Pikeville Medical Center Inc

THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR REGION THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE CARE IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT.

PHYSICIAN PRACTICES:CURRENTLY, MORE THAN 360 CREDENTIALED PHYSICIANS ARE MEMBERS OF PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER'S MEDICAL STAFF.DURING FY 2021, PMC WELCOMED 25 PHYSICIANS AND FIVE NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO THE ORGANIZATION.THE PHYSICIANS RECRUITED DURING THIS TIME CONSIST OF ONE ANESTHESIOLOGIST, TWO CARDIOLOGISTS, TWO CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIANS, TWO EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS, FIVE HOSPITALISTS, ONE GENERAL SURGEON, ONE INFECTIOUS DISEASE PHYSICIAN, TWO INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS, TWO NEPHROLOGISTS, TWO ONCOLOGISTS, ONE OPHTHALMOLOGIST, TWO ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA SURGEONS, ONE PEDIATRICIAN AND ONE PODIATRIST.PMC OFFERS MORE THAN 400 SERVICES, INCLUDING MOST MAJOR SPECIALTIES AND MANY SUB-SPECIALTIES. WITH A SUPPORTIVE ADMINISTRATION AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR APPALACHIAN REGION, PMC'S DEDICATED PHYSICIANS HAVE THE TOOLS AND TRAINING NECESSARY TO PROVIDE QUALITY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE. PMC'S 11-STORY CLINIC BUILDING HOUSES THE MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PHYSICIAN PRACTICES INCLUDING TRAUMA SURGERY, GENERAL SURGERY, BARIATRIC AND WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, UROLOGY, ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA SURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, HAND SURGERY, PODIATRY, SPORTS MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, PHYSIATRY, PULMONOLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, OPTOMETRY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, RHEUMATOLOGY, SLEEP MEDICINE, MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. A 10-STORY PARKING GARAGE ON THE MAIN CAMPUS, DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE CLINIC BUILDING, ALLOWS PATIENTS TO CONVENIENTLY PARK ON THE SAME FLOOR AS THEIR PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE.IN ADDITION TO PHYSICIAN PRACTICES FOUND IN THE CLINIC, PMC OFFERS: PEDIATRICS IN PIKEVILLE AND SOUTH WILLIAMSON (KY); PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRY IN PIKEVILLE (KY), PLASTIC SURGERY IN PIKEVILLE (KY); CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGERY IN PIKEVILLE (KY); CARDIOLOGY--GENERAL/INVASIVE/INTERVENTIONAL/ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY IN PIKEVILLE, WHITESBURG, PRESTONSBURG, SOUTH WILLIAMSON (KY) AND GRUNDY (VA); RADIATION ONCOLOGY IN PIKEVILLE (KY); NEUROLOGY IN WHITESBURG, SOUTH WILLIAMSON, AND PRESTONSBURG (KY); FAMILY MEDICINE IN PIKEVILLE, PRESTONSBURG, AND SOUTH WILLIAMSON (KY); OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY IN PIKEVILLE (KY); URGENT CARE SERVICES IN PIKEVILLE AND PRESTONSBURG (KY); SCHOOL TELEHEALTH SERVICES IN PIKE COUNTY (KY); APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SERVICES; PSYCHOLOGY; WOUND CARE; CARDIAC REHABILITATION AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN PIKEVILLE (KY).PMC ALSO OFFERS EMERGENCY MEDICINE SERVICES AND UTILIZES AROUND-THE-CLOCK HOSPITALISTS, INTENSIVISTS AND NEONATOLOGISTS WHO DEVOTE THEIR PROFESSIONAL TIME TO THE CARE OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS.PMC PHYSICIANS COMPLETED 367,209 PATIENT VISITS DURING FY 2021. PHYSICIAN PRACTICE LOCATIONS WITH NOTABLE GROWTH DURING THE YEAR: AVA CENTER PRACTICE-PIKEVILLE COMPLETED 4,772 LEANER VISITS, ENDOCRINOLOGY PRACTICE-PIKEVILLE COMPLETED 1,528 PATIENT VISITS, GASTROENTEROLOGY PRACTICE-PIKEVILLE COMPLETED 5,772 PATIENT VISITS, NEUROLOGY PRACTICE-PRESTONSBURG COMPLETED 3,629 PATIENT VISITS, OPHTHALMOLOGY PRACTICE-PIKEVILLE COMPLETED 6,734 PATIENT VISITS, AND URGENT CARE PRACTICE-PRESTONSBURG COMPLETED 2,763 PATIENT VISITS. PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER IS PROUD TO BE AT