In recent months, the American Cancer Society (ACS) unveiled new guidelines recommending doctors to begin screening for colorectal cancer starting at age 45. Colorectal cancer includes all cancers of the colon and rectum. Prior to this updated recommendation, physicians were advised to begin screening patients at age 50. Recent research has shown alarming trends in
Pikeville Medical Center was pleased to unveil its new Starbucks location on the morning of March 15 to a crowd of visitors, all of whom eagerly awaited their first peek of the new store. Starbucks has a mission is to nurture the human spirit, one person, one cup, one neighborhood at a time. They
The Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) Heart and Vascular Institute continues to be one of the state and national leaders in cardiac care. On Monday, February 25, PMC conducted the Commonwealth’s first ablation procedure using the newly FDA-approved TactiCath™ Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™, Abbott’s TactiCath SE ablation catheter. This procedure is a major advancement
Pikeville Medical Center’s (PMC) Outpatient Pharmacy has played a vital role in making improvements to service the growing needs of patients. PMC’s pharmacy is serving a more significant number of patients than ever before. The volume of prescriptions processed has increased considerably. Recently, several procedures were implemented to efficiently provide quality service to patients. “Our
