Med Center Health News
Part of our commitment to the communities we serve is to provide up-to-date news and information about Med Center Health programs, employees and activities. Turn here to find recent items as well as an archive of past stories.
Med Center Health breaking ground on hybrid emergency room and urgent care – March 19
Med Center Health, in partnership with Dallas-based Intuitive Health, will break ground on the region’s first hybrid emergency and urgent care facility on March 19 at 11:00 am. Med Center Health Emergency + UrgentCare will be located at 457 Lovers Lane in The Hub. This 12,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to open in the spring of [...]
Med Center Health Foundation Scholarship Applications Now Available
Med Center Health Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for 2025. Applications for the following scholarships are now being accepted: Carrel K. Sumner Family Memorial Scholarship, the Charles M. Stewart Scholarship, the Floyd Ellis Scholarship, the Gary Alan Woodward ‘Serving Others’ Scholarship, the Helen Dinning Scholarship, the Herbert A. Oldham Scholarship, the Marion Boyd Scholarship [...]
The Medical Center at Bowling Green’s Cardiac Intensive Care Unit receives Beacon Award for Excellence
The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at The Medical Center at Bowling Green has received a Silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). The Medical Center at Bowling Green’s Cardiac Intensive Care Unit is one of only 10 units in the state to receive a Beacon Award.
The Beacon Award for [...]
Applications now being accepted for Summer Teen Ambassador Program
Med Center Health is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2025 Summer Teen Ambassador Program.
Since the inaugural program in 2022, high school students serving as Summer Teen Ambassadors spend time volunteering and shadowing healthcare professionals across The Medical Center at Bowling Green. They are divided into groups, and each day the groups [...]
Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital named top ten hospital with lowest preventable readmission rate
Med Center Health’s Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital (CRSH) has the 8th lowest preventable readmission rate among all long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) in the nation, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data. There are more than 330 LTACHs in the United States, putting CRSH in the top 2.4% of all hospitals, in regards to [...]
Med Center Health’s Dental Clinic and the American Heart Association collaborate to expand access to blood pressure screenings
Med Center Health's Dental Clinic and the American Heart Association have come together to launch the "Embracing Community Care" dental clinic initiative through funds granted by the Delta Dental of Kentucky Foundation to address high blood pressure, a key risk factor for heart disease and stroke. The program aims to equip dental clinics with [...]
Med Center Health Announces Call for Entries for 33rd Women in the Arts Exhibit
Entries are now being accepted for Med Center Health’s Women in the Arts Exhibit until February 14. The event is scheduled for Friday, March 14 and Saturday, March 15 at The Medical Center-WKU Health Sciences Complex.
Med Center Health is pleased to provide female artists with an opportunity to showcase their work. The exhibit is open [...]
Med Center Health and WBKO-TV to Host Annual Health and Wellness Expo
Med Center Health and WBKO-TV will host the Health & Wellness Expo 2025 on Saturday, January 11 from 8:00 – 11:30 a.m. at the Sloan Convention Center in Bowling Green, Ky. The Expo is Southcentral Kentucky’s largest health fair with free health screenings, demonstrations about healthy living, and door prizes being offered by healthcare service [...]
Med Center Health Foundation Hosting Make the Season Bright Tree Lightings – December 2-10
For more than 25 years, Med Center Health Foundation’s Make the Season Bright Program has offered a unique way to honor someone special, while also supporting health-centered missions for patients and their families. This year’s celebrations will begin on December 2nd and will feature festive events at each Med Center Health hospital location. Events [...]
The Medical Center at Bowling Green and The Medical Center at Albany named SANE Ready Hospitals
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has certified The Medical Center at Bowling Green and The Medical Center at Albany as Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)-ready hospitals. The two hospitals now maintain a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner on call at every moment. The Medical Center at Bowling Green has more than tripled its [...]