FOREFRONT IN EXPANDING THE RANGE OF PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE SERVICES OFFERED WITHIN CENTRAL APPALACHIA TO ALLOW OUR PEDIATRIC POPULATION TO RECEIVE SPECIALIZED CARE CLOSE TO HOME. THE PMC APPALACHIAN VALLEY AUTISM (AVA) CENTER IS A CERTIFIED AUTISM CENTER BY THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF CREDENTIALING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION STANDARDS SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). AS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE CENTER OF ITS KIND IN EASTERN KENTUCKY, THE AVA CENTER OFFERS APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ABA) THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND FEEDING THERAPIES FOR CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 AND 12. THE PROGRAM STRIVES TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN AT THE EARLIEST SIGNS OF DETECTION, PROVIDE INTEGRATED CARE TO SUPPORT THE BEST POSSIBLE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH ASD AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND HELP CHILDREN WITH ASD REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THE SPECIALIZED EARLY INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT PROVIDED BY THE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED THERAPISTS AT THE AVA CENTER HAS PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN INCREASING COMMUNICATION SKILLS, IMPROVING ATTENTION, AND DECREASING PROBLEM BEHAVIORS. THE AVA CENTER HAS EXPANDED TO OCCUPY 27,000 SQ FT OF NEWLY RENOVATED SPACE IN THE HEALTH & WELL-BEING LEARNING CENTER THAT HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENT OF CARE FOR OUR LEARNERS. THE TOTAL INVESTMENT IN RENOVATIONS, LAND IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE AVA CENTER PROGRAM IS $2.2 MILLION.PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER'S CONSTRUCTION RENOVATION OF 13,400 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE TO HOUSE EASTERN KENTUCKY'S ONLY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NEARED COMPLETION DURING FY 21. THE NEW CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS SCHEDULE TO OPEN IN DECEMBER 2021 AND WILL OFFER BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PEDIATRIC SERVICES. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WILL FILL A GAP IN PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE FOR THE REGION, ALLOWING MORE FAMILIES TO STAY CLOSE TO HOME FOR SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC CARE, THUS GREATLY REDUCING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN THAT COMES WITH TRAVELING TO HOSPITALS HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WILL BE STAFFED BY PEDIATRIC HOSPITALISTS AND PEDIATRIC NURSES SPECIALLY TRAINED IN INPATIENT PEDIATRIC CARE. INPATIENT SERVICES WILL BE LOCATED IN AN 8,130 SQ FT AREA CONSISTING OF A FAMILY-FRIENDLY WAITING ROOM, 10 PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS (INCLUDING TWO ISOLATION ROOMS), A CONSULTATION ROOM, A TREATMENT ROOM, MEDICATION ROOM, NOURISHMENT ROOM AND MORE. THE OUTPATIENT SERVICE AREA WILL BE LOCATED IN A 5,290 SQ FT AREA CONSISTING OF SEPARATE SICK AND WELL CHILD WAITING ROOMS, CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION AREAS, 13 EXAM ROOMS, A MEDICATION ROOM, AND NURSE'S STATION. THIS OUTPATIENT SERVICE AREA WILL SERVE AS A SPECIALTY CLINIC FOR COLLABORATING PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS TRAVELING FROM LARGER CITIES 2-3 HOURS AWAY TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE IN THE REGION, BRIDGING THE GAP TO ENSURE ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC CARE. THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT COMPLETION IS A PROJECTED $6.2 MILLION.PMC IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING ADEQUATE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SKILLED PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS THROUGHOUT THE RURAL REGION IN WHICH IT SERVES AND IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE APPALACHIAN OSTEOPATHIC POST GRADUATE TRAINING CONSORTIUM. