Wall Street Journal Mentions Paducah Health Care

The Wall Street Journal mentions Paducah in a recent story about health care in small-town communities.

In his How Communities Can Improve Health Care article, Dr. David Blumenthal discusses a recent study by the Commonwealth Fund that rated more than 300 local markets to see how the care and health of residents have changed in recent years. Paducah was among 14 communities that stood out as winners for improving on the majority of 33 indicators of population health and system performance.

The study cites Paducah's emphasis on promoting physical activity as one of the main factors that got it such a high rating, noting efforts to keep the community active such as the recently completed Health Park, built by the Rotary Club and Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. 

Other cities that scored highly in the study were Pueblo, CO and Stockton, CA