Med Center Health News
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Medical Center EMS Nationally Recognized for Its Commitment to Quality Care for Severe Heart Attacks in Southcentral Kentucky
Medical Center EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold and Target: Heart Attack Honor Roll achievement award for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing the most severe form of heart attack, ultimately saving lives.
Each year, more than 250,000 people experience a type of heart attack known as [...]
The Medical Center at Bowling Green Invests in State-of-the-Art Lung Biopsy Technology
The Medical Center at Bowling Green announces its acquisition of the Ion Robotic Navigational Bronchoscopy. This state-of-the-art technology takes a minimally-invasive peripheral lung biopsy using robotic-assisted technology. The Medical Center Pulmonology staff will use the Intuitive Surgical Ion endoluminal system to help perform these procedures.
This major medical advancement offers doctors unprecedented stability and precision, addressing [...]
Med Center Health and Graves Gilbert Clinic Announce New Partnership for Neurology Services
Med Center Health and Graves Gilbert Clinic have entered into a new partnership, working collaboratively to provide professional neurology services to patients across Southcentral Kentucky.
Med Center Health Neurology will open July 5, 2023 in Suite 206 on the second floor of the Medical Arts Building on the campus of The Medical Center at Bowling Green. [...]
The Medical Center at Scottsville awarded Acute Stroke Ready Hospital Certification from The Joint Commission
The Medical Center at Scottsville has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Acute Stroke Ready Hospital Certification.
The Medical Center at Scottsville recently underwent a rigorous onsite review. The Joint Commission surveyor evaluated compliance with certification standards related to care of stroke patients. The [...]
The Medical Center at Bowling Green Awarded Spring 2023 ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group
Grade reflects top national performance on patient safety through COVID-19 pandemic
The Medical Center at Bowling Green received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. This national distinction celebrates The Medical Center at Bowling Green’s in prioritizing patient safety [...]
The Medical Center’s Surgical Weight Loss Program Earns SRC’s Center of Excellence Accreditation
The Medical Center Surgical Weight Loss program recently achieved re-accreditation from the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) as a Center of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. This accreditation recognizes The Medical Center’s commitment and high standard of delivery of quality patient care and safety.
Status as an accredited Center of Excellence means that the Medical Center [...]
Scholarship Applications Now Available
The following Scholarship applications are now available for the Fall 2023 & Spring 2024 academic year through Med Center Health.
Gary Alan Woodward Nursing ScholarshipThis scholarship is available to Med Center Health employees who have been accepted into a Western Kentucky University or Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College nursing program.
Helen Dinning ScholarshipFor a graduate of [...]
The Medical Center at Caverna Earns ACR Accreditation
The Medical Center at Caverna has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Mammography is a specific type of imaging test that uses a low-dose X-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam, called a mammogram, is used to [...]
Med Center Health at WKU Health Services opening January 16
Effective January 1, Med Center Health began management of the WKU Health Services clinic located on the Bowling Green campus of Western Kentucky University.
Med Center Health will occupy the WKU Health Services space located at 1681 Normal Drive and will begin offering services to WKU students, faculty and staff on Monday, January 16. A full [...]
The Medical Center at Scottsville Earns ACR Accreditation
The Medical Center at Scottsville has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in computed tomography (CT) as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). CT scanning — sometimes called CAT scanning — is a noninvasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and tailor treatments for various medical conditions.
ACR [...]