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, PMC OPERATES AN AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION ACCREDITED RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM OFFERS INTEGRATED OSTEOPATHIC FAMILY MEDICINE AND OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT/NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE IN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT ATTRACTS SOME OF THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY'S MOST PROMISING PHYSICIANS TO THE REGION TO PROVIDE PATIENT CARE. PMC'S RESIDENCY PROGRAM TRAINED 18 RESIDENTS DURING THE 2020-2021 PROGRAM YEAR. THE FAMILY PRACTICE CLINIC IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM HAD MORE THAN 8,300 PATIENT VISITS DURING FY 2021. TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER'S PRIMARY CARE TEAM; INCLUDING PEDIATRICS, ADULT PRIMARY CARE, OB/GYN AND URGENT CARE SPECIALISTS, PMC OPENED THE NEW URGENT CARE & FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER DURING FY 2021. THE RENOVATED 14,600 SQUARE FOOT OF SPACE IS IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION AND INCLUDES 14 YOUTH THEMED EXAM ROOMS, 25 ADULT/URGENT CARE EXAM ROOMS, 14 PROVIDER WORKSTATIONS, NURSE STATIONS, AN ON-SITE LABORATORY FOR SPECIMEN COLLECTION, ON-SITE X-RAY SERVICES, AND RECEPTION/WAITING ROOMS. THE URGENT CARE AT PIKEVILLE NORTH IS OPEN 12 HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO TREAT INJURIES, COMMON MEDICAL CONDITIONS, AND ILLNESSES. THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE URGENT CARE & FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER EQUIPMENT AND RENOVATIONS DURING FY 2021 WAS $3.0 MILLION.THE PMC ORTHOPEDIC CENTER, LOCATED ON THE SIXTH FLOOR OF THE PMC CLINIC BUILDING, IS HOME TO A TEAM OF TEN HIGHLY TRAINED, BOARD-CERTIFIED ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS. THREE ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS FOCUS ON PROVIDING ADVANCED ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY FOR HIPS, KNEES, AND OTHER ORTHOPEDIC RELATED ISSUES, WHILE BEING DEVOTED TO PREVENTING, DIAGNOSING, AND TREATING DISORDERS OF THE BONES, JOINTS, LIGAMENTS, TENDONS AND MUSCLES. TWO ORTHOPEDIC HAND SPECIALISTS FOCUS ON TREATING PATIENTS WITH HAND INJURIES AND RHEUMATIC DISEASES SUCH AS OSTEOARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. TWO ORTHOPEDIC PODIATRISTS PERFORM FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERIES, IN ADDITION TO ADDRESSING UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES LIKE DIABETES THAT ARE RELATED TO FOOT AND ANKLE ISSUES. ONE SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIAN WORKS CLOSELY WITH PATIENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SPORTS INJURIES AND PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT FOR THEIR RELATED CARE. AN ORTHOPEDIC WALK-IN CLINIC PROVIDING CARE TO BOTH ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INJURIES SUCH AS SPRAINS, STRAINS, DISLOCATED JOINTS, STRESS

IMAGING SERVICES:PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER'S IMAGING SERVICES DIVISION INCLUDES THE MODALITIES OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI), COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT), POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET), MAMMOGRAPHY, AND ULTRASOUND. PMC'S IMAGING SERVICES HAS RECEIVED ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, RECOGNIZED AS THE GOLD STANDARD IN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING. THIS ACCREDITATION CERTIFIES THE IMAGING SERVICES DIVISION'S COMMITMENT TO IMAGE QUALITY, EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE, SAFETY STANDARDS FOR STAFF AND PATIENTS, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AS WELL AS STRICT PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS FOR BOTH PHYSICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS. PMC CONTINUALLY INVESTS IN THE MOST UP TO DATE DIGITAL DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT AND TREAT DISEASES. BOARD CERTIFIED