Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is preparing to double the size of its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) after recently learning its request to expand the unit has been approved. The certificate of need (CON) submitted by PMC in August, 2019, asked to increase the number of beds in the NICU from 8 to 16. In
Pikeville Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) recently received a Brave Beginnings grant to expand care in the hospital’s NICU. This grant allowed PMC to provide the NICU with critical equipment to ensure ventilators and vital NICU equipment are available for newborns in PMC’s unit. Adequate neonatal equipment is essential for newborns. Research shows
Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) employs a highly-skilled group of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) physicians, called neonatologists, who are well equipped to care for premature babies as early as 28 weeks. PMC’s impressive group is comprised of Myla Santiago, MD, and NICU Medical Director Todd Hambleton, MD. They areexpertly trained to provide the specialized care
Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) Neurologist Naveed Ahmed, MD has practiced medicine for more than 20 years. His walls are covered with awards and certifications of recognition for his contributions to the field of neurology. His passion for patients suffering from stroke, chronic headaches, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, seizures, multiple sclerosis, dementia and many other diseases
