Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) was selected as a recipient of the 2019 Brave Beginnings program of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. In 2017, PMC’s Board of Directors Vice President and CEO, Donovan Blackburn saw the need for grant development. PMC is now seeing the results of those efforts to better serve those in
According to the American Heart Association, at least 2.7 million Americans are living with atrial fibrillation (AFib). AFib is a quivering of the heart, or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots. People with AFib are at a significantly increased risk of stroke due to clot formation within the heart. The Pikeville Medical
In October of 2016, Barry Estep of Pikeville, KY, was told he was suffering from a rare condition caused by his liver. His medical treatment took him to Durham, NC, where physicians at Duke University Hospital informed him he needed a liver transplant. His life expectancy was only 24 months. Estep’s family and friends knew
Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) recently was recognized by Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA). PMC earned top honors – a platinum-level award through the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) Organ Donation Campaign. WPFL is a national initiative that unites the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the organ