RADIOLOGISTS WORK WITH SKILLED TECHNOLOGISTS AND NURSES TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY IMAGING SERVICES IN A COMPASSIONATE AND EFFICIENT MANNER TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES. THE INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY (IR) DEPARTMENT AT PMC SPECIALIZES IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE, IMAGE-GUIDED PROCEDURES THAT DIAGNOSE AND TREAT DISEASES IN MOST EVERY ORGAN SYSTEM IN THE BODY. THE ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY IN USE WITHIN THE RECENTLY RENOVATED IR SUITES PROVIDES HIGH VISIBILITY TO PMC'S IR PHYSICIANS WHILE PERFORMING PROCEDURES WHICH INCREASES THE ACCURACY OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND IMPROVES PATIENT OUTCOMES. IR PROCEDURES TYPICALLY HAVE FEWER RISKS, LESS PAIN AND SHORTER RECOVERY TIME IN COMPARISON TO OPEN SURGERY. PMC'S INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS USE IR PROCEDURES TO DRASTICALLY ALLEVIATE SYMPTOMS OF VASCULAR DISEASE, STROKE, UTERINE FIBROIDS AND CANCER, IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. PMC'S IR PHYSICIANS ARE NOW EQUIPPED TO TREAT MANY PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM OSTEOPOROSIS WITH KYPHOPLASTY, AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE WHERE CEMENT IS USED TO STABILIZE FRACTURED VERTEBRA AND RESTORE SOME OF THE VERTEBRA'S LOST HEIGHT CAUSED BY OSTEOPOROSIS. IN MANY PATIENTS, THE KYPHOPLASTY PROCEDURE DRASTICALLY REDUCES PAIN, WHICH, IN TURN, CAN ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THE NEED TO USE PAIN MEDICATION. PATIENTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION ARE REFERRED TO PMC'S IR DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE THE MOST ADVANCED TREATMENT AND SPECIALIZED PROCEDURES WITHIN THE RECENTLY RENOVATED SPACE THAT CONTAINS THREE IR SUITES, NINE PRE-OPERATIVE AND POST-OPERATIVE BAYS, TWO OUTPATIENT ROOMS AND A CENTRAL NURSE'S STATION. THE STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY CURRENTLY UTILIZED WITHIN IMAGING SERVICES INCLUDES TWO LINEAR ACCELERATORS, ONE 32-SLICE LARGE BORE CT SCANNER, TWO 64-SLICE CT SCANNERS, TWO DUAL-SOURCE 128-SLICE CT SCANNERS, A PET/CT SCANNER, A SPECT/CT SCANNER, TWO 1.5T OPEN MRIS, A 3.0T OPEN MRI, A D-SPECT CARDIAC IMAGING SYSTEM, TWO 3D MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS AND THREE FULLY EQUIPPED INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY SUITES. PMC PURCHASED A VARIAN TRUE BEAM LINEAR ACCELERATOR SYSTEM DURING FY 2021. THE TRUE BEAM RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM PROVIDES A VARIETY OF TREATMENT TECHNIQUES TO ADDRESS A BROAD RANGE OF CANCER CASES. ADVANCED IMAGING AND HIGH PRECISION DOSAGE CONTROL ENSURE RADIATION DELIVERY CONFORMALITY WITH BUILT IN PATIENT SAFETY FEATURES THAT ALLOW CLINICIANS TO NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT DELIVERY WITH CONFIDENCE. THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE VARIAN TRUE BEAM LINEAR ACCELERATOR PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION TOTALED $3.5 MILLION. THE BRAINLAB EXACTRAC X-RAY MONITORING SYSTEM WAS PURCHASED DURING FY 2021 TO USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VARIAN TRUE BEAM LINEAR ACCELERATOR SYSTEM. THE EXACTRAC IS THE LATEST RADIOTHERAPY PATIENT POSITIONING AND MONITORING PLATFORM WITH ADVANCED MOTION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY WHICH RESULTS IN AN IMPROVED TREATMENT DELIVERY PROCESS AND PATIENT OUTCOME. THE INVESTMENT IN THE BRAINLAB EXACTRAC SYSTEM TOTALED $652,085.DURING FY 2021 PMC PURCHASED THE VEREOS DIGITAL PET/CT SYSTEM. THE VEREOS IS THE WORLD'S FIRST AND ONLY TRUE DIGITAL PET/CT SYSTEM, THIS INNOVATIVE SYSTEM PROVIDES IMPROVED DETECTABILITY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SMALL CANCEROUS LESIONS, REDUCTION IN PET RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL DOSE ADMINISTRATION, ALONG WITH FAST SCANNING CAPABILITY TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. THE VEREOS DIGITAL PET/CT SYSTEM CAPITAL INVESTMENT TOTALED $1.8 MILLION.

