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    • SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
    PMC’s Newest Physican to Expand Care in South Williamson

    PMC’s Newest Physican to Expand Care in South Williamson

    Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) proudly announces the addition of Kayla Damron, DO, to its family medicine practice. Dr. Damron will be seeing patients in the new Primary and Specialty Clinic in South Williamson. “The new clinic will be extremely beneficial for the patients in the area,” said Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Kansas

    • SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
    Brave Beginnings’ Grant Provides PMC with New NICU Bed

    Brave Beginnings’ Grant Provides PMC with New NICU Bed

    Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) was selected as a recipient of the 2019 Brave Beginnings program of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. In 2017, PMC’s Board of Directors Vice President and CEO, Donovan Blackburn saw the need for grant development. PMC is now seeing the results of those efforts to better serve those in

    • SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
    Watchman Procedure Reducing Stroke Risk for Afib Patients

    Watchman Procedure Reducing Stroke Risk for Afib Patients

    According to the American Heart Association, at least 2.7 million Americans are living with atrial fibrillation (AFib). AFib is a quivering of the heart, or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots. People with AFib are at a significantly increased risk of stroke due to clot formation within the heart.   The Pikeville Medical

    • AUGUST 26, 2019
    PMC Physician Diligent to Save Transplant Patient’s New Liver

    PMC Physician Diligent to Save Transplant Patient’s New Liver

    In October of 2016, Barry Estep of Pikeville, KY, was told he was suffering from a rare condition caused by his liver. His medical treatment took him to Durham, NC, where physicians at Duke University Hospital informed him he needed a liver transplant. His life expectancy was only 24 months. Estep’s family and friends knew