13 of Kentucky's 71 rural inpatient hospitals at risk of closing, with six of them at immediate risk, a national policy center estimates

Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform map By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Thirteen of Kentucky's 71 rural inpatient hospitals are at risk of closing, and six of those are at immediate risk of closing, according to the latest analysis of Hospital Cost Reports by the Center for Healthcare...

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Kentucky maternal health roundtable explores ways to improve Kentucky maternal health; two stories from Kentucky Lantern

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo The Kentucky Lantern offers two stories this week about maternal health in Kentucky, both by Sarah Ladd. One is about a roundtable held in Louisville that was moderated by Carole Johnson, the administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration for the Biden...

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Grant applications open to nonprofits that work with substance-use disorder and mental health in underserved communities

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky photo  By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The second round of Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky grants to expand services and programming for substance use recovery and mental heath support in minoritized communities is open through Sept. 13.  The Funding for Recovery...

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Addiction Recovery Care says it’s cooperating with FBI investigation into possible fraud

Addiction Recovery Care, Kentucky’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment, has offices and other facilities  in Louisa. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Matthew Mueller) By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s largest provider of addiction treatment services, Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, is the subject...

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EMS staffing shortages are at crisis level, says Kentucky EMS board chair

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky's Emergency Medical Services are facing severe staffing shortages, with low pay, "abysmal" reimbursement rates and high turnover identified as the key reasons for the problem. "We lose more paramedics every year than...

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First Federally Qualified Health Clinic residency program opens in Kentucky, with hopes of bringing more rural doctors to state

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky's first residency program operated by a Federally Qualified Health Center opened July 1 in Northeast Kentucky, with hopes that the resident doctors will set up practice in rural Kentucky after they complete their training.  The PrimaryPlus Family Medicine Residency...

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Study finds blood test diagnosed Alzheimer's disease 90% of the time; early diagnosis is crucial with new medications available

2024 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures special report graphic By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A blood test can diagnose Alzheimer's disease better than a memory specialist or a primary care physician, according to a new study.  The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association,...

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