CARDIAC SERVICES:ACCORDING TO THE CDC, KENTUCKY RANKS NINTH IN THE NATION FOR DEATHS CAUSED BY HEART DISEASE, WHICH SERVES TO STRENGTHEN PMC'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE THE MOST ADVANCED HEART CARE AVAILABLE IN EASTERN KENTUCKY. THE PMC HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE IS A COMPREHENSIVE HEART AND VASCULAR PROGRAM, PERFORMING A FULL RANGE OF CARDIAC SERVICES AND PROCEDURES LOCALLY TO SERVE OUR PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. CARDIAC SERVICES OFFERED BY PMC INCLUDE GENERAL CARDIOLOGY, INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, VASCULAR/ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, AND CARDIAC REHABILITATION.PMC'S TEAM OF CARDIAC SPECIALISTS BRING AN EXTENSIVE RANGE OF EXPERTISE TO THE HEART AND VASCULAR PROGRAM. THIS EXPERTISE ALONG WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING THE BEST EQUIPMENT AND OPERATING ROOMS AVAILABLE, HAS RESULTED IN PMC'S HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE RECEIVING RECOGNITION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (ACC) FOR ITS DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE AND COMMITMENT TO TREATING PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN. BASED ON RIGOROUS ONSITE EVALUATION OF THE STAFF'S ABILITY TO EVALUATE, DIAGNOSE, AND TREAT PATIENTS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING A HEART ATTACK, PMC WAS AWARDED CHEST PAIN CENTER ACCREDITATION WITH PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI).THE PMC HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED A MONUMENTAL $35.2 MILLION CAPITAL RENOVATION AND EXPANSION. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION OF THREE NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION (CATH) LABS, BRINGING THE HOSPITAL'S CATH LAB COUNT TO MORE THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN KENTUCKY. THE ORIGINAL 26,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE OCCUPIED BY THE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE WAS FULLY RENOVATED ALLOWING FOR FUNCTIONAL FLOW OF A NEW REGISTRATION AREA FOR IMPROVED PATIENT ACCESS, AN ADDITIONAL 14,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR WAS RENOVATED AND A TWO-STORY ADDITION OF SPACE THAT EXCEEDS 9,000 SQUARE FEET WAS ADDED AND OCCUPIED BY CARDIAC SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDED CONSTRUCTION OF TWO ADDITIONAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY CATH LABS, WHICH ARE HYBRID LABS, ALLOWING THE ROOMS TO BE QUICKLY CONVERTED INTO SURGICAL SUITES IF THE PATIENT'S CONDITION REQUIRES. IN ADDITION, THE RENOVATED SPACE CONTAINS SIX PRE/POST-OPERATIVE BAYS ALONG WITH A MULTIPURPOSE ROOM FOR CASE CONFERENCES. PMC PURCHASED TWO CRYOCONSOLES DURING FY 21 FOR USE IN THE NEW ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY (EP) LABS. CRYOCONSOLES ARE USED DURING AFIB CRYOABLATION PROCEDURES TO CONTROL THE DELIVERY, RECOVERY, AND DISPOSAL OF CRYOABLATION REFRIGERANT SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY, THESE AFIB PROCEDURES PRODUCE POSITIVE PATIENT OUTCOMES BY CONVERTING ATRIAL FABULATION TO NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM. THE CRYOCONSOLE PURCHASE TOTALED $250,000.THE ENSITE PRECISION CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM WAS PURCHASED BY PMC DURING FY 21. THE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM IS UTILIZED IN THE EP CATH LABS TO CREATE NON-FLUOROSCOPIC 3D IMAGES OF THE HEART CHAMBER(S), THESE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS REPRESENT THE ANATOMY OF THE CARDIAC CHAMBER AND TRACK THE REAL-TIME LOCATION OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY CATHETERS WITHIN THE CARDIAC STRUCTURE DURING PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS ASSISTS IN RECORDING THE LOCATION OF ABLATION LESIONS AS APPLIED BY AN ABLATION GENERATOR. THE ENSITE PRECISION CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM INVESTMENT TOTALED $527,925.THE PMC HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE TEAM WORKS CONTINUOUSLY TO BRING THE MOST ADVANCED TREATMENT OPTIONS TO THE