PIKEVILLE, KY – Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) held a press conference on Thursday, June 20, introducing the new location of the Leonard Lawson Cancer Center (LLCC). The Cancer Center has been relocated to the 10th floor of the PMC Clinic Building and began seeing patients on Monday, June 17. The continued growth of PMC’s oncology
The Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) Senior Vice-Presidents and Board of Directors visited the nation’s capital last week for their executive board retreat. The primary goal for this getaway was to educate the board on the daily operations of the hospital. Nearly 50 percent of the board members have been in their position for less than
Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and the fifth leading cause of death, according to the American Heart/American Stroke Association. However, about 80 percent of strokes are preventable. Unmanaged high blood pressure and high cholesterol are risk factors that can lead to stroke. Last February, Gilford Hall, 56 of Wheelwright Ky,
Travis Pigg, of Robinson Creek, is a real traumatic success story from Pikeville Medical Center (PMC). Pigg was working deep in the coal mines and was injured by a shuttle car transporting coal. Pigg was seven miles into the mine and about 360 feet underground when he was injured. “I went to work that day
