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Stroke Awareness event set
Medical Leader | FILE PHOTO RAISING AWARENESS: Pikeville Medical Center Medical Director of Stroke Services Dr. Naveed Ahmed will serve as guest speaker during the hospital's annual stroke awareness...
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Pikeville Medical Center in Kentucky Joins Mayo Clinic Care Network
PIKEVILLE, Ky. - Officials from Mayo Clinic and Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) announced today that PMC is the latest member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. PMC provides high-quality compassionate...
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Collaboration enhances quality of care
In light of Thursday's announcement that Pikeville Medical Center is now a Mayo Clinic Care Network member, area residents may be wondering how the collaboration between PMC and Mayo Clinic affects the...
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Hundreds attend press conference
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville Medical Center President/CEO Walter E. May received a standing ovation when he announced the hospital's new membership in the Mayo Clinic Care Network at a May 23 press...
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PMC, Mayo join forces
Medical Leader | TEDDY PAYNTER SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Pikeville Medical Center President/CEO Walter E. May and Dr. Stephen Lange, southeast medical director of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, announced a...
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PMC chaplain receives doctorate
PMC Chaplains Patrick Chellah and Sam CrawfordPIKEVILLE - On Saturday, May 18, Pikeville Medical Center weekend chaplain Patrick Chellah received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Emmanuel Christian...
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Stroke Awareness Day big success
Medical Leader | TORIE FOWLER STROKE AWARENESS: Pikeville Medical Center workers provided free health screenings during the Stroke Awareness Day event held on May 22 at the Expo Plaza in downtown...
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MEDICAL MIRACLE: Patient praises PMC's Densler for better life
Medical Leader | JESSICA HOWARDPAIN-FREE: Virgie resident Daryl Burke had successful back surgery performed by Pikeville Medical Center Neurosurgeon Dr. Duane Densler. The surgery has allowed him to...
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PMC encourages everyone to support Relay for Life
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville Medical Center invites everyone to come out and participate in Pike County's Relay for Life. The event will take place on Friday, June 14 at Bob Amos Park from 6 p.m. - midnight....
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Pikeville Medical Center welcomes Pedersen to staff
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville Medical Leonard Lawson Cancer Center is pleased to welcome Joseph T. Pedersen, M.D., Ph.D. , a radiation oncologist with nearly two decades of experience in his field. Radiation...
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PMC welcomes Valenzuela to staff
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville Medical Center is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Pio G. Valenzuela II to its Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery practice. Dr. Valenzuela, a plastic and reconstructive...
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Hands-Only CPR performed to beat of 'Stayin' Alive'
During National CPR Awareness Week, June 3-8, Pikeville Medical Center wants to ensure everyone has the information they need to perform hands-only CPR.Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death...
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Caring for the smallest patients: PMC physicians committed to quality
Medical Leader | Photo courtesy of Vanna D. PhotographyMIRACLE BABY: Young Zane Tackett spent nine days in Pikeville Medical Center's NICU after he suffered from low oxygen levels. PMC's NICU provides...
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Nursing Assistant Week observed
PIKEVILLE - The 36th Annual National Nursing Assistant Week is June 13-20. This week was created to show appreciation to the nursing assistants who dedicate their lives to the well-being of others....
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May wins Patriot Award
PIKEVILLE - The Kentucky Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the United States Department of Defense, announced recently that Walter E. May, President/CEO of...
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PMC physician encourages ATV safety
PIKEVILLE - June 21 marks the first day of summer and the height of ATV riding season. Pikeville Medical Center encourages everyone to put safety first when riding ATVs.Dr. Brandon Smallwood, PMC...
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SUPPORTING RELAY FOR LIFE
Medical Leader | WHITNEY HOGG Dozens of Pikeville Medical Center employees and their family members attended the 2013 Relay for Life event held at Bob Amos Park on June 14. PMC was a sponsor of the...
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PMC welcomes new gastroenterologist
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville Medical Center is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Philip Leipprandt Jr. to its Gastroenterology Physician Practice. He joins the hospital on July 1.Dr. Leipprandt received...
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Dr. Sartawi joins PMC
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville Medical Center welcomes Interventional Radiologist Dr. Rami Sartawi to the Heart and Vascular Institute. He will begin practicing on July 1.Dr. Sartawi received his medical...
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Protect your vision: June is National Cataract Awareness Month
PIKEVILLE - June is National Cataract Awareness Month, a time when the public is urged to pay attention to the health of their eyes. Currently, more than 24 million Americans age 40 or older have...
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