REGION. MANY OF THE NEWEST TECHNIQUES IN CARDIAC SURGERIES RESULT IN SMALLER INCISIONS, LESS BLOOD LOSS, LESS PAIN, SHORTER HOSPITAL STAYS, QUICKER RECOVERIES AND SMALLER, LESS NOTICEABLE SCARS. MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERIES PERFORMED AT PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER INCLUDE: TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR), SINGLE CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY, MITRAL VALVE REPAIR, AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT, HYBRID CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT PROCEDURES, AND MAZE PROCEDURES FOR ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHMS. PMC WAS ALSO ONE OF THE FIRST HOSPITALS IN KENTUCKY TO PERFORM THE WATCHMAN DEVICE IMPLANT. THE WATCHMAN DEVICE, A NEW TREATMENT DESIGNED FOR PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AFIB), IS A ONE-TIME IMPLANT THAT EFFECTIVELY REDUCES THE RISK OF STROKE BY PERMANENTLY CLOSING OFF THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE TO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS FROM ESCAPING. ADDITIONALLY, THE WATCHMAN ELIMINATES BLEEDING RISKS, THE NEED FOR REGULAR BLOOD TESTS AND FOOD OR DRINK RESTRICTIONS FOR PATIENTS THAT PREVIOUS AFIB TREATMENT INVOLVED A LONG-TERM WARFARIN REGIMEN.

PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER IS A REGIONAL PROVIDER OF TERTIARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH ITS LICENSED 348-BED ACUTE CARE AND INPATIENT REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER, OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC CENTER, ORTHOPEDIC AND REHABILITATION CENTER, SLEEP LAB, HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, LEVEL II ADVANCED NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, CANCER TREATMENT CENTER, AND MULTI-SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN PRACTICES. PMC OFFERS MORE THAN 400 SERVICES, INCLUDING MOST MAJOR SPECIALTIES AND MANY SUBSPECIALTIES. WITH 3,000+ EMPLOYEES AND MORE THAN 360 CREDENTIALED PHYSICIANS, PMC STRIVES TO BE THE PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER OF CHOICE FOR HEALTHCARE ACROSS THE REGION WE SERVE, WHICH INCLUDES THE EASTERN KENTUCKY COUNTIES OF PIKE, FLOYD, JOHNSON, LETCHER, MAGOFFIN, AND MARTIN; BUCHANAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA; AND MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. PMC'S ROLE IN THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM THROUGHOUT CENTRAL APPALACHIA HAS TRANSFORMED TO THAT OF A REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER FOR SMALLER COMMUNITY HOSPITALS THAT HAVE PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS WHOM THEY CANNOT SERVE. PMC'S RECORDED TOTAL INPATIENT ADMISSIONS DURING FY 2021 OF 10,996 AND RECEIVED 2,928 TRANSFERS IN FROM SMALLER HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE REGION DURING THE YEAR.THE U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS PROJECTS THAT EMPLOYMENT IN HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONS WILL INCREASE BY A GREATER PERCENT THAN ANY OTHER OCCUPATIONAL GROUP BY 2029. PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER IS AN INTEGRAL DRIVER OF THE ECONOMY WITHIN THE REGION IT SERVES AND HAS SPEARHEADED AN INITIATIVE TITLED "PROJECT HEART" (HEALTHCARE EMPLOYMENT AROUND REGIONAL TRAINING) TO MEET THE GROWING NEED FOR A STRONG HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE. ALONG WITH A TEAM OF COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS, PMC HAS DEVELOPED MULTIPLE STRATEGIES TO INCREASE TRAINING, FURTHER DEVELOP THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE AND PROVIDE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR AS MANY AS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. ONE OF THE INITIAL PROJECT HEART INITIATIVES WAS TO RENOVATE 10,304 SQ FT OF SPACE WITHIN THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING LEARNING CENTER TO SERVE AS AN EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER FOR NURSING EDUCATION, THE RENOVATED SPACE INCLUDES MOCK EXAM ROOMS, A NURSE STATION, SIMULATION ROOMS, AND