Med Center Health News
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Med Center Health is first hospital in the region to perform new, cutting-edge vascular surgery
Med Center Health is proud to announce that it is the first hospital in Southcentral Kentucky to offer the Neuroguard IEP™* system, an FDA-approved medical device used to treat carotid artery disease (CAD). In two clinical studies, the Neuroguard IEP™* system has demonstrated a 99% stroke-free rate through 30 days.
CAD is caused by the narrowing of the [...]
High Street Tower Now Open at The Medical Center at Bowling Green
Maternity Services Have Relocated
The High Street Tower at The Medical Center at Bowling Green is officially open with all hospital-based maternity services now located in the new five-story tower. Patients should now go to the High Street Tower for the following:
Signs of labor
A scheduled induction
A scheduled Cesarean birth
Postpartum or maternity-related hospital care
Other pregnancy concerns when [...]
Med Center Health rural hospitals nationally recognized for their role in providing quality care for severe heart attacks
The American Heart Association awards Mission: Lifeline® Regional STEMI Recognition for proven dedication to ensuring access to best practices life-saving care.
The Medical Center at Albany, The Medical Center at Caverna, The Medical Center at Franklin, and The Medical Center at Scottsville have received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® Regional Recognition award for their regional [...]
Med Center Health announced as the new provider for athletic training and sports medicine at Greenwood High School and Warren East High School
Med Center Health Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is proud to announce its partnership with Greenwood High School and Warren East High School as the provider of athletic training and sports medicine services, effective July 1, 2026. The addition of these two high schools expands Med Center Health's athletic training and sports medicine coverage to 10 [...]
Medical Center EMS receives $310,000 to strengthen Community Paramedic Program
Medical Center EMS has been awarded $310,070 from the Kentucky Department of Health to strengthen its Community Paramedic Program and expand access to at-home healthcare services throughout the region.
The funding was awarded through Kentucky’s Rural Health Transformation Plan, which supports the establishment or advancement of Community Paramedicine across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This grant will [...]
The Medical Center at Bowling Green nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care
The Medical Center at Bowling Green has received the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke GoldPlus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
Stroke is the No. 5 cause [...]
Med Center Health rural hospitals awarded for efforts to improve heart attack and stroke care
The Medical Centers at Albany, Caverna, Franklin, Russellville, and Scottsville have been awarded by The American Heart Association (AHA) for their efforts to improve rural heart attack and stroke care.
Med Center Health's rural hospitals received 13 awards in [...]
Medical Center EMS Nationally Recognized for Its Commitment to Quality Care for Severe Heart Attacks & Strokes in Southcentral Kentucky
Medical Center EMS has earned the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Achievement Award and the StrokeHonor Roll Achievement Award for providing rapid, research-based care to patients experiencing the most severe heart attacks and strokes.
When a person calls 911 for symptoms of a heart attack or stroke, emergency medical services staff can begin assessment [...]
The Medical Center at Bowling Green Begins Procedures Using the Spiration™ Valve System for the Treatment of Severe Emphysema
The Medical Center at Bowling Green is now using the Spiration Valve System (SVS), a minimally invasive innovation that provides physicians with an important therapeutic option for the treatment of adult patients who are suffering from the symptoms of severe emphysema.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 16 million adults in the [...]
Med Center Health unveils Southcentral Kentucky’s first combined emergency room and urgent care
Med Center Health, in partnership with Dallas-based Intuitive Health, has cut the ribbon on the region’s first combined emergency and urgent care facility, giving patients convenient access to both levels of care under one roof. Med Center Health Emergency + UrgentCare, located at 457 Lovers Lane in The Hub, is the third such facility in [...]