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Superintendent Lauds Mandatory CPR Training Bill
Thursday, September 29, 2016 3:16 PM
McCracken County Public Schools superintendent Quin Sutton says a new law in Kentucky requiring CPR training for students could help save lives. Governor Matt Bevin ceremonially signed Senate Bill 33 on Sept. 16. The bill requires that all students complete a minimum one-time cardiopulmonary resuscitation training before graduating. The bill does not require students to be certified in CPR, ...
Dr. Ed Settle Joins Baptist Health Medical Group 
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 10:04 PM
Princeton physician Ed Settle, MD has joined Baptist Health Medical Group Family Medicine. Dr. Settle earned his medical degree in 1971 from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN completing a pathology/surgery residency at Vanderbilt Hospital. Board certified in family medicine, Dr. Settle is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the ...
Dr. Chad Bassi Joins Baptist Health Medical Group 
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:24 PM
Podiatrist Chad Bassi, DPM, has joined Baptist Health Medical Group Podiatry & Vascular Surgery.   Dr. Bassi earned his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree (DPM) in 2013 from Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence, Ohio. He completed a surgical residency in 2016 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta, where he served as co-chief ...
Youth Smoking Rate Declines in Kentucky
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:08 AM
State health officials point to more progress in efforts to reduce Kentucky's youth smoking rate. The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services says the latest smoking rate among Kentucky high school students is 16.9 percent, down from 26.2 percent a decade ago. That's according to the 2015 Kentucky Youth Risk Behavior Survey. However, youth smoking rates in Kentucky remain higher than the ...
Dr. Learch Joins Baptist Health Medical Group
Sunday, September 25, 2016 9:34 PM
Internal medicine physician Robert Learch, DO, has joined Baptist Health Medical Group Family & Internal Medicine. Dr. Learch earned his Doctor of Osteopathy degree in 2012 from Kansas City University College of Medicine in Kansas City, Mo. He completed an internal medicine residency in 2015 at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Learch is a member of the American College of Physicians, the ...
Baptist Health Receives 4th Resuscitation Award
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 8:12 AM
For the fourth time, Baptist Health Paducah has earned a national achievement award for the prompt treatment of patients who experience cardiac arrest in the hospital. Baptist Health received the Get With The Guidelines®–Resuscitation Silver Award from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for implementing specific quality improvement measures to treat ...
Baptist Health: Pneumonia Can Be Serious Business
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 7:13 AM
Baptist Health reminds the public, "Pneumonia can be serious business, best prevention is vaccine. Pneumonia is nothing to sneeze at." The lung infection, while treatable, is a leading cause of death in Kentucky for those over age 65, and globally among children under five. Pneumonia has been in the news since presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was diagnosed with it last Friday. ...
Mercy Primary Care Adds New Health Care Associates
Monday, September 19, 2016 8:48 PM
Mercy Primary Care – Reidland is pleased to welcome Dr. Marissa Stewart-Jaynes to the practice of Dr. Terri Telle and Cari Wildharber, Nurse Practitioner, (APRN). Dr. Stewart-Jaynes has been practicing at Mercy Primary Care – Lyon County for two years. She is now seeing patients in her new office, located at 6035 Kentucky Dam Road. To schedule an appointment, call ...

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