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    • FEBRUARY 21, 2020
    Emergency Department Focusing on Children

    Emergency Department Focusing on Children

    Pikeville Medical Center’s (PMC) Emergency Department (ED) is seeing an increasing number of pediatric patients. This growing group prompted PMC to begin the certification process in November 2019 to become “Pediatric Ready” by the Kentucky Emergency Medical Services for Children (KYEMSC) Program. Being recognized as “Pediatric Ready” demonstrates PMC’s commitment to enhancing emergency care services

    • FEBRUARY 21, 2020
    New Equipment Warms Infants While Being Treated

    New Equipment Warms Infants While Being Treated

    Kosair Charities recently awarded a $21,000 grant to Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) Emergency Department (ED). This grant allowed PMC to purchase a GE Panda Warmer, an examination table made specifically to accommodate sick babies. The Panda warmer keeps babies warm while ED staff work to diagnose and treat them. However, the warming bed does much

    • FEBRUARY 17, 2020
    Unique Procedures Diagnose and Treat Diseases Throughout the Body

    Unique Procedures Diagnose and Treat Diseases Throughout the Body

    Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) continues to be a leader in healthcare in eastern Kentucky by offering medical subspecialties aimed at providing more comprehensive care for patients. PMC’s May Tower houses the hospital’s state-of-the-art Interventional Radiology (IR) suite. IR specializes in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures that diagnose and treat diseases in most every organ system in

    • FEBRUARY 17, 2020
    Injections Could Reduce Patients’ Pain

    Injections Could Reduce Patients’ Pain

    Many patients suffering from pain caused by osteoporosis are finding relief, thanks to an amazing procedure being performed at Pikeville Medical Center (PMC).  Osteoporosis literally means “porous bone,” and is a disease where bones become dangerously fragile, frequently resulting in fractures. When these fractures happen in a person’s back, surgeons in PMC’s Interventional Radiology Department