43 pm by admin

(Bardwell KY - April 19, 2017) - First District Representative James Comer promised to hold a town hall meeting in every one of the 35 counties that make up his district. He v.... Read More

Quit-smoking bill receives final passage

Mar 16, 2017 at 04:54 pm by admin

FRANKFORT--Drugs and services that help Kentuckians quit smoking or stop using other tobacco products would be more easily accessed under health insurance plans or Medicaid u.... Read More

Former Governor Martha Layne Collins addresses local officials

Feb 28, 2017 at 02:50 pm by admin

Governor Martha Layne Collins spoke to local officials at the monthly Purchase Area Development District meeting on February 27, 2017. Collins became the new Foundation Execu.... Read More

Replace Obamacare with a better system - single payer health care

Feb 16, 2017 at 02:56 pm by admin

Senator Rand Paul said recently on Twitter that he was elected to repeal and replace Obamacare. The repeal part is turning out to be a sticky wicket when it is paired with th.... Read More

Moving day for babies, staff into new Baptist Health Paducah NICU

Feb 14, 2017 at 03:40 pm by admin

(Paducah, Ky.) Feb. 14, 2017 - It's moving day for five babies and their families into the spacious new John and Loree Eckstein NICU at Baptist Health following the grand open.... Read More

Governor's plan to strip health care is Scrooge-like

Aug 26, 2016 at 06:30 pm by admin

August 26, 2016 OpEd In spite of massive public outcry which included testimony from medical professionals, warnings from vision and dental experts, fact driven data from a.... Read More

Baptist Health Paducah achieves Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing

Jul 20, 2016 at 02:56 pm by admin

(Paducah, Ky.) July 20, 2016 -- Baptist Health Paducah has achieved Pathway to Excellence® designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), recognizing its pos.... Read More

Lobbying spending near $5 million in the first half of 2016 session

Mar 31, 2016 at 02:21 pm by admin

Lobbying spending in Kentucky continues its upward trend, with almost $5 million spent on lobbying in the first two months of the 2016 General Assembly, a 12 percent increase.... Read More

Kentucky earns a "D" on report on status of women

May 27, 2015 at 03:55 pm by admin

Kentucky fared poorly in a report issued on the status of women in the states. The state ranked 43rd out of 51 with a score of 3.73. Some neighboring states didn't fare a grea.... Read More