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A Paducah-based nonprofit organization providing free prescription assistance to those in need recently received a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand its services in western Kentucky.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing again in western Kentucky and beyond as transmission rates climb and the Omicron variant of the virus takes root, according to regional health officials.
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Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital in Paducah and Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville recently announced they will expand their respective visitation policies in response to a decline in COVID-19 cases in western Kentucky.
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Western Kentucky hospital officials are correcting and clarifying misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccines, how hospitals track the vaccination status of those hospitalized with the virus, and the accuracy of COVID-19 tests as the Delta variant becomes more prevalent.
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Paducah hospital leaders and frontline doctors treating COVID-19 patients are sounding the alarm for residents to get vaccinated and wear masks as the delta variant of the virus continues to spread across the state.
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The Purchase District Health Department is providing a pre-registration vaccination form online for those who would like to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in…
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McCracken County community and healthcare leaders hosted a virtual conference this afternoon to discuss progress of the ongoing vaccination rollout in…
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced new guidelines Monday for COVID-19 vaccine administration in the commonwealth. Kentuckians will be inoculated in…
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The first COVID-19 vaccinations in the Purchase region of Kentucky began Thursday morning, and the first person to be vaccinated says he’s “proud” to have…
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As the third wave of COVID-19 continues to infect people, new data shows that many hospitals in the Ohio Valley are under strain, running short of bed…