Most Ky. hospitals in national patient safety ratings got Cs again
Screenshot of Leapfrog page for Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center, which moved to a C rating after getting five Ds in a row. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A...
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Screenshot of Leapfrog page for Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center, which moved to a C rating after getting five Ds in a row. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A...
Senate President Pro Tem David P. Givens, R-Greensburg, got his coronavirus booster shot at a clinic held in the Capitol Rotunda, sponsored by Gov. Andy Beshear. (Photo from Office of the Governor)...
Kentucky Health News graph, from unadjusted initial daily reports by Ky. Dept. for Public Health —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News All the leading indicators of the pandemic went the...
Commissioner Steven Stack, M.D. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News If you’re trying to persuade someone to get a Covid-19 vaccine, it’s important to come from a place of...
The Kentucky Hospital Association recently gave five Kentucky hospitals its annual Quality Awards, honoring them for their hospital leadership, innovation in quality, safety and commitment to patient care. The recipients of the...
Table by state Cabinet for Health and Family Services, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Fewer people are getting the coronavirus in Kentucky, and the...
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear and his public-health chief...
Kentucky Health News graph, from state data —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News With Wednesday’s coronavirus metrics about the same as Tuesday’s, the pandemic in Kentucky...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved emergency-use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds Tuesday after its immunization advisory committee, an independent group...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The key message at Gov. Andy Beshear’s weekly Covid-19 news conference was “Go out and get your booster,” because initial vaccinations are beginning to...