Med Center Health News
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Melinda Joyce Receives Bowl of Hygeia Award
KPhA President Joel Thornberry (left) and KPhA Chairman of the Board Don Kupper (right) present the Bowl of Hygeia Award to Melinda Joyce.
The Kentucky Pharmacists Association (KPhA) has honored Melinda Joyce, PharmD, FAPhA, FACHE, with the 2021 Bowl of Hygeia Award. Melinda is Vice President of Corporate Support Services for Med Center Health and is [...]
Med Center Health Urges Patients to Schedule Cancer Screening
Med Center Health has joined a nationwide effort to encourage patients to resume appropriate cancer screenings to promote early detection and decrease mortality. Med Center Health is urging people across Southcentral Kentucky to talk with their healthcare providers to resume regular primary care checkups and recommended cancer screenings. This has the potential to lessen the [...]
COVID-19 Vaccine for ages 12 and up beginning May 16
Med Center Health will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations for ages 12 through 15 beginning on Sunday, May 16. Please text COVID to 270-796-4400 to schedule an appointment. Parent or legal guardian must be present at time of vaccination.
Med Center Health is also partnering with pediatricians from Graves Gilbert Clinic and Bowling Green Internal Medicine & [...]
Smith, Kelly inducted into JA Business Hall of Fame
Congratulations to the 2021 Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky Business Hall of Fame Laureates Connie Smith, MCH President and Chief Executive Officer, and John Kelly, Vice Chair of the Med Center Health Foundation Board of Directors. Junior Achievement inducted them into the 2021 Business Hall of Fame for their philanthropic and economic contributions to [...]
Vaccinations available in Albany, Horse Cave, Franklin and Scottsville
Med Center Health is pleased to announce that, in addition to the Vaccine Clinic in Bowling Green, COVID-19 vaccinations are available by appointment through each of our hospitals in Albany, Horse Cave, Franklin and Scottsville. The vaccine is being administered to all persons over the age of 18. If available, the Pfizer vaccine may be [...]
Med Center Health achieves 50K vaccinations
Ms. Tanya Feagins, a retired Public Health worker from Bowling Green, received the 50,000th vaccine dose administered by Med Center Health today.
Med Center Health is scheduling any individual aged 16 and older for the COVID vaccine. Please text COVID to 270-796-4400 to schedule your appointment today. If you need to cancel an appointment, please text [...]
Med Center Health announces vaccinations now open for all individuals, ages 16+
Due to the availability of more vaccination sites in the area, Med Center Health is pleased to now be scheduling any individual aged 16 and older for the COVID vaccine. Persons with an appointment for the vaccine who are under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Please text COVID to [...]
Med Center Health Vaccine Clinic Accepting Reservations Phase 1C
Beginning Monday, March 1, the Med Center Health COVID Vaccine Clinic will begin accepting vaccination appointment requests for individuals who qualify as phase 1C. Priority will be given to those who are age 60+, as well as those from phases 1A and 1B who have not yet been vaccinated. The priority for vaccinating those individuals [...]
COVID-19 Vaccinations Available in Clinton County
Revised 3-23-21. The Medical Center at Albany has been designated a Regional Vaccination Location by the Kentucky Governor’s Office and will provide COVID-19 vaccines for persons eligible in Phases 1a and 1b. Vaccinations will be performed at The Welcome Center of Clinton County at 28 Welcome Center Drive in Albany and are by appointment. Vaccinations [...]
Reduced Hours for Vaccine Clinic Thursday, February 18
Due to the forecast of additional inclement weather, the Med Center Health COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic will be open on Thursday, February 18, with reduced hours. The Clinic will be open from noon until 4:00 p.m.
For those individuals that have a scheduled appointment for Thursday before noon, please come any time Thursday, between noon and 4:00 [...]