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.
Medical Center EMS receives American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition Award
Medical Center EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold 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 by a blockage of blood flow to the heart [...]
The Medical Center hosts Groundbreaking for UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus
Groundbreaking for the UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus took place Tuesday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. This four-year, regional campus medical school is the first of its kind in Kentucky and is a partnership between The Medical Center, the University of Kentucky, and Western Kentucky University."
Through this [...]
General Surgeon Tracy Cross, M.D. Joins Med Center Health
Tracy Cross, M.D. has joined Med Center Health, the comprehensive healthcare system based in Bowling Green which operates The Medical Center at Albany. Dr. Cross will lead Med Center Health Surgical Specialists, continuing to meet the surgical needs of residents in Clinton and surrounding counties as he has for the past 20 years.
Dr. Cross is [...]
The Medical Center Now Offering Newest Technology in Total Knee Replacement with Stryker’s Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Total Knee Application
The Medical Center, flagship hospital of Med Center Health, is the first hospital in Southcentral Kentucky to offer Stryker’s robotic-arm assisted total knee application for use with its Mako System. This latest advancement in joint replacement surgery transforms the way total knee replacements are performed.Total knee replacements in the United States are expected to increase [...]
The Medical Center to Host Demonstration of New Highly-Advanced Robotic Arm Technology for Hip and Knee Replacements
The Medical Center will host a demonstration of its recent investment in the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System on Friday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in The Medical Center Auditorium. The public will have an opportunity to “test drive” the new technology.
The Medical Center is the first in Southcentral Kentucky to offer [...]
The Medical Center at Bowling Green Receives Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI Accreditation
The Medical Center at Bowling Green, flagship hospital of Med Center Health, has received full Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI Accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC). This is the fifth accreditation cycle The Medical Center has completed since 2004. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the use of cardiac catheterization to treat [...]
The Medical Center Offers Hip and Knee Procedures Performed with Highly-Advanced Robotic Arm Technology
Mako™ Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery Enables a New Level of Accuracy and Reproducibility for Partial Knee and Total Hip Replacement
The Medical Center is the first in Southcentral Kentucky to offer partial knee replacement and total hip replacement procedures, performed using the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System marketed by Stryker. The Mako system is a surgeon-controlled robotic [...]
Kentucky Hospital Association and March of Dimes Recognize The Medical Center at Bowling Green for an Early Elective Delivery Rate of three percent or less
In 2012, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Partnership for Patients’ Hospital Engagement Network. Through that program many Kentucky birthing hospitals joined together to reduce the number of elective inductions and cesarean deliveries performed before 39 weeks of pregnancy. The Medical Center at Bowling Green was one of the participating hospitals.
While participating [...]
The Medical Center Earns Blue Distinction® Center Designation for Quality in Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has selected The Medical Center at Bowling Green as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities shown to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that [...]
Med Center Health Facilities Earn ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center Designation
Three Med Center Health facilities have been designated Lung Cancer Screening Centers by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The Medical Center at Franklin, The Medical Center at Scottsville and Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging (WKDI), a department of The Medical Center at Bowling Green, have earned the ACR designation which is a voluntary program that recognizes [...]