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UK HealthCare No. 1 in Ky. 8 years running, 3 specialties ranked in …

(5 days ago) WEBLEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 1, 2023) — For the eighth year in a row, the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital at UK HealthCare earned the ranking of the No. 1 hospital …

https://uknow.uky.edu/uk-healthcare/uk-healthcare-no-1-ky-8-years-running-3-specialties-ranked-us-news-world-report

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Legislature moving bills to address health-care worker shortage

(6 days ago) WEBBy Melissa Patrick. Kentucky Health News. In the final days of the 2022 legislative session, three bills to address Kentucky’s healthcare workforce shortages …

https://cidev.uky.edu/kentuckyhealthnews/2022/03/28/legislature-moving-bills-to-address-health-care-worker-shortage/

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Kentucky’s health care workforce still seeing massive shortage, …

(9 days ago) WEBKentucky hospitals had a 15% vacancy rate among its workforce in 2022 and a 26.7% turnover rate in all of its positions, according to the data. Of the 12,790 …

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2023/11/21/kentucky-hospitals-see-massive-need-for-more-workers-new-data-show/71605489007/

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'World is on fire': Kentucky health care workers exhausted - ABC …

(6 days ago) WEBLouisville Metro EMS paramedics roll a medical gurney into the home of a woman suspected of having a severe COVID-19 emergency, Sept. 6, 2021, in Louisville, …

https://abcnews.go.com/US/world-fire-kentucky-healthcare-workers-exhausted-amidst-latest/story?id=79922895

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UK HealthCare Ranks No. 1 in Kentucky, Cancer Care Again Ranks …

(9 days ago) WEBLEXINGTON, Ky. (July 27, 2021) — The University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital at UK HealthCare remains the No. 1 hospital in Kentucky and the Bluegrass …

https://uknow.uky.edu/uk-healthcare/uk-healthcare-ranks-no-1-ky-cancer-care-again-ranks-nationally-us-news-world-report

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UK HealthCare No. 1 in Ky. 8 years running, 3 specialties ranked in …

(9 days ago) WEBFor the eighth year in a row, the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital at UK HealthCare earned the ranking of the No. 1 hospital in Kentucky and …

https://medicine.uky.edu/news/uk-healthcare-no-1-ky-8-years-running-3-2023-08-01t09-02-04

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Gov. Beshear Signs Measure Expanding Access to Health Care

(3 days ago) WEBFRANKFORT, Ky. (March 20, 2023) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear was joined by health care leaders and lawmakers in the Capitol Rotunda for a bill-signing ceremony honoring …

https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=1708

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New Home for University of Kentucky Cancer Center Will Help …

(2 days ago) WEBThe new 550,000-square-foot building will feature a full spectrum of cancer care services — including imaging, labs, urgent care, pharmacy, palliative care and …

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kentucky/articles/2024-04-25/new-home-for-university-of-kentucky-cancer-center-will-help-accelerate-research-director-says

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Gov. Beshear Signs Bills Promoting Better Health Care in Kentucky

(3 days ago) WEBFRANKFORT, Ky. (July 15, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined state lawmakers and health care advocates in the Capitol Rotunda to ceremonially sign six bills that provide …

https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=1407

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Kentucky health care advocates kick off multi-stop roadshow in …

(7 days ago) WEBand last updated 4:14 PM, May 14, 2024. FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — A group of health care advocates in Kentucky kicked off their multi-stop roadshow …

https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/kentucky-health-care-advocates-kick-off-multi-stop-roadshow-in-frankfort

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Why nursing shortages still have a grip on Kentucky's health care

(7 days ago) WEBKentucky is not immune to the ongoing shortage of nurses. In fact, the Kentucky Hospital Association recently released its 2022 Workforce Survey Report, …

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2022/10/14/nursing-shortages-still-have-a-grip-on-kentuckys-health-care-system/69558475007/

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Kentucky healthcare professionals gain new protection for …

(9 days ago) WEBLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Caregivers across the nation are being showered with gratitude for National Nurses Week. In Kentucky, nurses themselves are celebrating …

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/health/kentucky-healthcare-workers-medical-errors-protection-legislation/417-7e7db1fa-a809-43d8-aaa3-727ef981dd7e

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Health-care worker shortage hitting Kentucky 'especially hard,' …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Kentucky Hospital Association’s annual Workforce Survey Report says Kentucky suffers from an “acute shortage” of health care workers, with nearly 13,000 …

https://kentuckylantern.com/2023/11/28/health-care-worker-shortage-hitting-kentucky-especially-hard-says-hospital-association-exec/

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All News University of Kentucky College of Medicine

(9 days ago) WEBCollege of Medicine faculty receives 2024 Outstanding Teacher Award. Thaddeus Salmon, MD, was recognized by the University of Kentucky as a 2024 …

https://medicine.uky.edu/news

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Kentucky health care workers consider leaving their jobs - CBS …

(2 days ago) WEBKentucky health care workers fight COVID-19 amid staffing shortages like a battlefield and we have been fighting now for two years," Dr. Aaron Parker Banks …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentucky-covid-burnout/

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Kentucky Health Care News KYHealthCare

(8 days ago) WEBFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, December 1, 2021. Contact: Kay Tillow 502 636 1551, Chair, Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care, www.kyhealthcare.org, …

https://kyhealthcare.org/news/kentucky

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Health Care News From Around The World KYHealthCare

(1 days ago) WEBKentuckians for Single Payer Health Care KSPH. www.kyhealthcare.org Facebook Single Payer Radio Twitter: @ky4singlepayer Instagram: …

https://kyhealthcare.org/news/health_care

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Study for hospital association says 38% of Ky. hospitals at risk of