COMPUTER LABS. THIS RENOVATION WAS A CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF $717,620.PMC WAS NAMED FORBES 2020 AND 2021 AMERICA'S BEST-IN-STATE EMPLOYER FOR OFFERING COMPETITIVE PAY AND ONE OF THE BEST BENEFITS PACKAGES IN THE REGION. PMC IS HOME TO SOME OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED, TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT IN EASTERN KENTUCKY AND IS CONTINUALLY TURNING IDEAS INTO ACTIONS AND LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO PROVIDE THE VERY BEST IN HEALTHCARE TO ITS PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL'S COMPASSIONATE, DEDICATED EMPLOYEES AND PHYSICIANS ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT CARE IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT WHILE CONTINUALLY STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE.PMC IS A CERTIFIED KENTUCKY CABINET OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES' DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER AND HAS ALSO RECEIVED LEVEL II TRAUMA VERIFICATION FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. PMC IS THE ONLY LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY AND IS THE DESIGNATED HOSPITAL FOR ALL TRAUMA CASES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY. AS A VERIFIED TRAUMA CENTER, PMC IS EQUIPPED AND STAFFED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY CARE TO PATIENTS SUFFERING TRAUMATIC INJURIES. PMC PROVIDES PATIENTS 24-HOUR IMMEDIATE COVERAGE BY TRAUMA SURGEONS, ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS, NEUROSURGEONS, ANESTHESIOLOGY, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, CRITICAL CARE AND OTHER SURGEONS SPECIALIZING IN TRAUMATIC INJURIES. THE CONTINUUM OF CARE ENCOMPASSES THE PRE-HOSPITAL PHASE THROUGH THE REHABILITATION PROCESS. PMC'S TRAUMA CENTER SERVICE AREA INCLUDES MORE THAN 400,000 PEOPLE; SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THOSE INDIVIDUALS' CHANCE OF SURVIVAL SHOULD THEY BE INJURED. PMC PROVIDED CARE TO 1,241 TRAUMA PATIENTS DURING FY 2021.PMC'S CRITICAL CARE UNITS (CCU) ARE COMPRISED OF 71 TOTAL BEDS AND STAFFED BY BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTS AND DEDICATED STAFF TO PROVIDE 24/7 CARE TO PATIENTS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF SEVERE ILLNESS OR INJURY. PMC HAS 54 ADULT VENTILATORS AND 31 PEDIATRIC/NICU VENTILATORS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE AND IS ONE OF THE FEW HOSPITALS IN THE STATE AND THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO PROVIDE THE EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) LIFE SUPPORT. PATIENTS REQUIRING ECMO HAVE A SEVERE, LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS THAT PREVENTS THEIR HEART OR LUNGS FROM WORKING PROPERLY. THIS TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED LIFESAVING MACHINE REPLACES THE FUNCTION OF THE HEART AND LUNGS, AND PUMPS BLOOD FROM THE PATIENT'S BODY TO AN OXYGENATOR THAT WORKS AS AN ARTIFICIAL LUNG. PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER'S INPATIENT PHYSICAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM DEDICATED TO HELPING PATIENTS WHO ARE DISABLED BY DISEASE OR INJURY. A TEAM OF WELL-TRAINED REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS; INCLUDING PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPISTS, REHABILITATION NURSES, CASE MANAGERS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND DIETICIANS, IN ADDITION TO, HIGHLY SKILLED, BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICAL MEDICINE PHYSICIANS HELP PATIENTS ACHIEVE THEIR GREATEST LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE POSSIBLE BASED ON THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABILITIES. LOCATED ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF PMC'S MAY TOWER, THE 20-BED INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITY OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF INTENSIVE REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR ILL AND INJURED PATIENTS IN CENTRAL APPALACHIA. THE 23,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IS DESIGNATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR REHABILITATION USE, INCLUDING A DINING HALL, FULLY EQUIPPED KITCHEN, LAUNDRY FACILITIES, AN APARTMENT-LIKE ROOM TO PRACTICE DAILY LIVING SKILLS, AND A THERAPEUTIC GYM WITH UNIQUE EQUIPMENT SPECIFICALLY SUITED FOR PATIENTS WORKING TO REGAIN MOTOR FUNCTIONS FROM INJURY OR ILLNESS, SUCH AS STROKE.PMC'S NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) IS A LEVEL II ADVANCED CARE FACILITY THAT PROVIDES AROUND-THE-CLOCK CARE FOR NEWBORNS WHO REQUIRE INTENSIVE NURSING AND MEDICAL CARE. PMC NEONATOLOGISTS AND STAFF ARE TRAINED AND EQUIPPED TO CARE FOR BABIES BORN AS EARLY AS 28 WEEKS IN THE MOTHER'S PREGNANCY. HAVING THIS SPECIALIZED SERVICE AT PMC ALLOWS MANY FAMILIES TO STAY CLOSE TO HOME AND CLOSE TO THEIR NEWBORNS WHILE RECEIVING COMPASSIONATE CARE FROM THE TEAM OF SPECIALIZED MEDICAL PROVIDERS. THE PMC NICU HAD 130 NEWBORN ADMISSIONS AND 2,779 PATIENT DAYS OF CARE DURING FY 2021.PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER'S OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTER OFFERS EXTENSIVE OUTPATIENT THERAPY SERVICES TO OUR PATIENTS. UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT AND THERAPY SERVICES ARE USED TO HELP PATIENTS REGAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE THROUGH PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AND SPEECH THERAPY TREATMENTS. THE OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTER COMPLETED MORE THAN 71,000 OUTPATIENT THERAPIES DURING FY 21. TO BETTER SERVE THE PATIENT DEMAND FOR OUTPATIENT THERAPY SERVICES, 1,024 SQUARE FOOT OF SPACE WAS RENOVATED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL FIVE EXAM ROOMS TO THE THERAPY DEPARTMENT TREATMENT AREA. THE TOTAL RENOVATION COST FOR THE EXPANSION WAS $320,786. THE PMC LEONARD LAWSON CANCER CENTER (LLCC) PROVIDES ADVANCED CANCER CARE CLOSE TO HOME FOR ITS PATIENTS. AS ONE OF A SELECT FEW CANCER CENTERS IN KENTUCKY TO HAVE ACHIEVED ACCREDITATION FROM THE COMMISSION ON CANCER WITH COMMENDATIONS FOR EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, PMC LLCC IS STAFFED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EXPERT ONCOLOGISTS, SURGICAL SPECIALISTS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS, PATIENT NAVIGATORS AND MANY OTHER HIGHLY TRAINED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE FULL-SERVICE, LEADING-EDGE CANCER TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP CARE TO WIN THE BATTLE AGAINST CANCER ONE PATIENT AT A TIME. IN ADDITION TO PHYSICIANS DEDICATED TO TREATING CANCER, PMC RECENTLY COMPLETED RENOVATION OF 3,160 SQ FEET OF SPACE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE LEONARD LAWSON CANCER CENTER FOR RELOCATION OF THE REGION'S ONLY SPECIALIZED ONCOLOGY PHARMACY. PHARMACISTS WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH PMC'S ONCOLOGY PHYSICIANS TO FORMULATE THE CHEMOTHERAPY REGIMENS APPROPRIATE FOR THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PATIENT. PMC LLCC IS ALSO AMONG A RELATIVELY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF CANCER CENTERS APPROVED TO OFFER SOME OF THE NEWEST TREATMENTS TO QUALIFYING CANCER PATIENTS IN THE FORM OF CLINICAL TRIALS. PATIENTS WHOSE CANCER HAS NOT RESPONDED WELL TO TREATMENT AND WHO MEET CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS ARE GIVEN THE OPTION TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLINICAL TRIAL, GIVING THEM ACCESS TO NEW, POTENTIALLY LIFE CHANGING MEDICATIONS NOT YET AVAILABLE TO THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS. PMC IS CURRENTLY OFFERING CLINICAL TRIALS TO ONCOLOGY PATIENTS BATTLING NON-SMALL CELL LUNG, BREAST, BLADDER, AND METASTATIC PANCREATIC CANCER. THE PMC SPECIALTY PHARMACY IS PROUD TO BE THE ONLY SPECIALTY PHARMACY IN THE REGION ACCREDITED BY BOTH ACCREDITATION COMMISSION FOR HEALTH CARE (ACHC) AND THE UTILIZATION REVIEW ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (URAC). SPECIALTY DRUGS GENERALLY REQUIRE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION AND ARE DEFINED AS EXPENSIVE MEDICATIONS USED TO TREAT CONDITIONS SUCH AS CANCER, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.