Med Center Health News
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The Medical Center at Bowling Green receives Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award
The Medical Center at Bowling Green has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award and the Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll. These awards recognize the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest [...]
Med Center Health announces third DAISY Award® recipient
Bowling Green, Ky. (July 2, 2019) – Med Center Health has awarded its third DAISY Award to Beth Williams, RN, Staff Nurse with Pre-Admission Testing at The Medical Center at Bowling Green.
Beth was nominated by Lori Riffle, whose father had open heart surgery at The Medical Center. “Beth was so comforting and knew all the right [...]
Tomorrow’s Woman earns Mastectomy Accreditation from the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc.
Tomorrow’s Woman has received accreditation from the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc., (ABC) an independent, nonprofit organization which has been providing facility accreditation since 1948.
ABC’s evaluation of Tomorrow’s Woman includes a thorough review of the physical facility and quality of patient care. ABC interviews both staff and patients and conducts [...]
Graduate Medical Education Program celebrates expansion
Bowling Green, Ky. (June 27, 2019) – On Thursday, June 27, a ribbon cutting was held on the campus of The Medical Center at Bowling Green, the flagship hospital of Med Center Health, to celebrate the expansion of the Graduate Medical Education Program. The Medical Center at Bowling Green, in partnership with the University of Kentucky [...]
Medical Center EMS receives American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Recognition Award
Bowling Green, Ky. (June 26, 2019) – Medical Center EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks.
Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) the deadliest type of heart attack caused [...]
The Medical Center at Bowling Green offers life-changing procedure for patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Bowling Green, Ky. (June 10, 2019) – The Medical Center at Bowling Green is the first and only hospital in our region to offer the WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device for patients at risk of stroke due to Atrial Fibrillation (AF). The WATCHMAN device is an alternative to the lifelong use of blood thinners [...]
Kentucky Board of EMS recognizes Medical Center EMS for pediatric care
Bowling Green, Ky. (May 29, 2019) – For the second year, as part of National EMS Week’s EMS for Children Day, the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services’ (KBEMS) Kentucky EMS for Children (KYEMSC) Pediatric Recognition program recognized Medical Center EMS for going beyond what is required by the state in terms of providing pediatric care.
“Improving emergency [...]
The Medical Center at Albany announces Nurse of the Year and Clinical Support Employee of the Year
Albany, Ky. (May 22, 2019) – Lyndsey Elder, RN, has been named The Medical Center at Albany’s Nurse of the Year for 2019. Clinical Support Employee of the Year has been awarded to Wilma Thoman, CNA. Lyndsey and Wilma both work in Acute Care.
Every year, Nurse of the Year and Clinical Support Employee of the Year [...]
Mohammed Kazimuddin, MD named Assistant Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus
Med Center Health congratulates Mohammed Kazimuddin, MD, on being named Assistant Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus. Dr. Kazimuddin succeeds Don Brown, DO, and will support Associate Dean Todd Cheever, MD, in leading the newly established regional campus which opened the summer of 2018.
Connie Smith, President and CEO of Med [...]
Med Center Health announces DAISY Award® recipient
Albany, Ky. (April 29, 2019) – Med Center Health has presented the DAISY Award to Christie Coop, RN, who works in Acute Care at The Medical Center at Albany.
Christie was nominated for the award by Rick Savage and his family. “Christie was so nice to me and my family,” Rick wrote. “With a nurse like Christie, [...]