(5 days ago) WEBBy Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern. Citing “inflation, record-high operating costs, and lower volumes,” a new report prepared for the Kentucky Hospital Association …

https://cidev.uky.edu/kentuckyhealthnews/2023/03/13/study-for-hospital-association-says-38-of-ky-hospitals-at-risk-of-closure-due-to-losses-bill-would-have-medicaid-pay-for-outpatients/

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Jim Rechtin to Assume Humana CEO Role Effective July 1, 2024

(Just Now) WEBLOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leading health insurer and health care services company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today that Jim Rechtin will assume the …

https://press.humana.com/news/news-details/2024/Jim-Rechtin-to-Assume-Humana-CEO-Role-Effective-July-1-2024/default.aspx

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Change Healthcare lacked safeguards even as it gave security advice

(Just Now) WEBPosted May 7, 2024 at 7:00am. In the months surrounding UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s $13 billion purchase of software company Change Healthcare Inc. in 2022, experts at …

https://rollcall.com/2024/05/07/change-healthcare-lacked-safeguards-even-as-it-gave-security-advice/

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Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to …

(6 days ago) WEBThe Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, …

https://apnews.com/article/health-care-insurance-migrants-obamacare-biden-a38541478bc1f6b7662b3901cefc9e93

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Pioneering Elder Care Excellence in Louisville, Kentucky

(Just Now) WEBAs we continue to grow, we look forward to helping our partners create legacies of quality elder care in their communities. To learn more about TeamHealth’s …

https://www.teamhealth.com/news-and-resources/featured-article/post-acute-care-pellegrini/

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A blood test to help detect lung cancer? New test offered at OSF

(Just Now) WEBHarris is among the first group of patients in Illinois to get the blood test as part of a pilot program at health system OSF HealthCare, which is offering the test at 18 …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/10/blood-test-lung-cancer-osf-healthcare/

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Steward Health Files Chapter 11 After Medical Properties Deal

(2 days ago) WEBIn January, Medical Properties provided Steward Health with a $60 million bridge loan and deferred some of its rent arrears. Medical Properties fell as much as …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-06/steward-health-files-chapter-11-after-medical-properties-deal

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Kentucky's "backside workers" care for million-dollar horses

(3 days ago) WEBThe pageantry of the 150th Kentucky Derby 05:14. Seventeen years ago, Odilia Castillo, now 37, traveled from her home in Chiapas, Mexico, north to work as a …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentuckys-backside-workers-clinic/

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There's bird flu in US dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren't deterred

(2 days ago) WEBUpdated 6:34 AM PDT, May 14, 2024. Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized …

https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-raw-milk-h5n1-6398d2eda26eb41797ee2700cf9d036b

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Ky. has a nursing shortage; SOAR issues a plan to address the …

(9 days ago) WEBThe SOAR report says the region’s turnover rates in vital health-care roles are statistically at or above the national turnover rate of 19.5%. In 2021 it was 24.6%. It …

https://cidev.uky.edu/kentuckyhealthnews/2022/08/09/ky-has-a-nursing-shortage-soar-issues-a-plan-to-address-the-issue-in-the-east-where-health-care-is-the-main-employer/

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TikTok content creators sue the US government over law that …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, …

https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-creators-sue-ban-bytedance-3324b0fee4473f6e05c5c51ae5ff6946

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Is it legal to bet on PGA Championship? Guide to gambling on …

(1 days ago) WEBKentucky passed legislation to allow regulated sports gambling on March 31, 2023. Sports betting at in-person sportsbooks was then launched on September 7, with …

https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/betting-dfs/2024/05/13/is-it-legal-to-bet-on-the-pga-championship--guide-to-gambling-on-golf-responsibly

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Kentucky Hospital Association says its annual survey shows state

(6 days ago) WEBBy Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News. The Kentucky Hospital Association‘s annual Workforce Survey Report says Kentucky suffers from an “acute …

https://cidev.uky.edu/kentuckyhealthnews/2023/11/27/kentucky-hospital-association-says-its-annual-survey-shows-state-continues-to-have-an-acute-shortage-of-health-care-workers/

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Melinda French Gates resigns from Gates Foundation AP News

(2 days ago) WEBUpdated 4:53 PM PDT, May 13, 2024. NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit …

https://apnews.com/article/bill-gates-melinda-french-gates-foundation-cb0440349285c302184d54923cc72bd9

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Ex-NBA Player Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis Gets 40 Months for Fraud

(9 days ago) WEBListen. 1:37. Former National Basketball Association player Glen “Big Baby” Davis was ordered to spend more than three years behind bars for participating in a …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-09/ex-nba-player-glen-big-baby-davis-gets-40-months-for-fraud

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GameStop, AMC stocks surge as Roaring Kitty returns AP News

(8 days ago) WEBUpdated 5:01 PM PDT, May 13, 2024. The man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze appeared online for the first time in three years, sending the prices of …

https://apnews.com/article/meme-roaring-kitty-gamestop-amc-stocks-401916acd3715d35cc0220143b26b2ac

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America’s Health Rankings provide a snapshot of Kentucky’s …

(9 days ago) WEBConsider that Kentucky ranks 42nd for percentage of homes lacking reliable internet. Kentuckians need this access to tap into telehealth services. Though telehealth …

https://cidev.uky.edu/kentuckyhealthnews/2022/01/10/americas-health-rankings-provide-a-snapshot-of-kentuckys-health-challenges-but-also-of-its-recent-progress/

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