Med Center Health News
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Medical Center EMS receives American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Recognition Award
For the second year in a row, 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 [...]
The Medical Center at Bowling Green receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
American Heart Association Award recognizes The Medical Center at Bowling Green’s commitment to quality stroke care.
For the second consecutive year, The Medical Center at Bowling Green has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring acute stroke patients receive [...]
Bowling Green City Schools partner with Med Center Sports Medicine for Athletic Training and Sports Medicine Services
Med Center Health (MCH) will provide Bowling Green High School and Bowling Green Junior HIgh School athletic training coverage for sporting practices and events including all athletics and activities recognized by the Bowling Green Board of Education: BGHS Archery, Baseball, Basketball (Boys & Girls), Cheer, Cross Country (Boys & Girls), Softball, E-sports, Football, Golf (Boys [...]
Cal Turner Rehab & Specialty Care in Scottsville Sees Increase in COVID-19 Positive Cases
Cal Turner Rehab & Specialty Care (CTRSC), a 110-bed skilled nursing facility located on the campus of The Medical Center at Scottsville, stated today that thirteen (13) residents and seven (7) employees have tested positive for COVID-19. All facility residents and all employees have been tested and will continue to be retested in the coming [...]
Hospitalized Physician at Forefront of COVID-19 Battle Returns to Bowling Green
Dr. Rebecca Shadowen, a specialist in Infectious Diseases at Med Center Health and a leader with the Bowling Green – Warren County Coronavirus Workgroup, has transferred from the COVID Unit at UK HealthCare in Lexington to a step-down bed at The Medical Center’s Bowling Green campus. Dr. Shadowen’s condition has moved from critical to stable [...]
Cancer Treatment Center for Southern Kentucky Earns National Accreditation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), has granted Three-Year Accreditation to the Cancer Treatment Center for Southern Kentucky located at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years [...]
Update on Dr. Rebecca Shadowen
Dr. Rebecca Shadowen, a specialist in Infectious Diseases at Med Center Health and a leader with the Bowling Green – Warren County Coronavirus Workgroup, remains hospitalized in critical condition on the COVID Unit at UK Healthcare in Lexington. Dr. Shadowen’s family and her colleagues at Med Center Health are grateful for the well wishes received [...]
Condition Worsens for Physician at Forefront of COVID-19 Battle
The condition of Dr. Rebecca Shadowen, a specialist in Infectious Diseases at Med Center Health and a leader with the BG-WC Coronavirus Workgroup, worsened Thursday. “After being placed on a ventilator earlier in the day, an urgent procedure was performed late Thursday afternoon at the Medical Center at Bowling Green to prepare Dr. Shadowen for [...]
Med Center Health Resumes Key Outpatient Services in Accordance with Governor’s Guidelines
In accordance with Governor Beshear’s announcement last week, Med Center Health resumed services today in the following areas: Diagnostic radiology and laboratory services, Ambulatory (physician office) visits, Rehab services (Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy), and Pre-admission testing.
Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging (WKDI), which has been closed since March 26, re-opened its operations at 1635 Scottsville [...]
Med Center Health expands Medical Center Urgentcare hours
Med Center Health has announced that Medical
Center Urgentcare is now open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This expansion is a targeted effort to increase
access to care for patients with minor injuries and illnesses, allowing The
Medical Center’s emergency room to focus additional resources toward the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Medical Center Urgentcare, located at 291 New [...]