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Sleepy? PMC recognizes Sleep Awareness Week
PIKEVILLE - National Sleep Awareness Week, March 3-10, is the National Sleep Foundation's campaign to celebrate the health benefits from a good night's sleep.According to the National Sleep Foundation,...
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Promoting Heart Health
Medical Leader | TEDDY PAYNTER & MARY MEADOWSHEART HEALTHY FASHION SHOW: Pikeville Medical Center Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Bill Harris, bottom, educated a standing-room only crowd on how to...
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PMC hosts 'Reclaim Your Life' 5K
LPIKEVILLE - Pikeville Medical Weight Loss Surgery Center will host the first Reclaim Your Life 5K (3.2 mile) race and one mile fun run/walk on Saturday, May 4.Registration for the event will start at...
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Dr. Harris encourages community to get fit
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville Medical Center's Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Bill Harris recently completed National Geographic's Mount Everest Base Camp Trek. After carrying a 25-pound backpack for 16 days...
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'PMC helped me reclaim my life'
PIKEVILLE - In her early 20s, Tiffany Fronto weighed 325 lbs., and suffered from high blood pressure and knee problems. In December 2011, Fronto underwent gastric by-pass surgery through the Pikeville...
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Safe, high-quality care: Weight Loss Surgery Center receives Excellence...
PIKEVILLE - The Pikeville Medical Weight Loss Surgery Center has been approved as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence (BSCOE) by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)....
View ArticlePMC says 'take care of your kidneys'
PIKEVILLE - March is Kidney Awareness Month, and Pikeville Medical Center encourages the community to "take care of your kidneys."Kidneys help bodies function by: cleaning out waste and extra fluid in...
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HEALTHY STEPS
PIKEVILLE - According to the American Heart Association (AHA) between 60 and 70 percent of adults in America are overweight or obese. The President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition reported...
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PMC conducting health needs survey
Pictured are the individuals who attended the first task force meeting at PMC on March 5.PIKEVILLE - Pikeville Medical Center is conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment in an attempt to improve...
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PMC receives high bond rating for new expansion
PIKEVILLE -Pikeville Medical Center recently received the highest short-term bond rating assigned by Moody's Investors Service (MIG 1) to finance the hospital's ongoing expansion - an 11-story clinic...
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PMC's Women Services treats Endometriosis
PIKEVILLE - March is typically known for Daylight Saving Time, St. Patrick's Day and the beginning of spring, but it is also known as National Endometriosis Awareness Month. Endometriosis is a...
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Bringing public awareness to diabetes
Medical Leader | SUBMITTED PHOTODIABETES ALERT DAY: The American Diabetes Association urges Americans to assess their risk for developing type-2 diabetes, which is caused by high levels of sugar in the...
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PMC hosting Easter celebrations
PMC hosts an Easter Sunrise service for the community each year on the hospital's heliport. PIKEVILLE -Pikeville Medical Center invites everyone to attend the hospital's Palm Sunday, Holy Week and...
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Pikeville Medical Center celebrates National Doctors' Day
PIKEVILLE - Saturday, March 30, 2013 is National Doctors' Day. First recognized in 1991, George Bush issued a proclamation declaring March 30 to be recognized as National Doctors' Day.Pikeville Medical...
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PMC now offers Breast MRI
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville Medical Center continues to provide the best possible care to its patients with the addition of breast MRI. This new service utilizes a state-of-the-art MRI machine and other...
View ArticleBrain injuries happen
PIKEVILLE - March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAUSA) emphasizes that, "a brain injury can happen anytime, anywhere and to anyone. Brain injuries do not...
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PMC awarded for stroke services
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the second year....
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PUTTING PATIENTS FIRST: PMC, Highlands affiliate to expand cardiology services
Medical Leader | BOBBI CASEBOLT JOINING FORCES: Pikeville Medical Center President & Chief Executive Officer Walter E. May (left) and Highlands Health System President & Chief Executive Officer...
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PMC RN addresses group at Wellness Wednesday
Stephanie Tackett, RNPIKEVILLE - The Partnership for a Fit Pike County rounded out a successful season of promoting health and fitness during its final "Wellness Wednesday" event on March 27 at the...
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PMC hosting free osteoarthritis screening
PIKEVILLE -Pikeville Medical Center will host a free osteoarthritis screening on Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Pikeville Medical Orthopedic Center located at 184 South Mayo Trail,...
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