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Community paramedics program could help provide primary-care services, help address state's provider shortage

Posted by | 2:24 PM
Next spring, the  Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services  could establish a community paramedics pilot program that has the potential ...

Kentucky among states selected to study, address expensive problem of 'superusers' of emergency rooms

Posted by | 1:30 PM
Kentucky is one of a few states teaming up with the National Governors Association  to address the expensive problem of uninsured or Medicai...

Eye doctors warn about danger from fireworks, even sparklers; optometrists provide safety tips

Posted by | 2:03 PM
The Fourth of July goes hand in glove with firework displays. Most families protect parents and children against the dangers of fireworks, b...

Harlan doctor tells White House summit about his changeover to electronic health records

Posted by | 9:06 AM
Dr. Carl Smith Jr. Almost a decade ago, Dr. Carl Smith Jr. did something that many health care providers across America are still struggling...

Cardiologist: Kentucky needs better way to get heart attack patients to dedicated catheterization centers in time

Posted by | 9:11 AM
Because cardiovascular disease kills more Kentuckians than anything else, and because what mostly kills them is a heart attack, and because ...

Statewide trauma system established; called 'most significant advancement in health of Kentuckians for the last 20 years'

Posted by | 1:16 PM
Dr. Andrew Bernard , chair, State Trauma Advisory Committee Ten Kentucky hospitals have been recognized as part of the state's first off...