Med Center Health News
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The Medical Center and WKDI Upgrade to 3D Mammograms
The Medical Center at Bowling Green and Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging, a department of The Medical Center, now have the latest technology in screening mammograms — the Hologic Selenia® Dimensions® Genius 3D system.A Genius™ exam detects 41% more invasive breast cancers and reduces false positives by up to 40%. Instead of viewing all of the [...]
The Medical Center at Bowling Green Joins Markey Affiliate Network
The UK Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network provides high-quality cancer care closer to home for patients across the region, and minimizes the effects of cancer through prevention and education programs, exceptional clinical care, and access to research.
The Medical Center at Bowling Green announces a new affiliation with the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, the [...]
Med Center Health Recipient of the 2016 Gallup Great Workplace Award
Med Center Health
has received the 2016 Gallup Great Workplace Award, which recognizes the
best-performing workforces in the world. Only 35 organizations have received
the 2016 award, and Med Center Health is the only recipient based in Kentucky.
“One of Med Center
Health’s core strategic goals is to continuously improve our employee
engagement,” said Connie Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer [...]
The Medical Center Adds Breakthrough MR Scanner for Advanced Neurological Studies, Speed, and Patient Comfort
The Medical Center today announced that patients and physicians now have access to the first-ever digital broadband magnetic resonance imaging system: the Ingenia 3.0T from Philips Healthcare.
This revolutionary machine is designed to quickly perform high-quality MR scans with a high level of patient comfort. Ingenia 3.0T can significantly reduce exam time and has a wide [...]
Commonwealth Health Corporation Acquires Clinton County Hospital
Clinton County Hospital, which has served the residents of Clinton and surrounding counties since 1951, is now The Medical Center at Albany following the acquisition of the hospital by Commonwealth Health Corporation (CHC), parent company of The Medical Center. The Medical Center at Albany will continue to operate as a 42-bed, not-for-profit acute care hospital [...]
The Medical Center Adds the Latest in MRI Technology
On February 29, The Medical Center received two new MRI scanners – the Philips Ingenia 3.0T and Ingenia 1.5T. A crane lifted the scanners, and a work crew carefully guided the almost 5-ton machines into their new homes at Diagnostic Imaging. Both scanners will reside in a totally refurbished MRI suite and are scheduled to [...]
UK College of Medicine Plans Expansion to Respond to Need for More Doctors in the Commonwealth
Responding to the shortage of physicians in the Commonwealth, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine is planning to develop a satellite program in Bowling Green for four-year medical education and to expand the Rural Physician Leadership Program (RPLP) in Morehead to a three-year (year-round) medical education program.
The UK College of Medicine initiative ̶ in [...]
Commonwealth Health Corporation Assumes Management of Clinton County Hospital
Commonwealth Health Corporation (CHC), parent company of The Medical Center, has assumed management of Clinton County Hospital effective immediately and will close on the acquisition of the hospital in March. Once the acquisition is complete, the hospital will become The Medical Center at Albany. Eric Hagan, Vice President of Commonwealth Health Corporation, will serve as [...]
Ten Kentucky Health Care Systems Form State-wide Health Care Collaborative
Today, 10 health care systems across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, collectively known as the Kentucky Health Collaborative, announced its primary objectives of raising the standards of care across the state, addressing the Commonwealth’s poor health statistics and reducing the cost of care through greater operational efficiencies.
The founding health systems’ chief executive officers or appointed executives are [...]
The Medical Center Launches Life-saving PulsePoint App
The Medical Center has introduced the PulsePoint app to Warren County. PulsePoint is a free mobile app that is saving lives in more than 1,100 communities in the United States.
Launched today to the Bowling Green community at the meeting of the Warren County Fire Chiefs Association, local first responders got a first look at the [...]