KDMC News

For added convenience for patients in Greenup, Lewis and Carter counties in Kentucky, as well as Scioto and Pike counties in Ohio, Pre-Admission testing (PAT) now is available at the King’s Daughters South Shore Family Care Center. The center is located on U.S. 23 in South Shore. This new service allows patients from outlying areas to avoid the drive to Ashland for their pre-admission readiness testing. A physician order and appointment are required. For more information, talk to your physician, or call King’s Daughters at 1-888-377-KDMC (5362).

A grief support group for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one will meet each Thursday, 2 to 4 p.m. beginning April 8 through May 27, at KDMC’s Health Education Center. To register or for additional information, contact KDMC Pastoral Care Services at (606) 408-4560 or (606) 408-6118.

Beginning Wednesday, March 24, King’s Daughters Medical Center will begin offering a new service called a “wheelchair clinic” for patients who would benefit from having a power wheelchair or scooter. Services will be provided at the King’s Daughters Medical Specialties- Pikeville clinic, at 5425 North Mayo Trail, Pikeville. The clinic subsequently will take place the fourth Wednesday of each month. Appointments are required and can be made by calling (606) 432-2269.

The Heart Failure Support Group of King’s Daughters Medical Center will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, in the Parkview Café at the hospital.

We’ve heard it many times…"The purpose of life is a life of purpose."  

And Joe Stevens, a registered nurse in the King’s Daughters Medical Center Emergency Department, considers his profession “a calling.” So, when a homeless man recently was brought to KDMC by paramedics, who found him lying on the ground – no socks, no coat and hypothermic – Stevens took action.

King’s Daughters Medical Center team members will recognize National Sleep Awareness Week, March 7-13, with a health screening, March 11, at the KDMC Sleep Medicine Center, Suite 1, 2245 Winchester Ave., Ashland.

King’s Daughters Medical Center recently announced the promotion of Stacy Patrick, R.N., to vice president of heart and vascular services. Previously, she served as director of heart and vascular services for KDMC.

King’s Daughters Medical Center is providing free stroke screenings Tuesday, March 2, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the KDMC Cardiology Clinic, located at 945 29th St., Ashland. The screenings will include total cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, blood oxygen and the Bruits test (a trained medical professional uses a stethoscope to listen to the blood flow in the arteries in the neck to check for possible blockage). KDMC Neurologist Henry Goodman, M.D., will be at the event to conduct the Bruits tests and discuss overall test results with participants. Fasting is not required but appointments are needed and can be made by calling 1-888-377-5362.

King’s Daughters Medical Center, in cooperation with the Kentucky Heart Foundation (KHF), is offering a free screening to detect PAD. The screening will begin at 8:30 a.m. March 19 on the KDMC Mobile Health Unit at the Family Health Center, 227 Valleyview Drive, Waverly, Ohio.

Boyd and Greenup counties have been selected as one of only a handful of communities in the country to become part of Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and EnVironmental ChangE (ACHIEVE).