Health

A 75-bed hospital based in Leitchfield, KY, Twin Lakes becomes the third hospital in the Owensboro Health system, joining Owensboro Health Regional Hospital and Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital.

Updated coronavirus numbers for the the Green River District

Our district has 215 deaths reported from COVID-19.

Mike Harmon said on Wednesday that his wife, Lynn, was tested Tuesday after receiving notification that she may have been exposed to COVID-19.

Among the deaths is a 93-year-old woman from Monroe County.

Allen County now has had a total of 1,146 cases reported since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Governor is reporting 2,990 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 261,492 cases.

Allen County now has had a total of 1,122 cases reported since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Ryan Quarles says Governor Andy Beshear invited him and other constitutional officers to take the COVID-19 vaccine, but he wants his early access vaccine be given to a high-risk individual, like a frontline worker or a resident of a long-term care facility.

The vaccinations follow the first vaccinations in Kentucky on Dec. 14, when the first round of hospitals began receiving and administering 38,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to front-line health care workers

Now, under the new regulation, when parents of children between age 3 and first grade do want their children to wear masks while in center, both parents and their providers must sign a child care face mask permission form

The first doses of the vaccine were given to front-line workers with ER nurse Jennifer Link receiving the first shot.

Fairview Community Heath Center in Bowling Green is preparing to help vaccinate their front-line workers and patients against COVID-19 when the vaccine is available.

Last week, Green River District saw an additional 1,053 reported COVID-19 cases.

There have been 11,420 reported COVID-19 cases in the district to date.

Allen County now has had a total of 989 cases reported since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.

A man in Louisville overcame a devastating diagnosis. 34-year-old Andy Smith was hospitalized with COVID-19 and his family was told he only had 24 hours to live.

Some members of the Kentucky legislature have raised concerns after an orientation where some members were reportedly not wearing masks.

They say flu numbers are down this year compared to years past.

The Communication Center is the 250th emergency dispatch center in the world to attain the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch status as an Accredited Center of Excellence

Designated on December 1 every year since 1988, World AIDS Day is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic,

The ruling Thursday delivers a victory for Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in a legal fight with the state’s Republican attorney general, Daniel Cameron.

District administrators say they made the decision due to a combination of circumstances, including the increased number of staff in quarantine.

Called “Crush the Crisis,” the event aligns with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day and invites community members to safely and anonymously dispose of unused or expired prescription medications.

The Barren River District Health Department is hosting Drive-Thru Flu Vaccine Clinics in several counties.

On September 19, 2020, they reported a total of 73 active cases (including inmates and staff) within the facility.

As of 4 p.m. Oct. 9, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 78,456 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 1,059 of which were newly reported Friday.

She is a graduate of Bowling Green High School, Western Kentucky University, and received her Medical Degree from the University of Kentucky.

Gov. Andy Beshear says it will allow Kentuckians to sign up for health coverage and other benefits - including food assistance, job training, foster care and substance abuse recovery.

The Med Center has deployed Diversey’s Moonbeam 3 short-wave ultraviolet light disinfection device.