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The fifth Annual Leadership Conference of the Kentucky Health Center Network was held recently at Keeneland in Lexington.  As the goal of the conference is to inspire staff at member organizations to be the best they can be, the conference theme was Ignite Excellence.    Speakers from around the country presented information on timely topics, including: […]

KHCN member HealthFirst Bluegrass recently grew its number of clinic locations.  In December a new site was opened on Harrodsburg Road in Lexington.  The primary care clinic is staffed by a board certified family medicine physician and is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  HealthFirst operates five other primary care clinic […]

KHCN members are growing to increase access to care for those they serve.  In January, Juniper Health began seeing patients in their    new, state-of-the-art facility in Jackson.  The new clinic provides a modern and comfortable place for patients to receive care, with separate waiting areas for pediatric and adult patients.  The building provides space […]

ARcare works with patients who have prediabetes, are high risk, or have uncontrolled diabetes. They use telehealth to connect to patients in rural areas. Telehealth Diabetes Education ARcare patients can choose in-person or remote diabetes education. Patients receive 10 hours of education over a year with 30-minute appointments, tailored to each patient’s needs. Patients go […]

On Friday, June 28, 2019 KHCN member Fairview Community Health Center held an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony for their brand new, state-of-the-art clinic facility in Bowling Green.  The date is exactly 18 years since Fairview CHC first opened their doors and began serving the residents of Warren County and surrounding areas.   U.S. […]

The fourth Annual Leadership Conference of the Kentucky Health Center Network was held recently at Keeneland in Lexington.  As our member organizations strive to be leaders in providing the highest quality of care and being an employer of choice, the conference theme was Setting the Pace.    Speakers from around the country presented information on timely […]

Juniper Health is one of just 18 organizations across the nation – and the only organization in Kentucky – to be recognized as a 2018 Hypertension Control Champion by the Million Hearts® initiative.  (Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure.)  The 18 recognized health care organizations were able to achieve blood pressure control […]

Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation (MCHC) partnered with atom Alliance, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee, to improve access to diabetes educators in its southeast Kentucky service area that has very high rates of uncontrolled diabetes.   MCHC worked with atom Alliance to train six of their employees to be Peer […]

The October 2018 meeting of the Kentucky Health Center Network Board of Directors was hosted by Big Sandy Health Care (BSHC) at their administrative office in Prestonsburg.  Following the meeting, the group traveled to Physicians for Women and Physicians for Families in Auxier for a tour conducted by BSHC Director of Operations Suzy Shearer.   The […]