Sometimes, a cancer diagnosis creates a ripple effect felt by others. This is exactly what happened when Olieka Caudill, 38 of Wheelwright, was diagnosed. With a new baby boy, and young daughter at…
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The American Cancer Society reports that triple negative breast cancer accounts for about 15-20 percent of breast cancer diagnoses. This particular cancer can be more aggressive than the others and…
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On Monday, May 6 Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) held their annual Nurse of the Year Ceremony. Thirty one nurses were awarded departmental nurse of the year recognitions and at the end of the evening…
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) Primary Stroke Center Medical Director Naveed Ahmed, MD, accepted the Outstanding Achievement Award at the International Stroke Conference in Hawaii, on behalf of the…
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The Radiation Oncology department at Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is expanding the scope of treatment to better serve the cancer needs of patients in the region by offering three new cancer treatments…
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) advances care to detect breast cancer with the addition of the Hologic 3 Dimensions Mammography System. The new state-of-the-art equipment is a revolutionary screening…
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Sharon Damron, of Pikeville, was left unable to walk after a serious illness nearly ended her life last Christmas. She made a miraculous recovery thanks to the Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) Inpatient…
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is the only hospital in eastern Ky. to acquire the latest system available in stereotactic surgical techniques. The ATEC Stereotactic Biopsy from Hologic incorporates…
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Richard Salisbury, OD, of Martin, Ky is a real success story for the wound care treatment he received at Pikeville Medical Center (PMC). Dr. Salisbury came to PMC to seek an additional opinion for his…
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) advances breast cancer detection with the addition of new state-of-the-art equipment. The use of the Hologic 3 Dimensions Mammography, BK Flex Focus 400 In-office Breast…
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In recent months, the American Cancer Society (ACS) unveiled new guidelines recommending doctors to begin screening for colorectal cancer starting at age 45. Colorectal cancer includes all cancers of…
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Pikeville Medical Center was pleased to unveil its new Starbucks location on the morning of March 15 to a crowd of visitors, all of whom eagerly awaited their first peek of the new store. Starbucks…
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The Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) Heart and Vascular Institute continues to be one of the state and national leaders in cardiac care. On Monday, February 25, PMC conducted the Commonwealth’s first…
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Pikeville Medical Center’s (PMC) Outpatient Pharmacy has played a vital role in making improvements to service the growing needs of patients. PMC’s pharmacy is serving a more significant number…
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is the only hospital in the region to offer patients the Visera 4K Ultra High-Definition System. PMC added this state-of-the-art technology to address unmet needs in medical…
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) was recently awarded the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). PMC is part of an elite group…
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) will be extending it’s reach to save lives by hosting a blood drive on March 8. The blood drive will be held on the 11th Floor of the PMC Clinic Building from 7am to…
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) Cardiac Electrophysiologists Michael Antimisiaris, MD, and Chase Reynolds, MD, performed the region’s first state-of-the-art Watchman Procedure. Shelva Dotson of Phelps,…
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) Residency Program is bringing some of the medical community’s most promising physicians to the region to provide patient care. PMC Family Practice Clinic Director, Willena…
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) recently named Philip Leipprandt Jr., DO, as their new Chief of Staff to the Board of Directors. Dr. Leipprandt joined PMC in 2013 to its Gastroenterology Physician Practice….
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