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Baptist Nurse Receives KHA Patient Safety Award
Thursday, April 18, 2019 11:00 AM
Teresa Pritchett, RN, BSN, OCN, was surprised earlier this week with the March Patient Safety Award from the Kentucky Hospital Association.  Pritchett works in the Ray & Kay Eckstein Regional Cancer Care Center at Baptist Health Paducah. She was nominated by supervisor Kim Brown for demonstrating a high level of accountability in protecting a patient from harm. Brown said ...
KY Gets Grant to Help Clean Up Petroleum Tanks
Monday, April 15, 2019 9:02 PM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a nearly $1.2 million grant to help Kentucky clean up petroleum contamination from leaking underground storage tanks. Last fiscal year, Kentucky officials reported 109 new confirmed discharges, 162 cleanups completed and 636 remaining to be addressed. Officials say Kentucky's goals for this year are to complete 130 cleanups. EPA officials ...
Recall Issued on Melon after Several Sickened
Monday, April 15, 2019 2:13 PM
A recall has been issued for pre-cut melon products, after a salmonella outbreak sickened several people in Kentucky. The Department for Public Health announced Monday that 16 Kentuckians have tested positive with a strain of Salmonella Carrau that has been linked by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to pre-cut cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew. Anyone who has purchased pre-cut ...
Murray Hospital to Host Advanced Imaging Opening
Sunday, April 14, 2019 9:42 PM
Beginning in March, Murray-Calloway County Hospital began offering Low Dose Genius™ 3D Mammography™ exams from Hologic, a global leader in breast cancer detection. On Thursday, April 25th at 3 pm, a Grand Opening of the Advanced Imaging area will be held in the South Tower Radiology Department.  Community members are invited to attend and tour the new area. Guests will also ...
Give Blood During National Volunteer Month
Sunday, April 07, 2019 2:16 PM
The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood or platelets during National Volunteer Month this April. Eligible donors of all blood types, especially type O – are needed to help ensure blood products are available for patients this spring.   Nearly half of the public knows someone who has been helped by a blood transfusion. For many volunteer blood donors, like Gail ...
Murray Hospital Offers Educational Health Events
Thursday, April 04, 2019 3:12 PM
Staff at Murray-Calloway County Hospital and the Center for Health & Wellness will be offering educational health promotion events during the month of April to community members, Wellness Center members and MCCH employees. AARP Safe Driving Class Wednesday, May 1st 8 am - noon MCCH Center for Health & Wellness Kentucky insurances must offer a discount to those who complete this ...
Mercy Health Offers Free Smoking Cessation Series
Tuesday, January 08, 2019 6:00 AM
As part of Mercy Health’s commitment to fostering healthy communities, they are offering a free smoking cessation series beginning Thursday, Jan. 10 at 7 pm, for those who seriously want to quit smoking. The sessions will be held in the Mercy Health Board Room in the Marshall Nemer Medical Office Building.  To help individuals make the decision to quit, the initial class will be the ...
Dr. Mehrotra Joins Mercy Health
Monday, December 17, 2018 8:00 PM
Mercy Health Physicians is pleased to welcome Dr. Sunny Mehrotra to Mercy Health - Paducah Family Medicine. Dr. Mehrotra comes to Mercy Health from Baptist Health Madisonville. He's a graduate of the University of Louisville and received his Doctor of Medicine from St. George's University in Grenada, West Indies. Dr. Mehrotra is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the ...

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