Find your career with us! Demand for healthcare workers has never been stronger and should you choose a field in healthcare, your future will almost certainly be a bright one career-wise. Volunteering can be your first steps into a rewarding career… before you commit to a course of study. Learn more about the following fields below!
Volunteering at Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is an exciting and rewarding opportunity that matches caring people with services that provide help and comfort to the patients and families who come to the hospital. It is also a chance to offer valuable assistance to PMC employees on a daily basis.
People from all walks of life choose to volunteer for a variety of reasons. Many see volunteering as an opportunity to:
Placement depends on skills, interests and availability. Once a volunteer is placed, flexibility is appreciated to help PMC best meet patients’ needs.
Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) has received numerous quality awards including being ranked in the top 100 hospitals nationwide and the number one hospital in the state for Patient Safety in Overall Medical Care. The awards and rankings were presented by CareChex, an information service of Quantros, Inc. CareChex provides clinical, financial, and patient satisfaction findings
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is one of the few hospitals in the state offering patients needing a total hip replacement, a shorter recovery time, smaller incisions and typically a shorter hospital stay. PMC’s Orthopedic Surgeon, Kevin Pugh, MD, is performing total hip replacement surgeries using an anterior approach. This is an approach to the front
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) has introduced a new device that helps health care professionals locate veins for IV sticks and blood draws. The AccuVein AV400 projects a pattern of infrared light onto the patient’s skin that reveals the position of underlying veins. The process is simple, just point the lightweight, portable device at the skin
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Tami Sloan, 50 of Wheelwright, is a true success story of both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation at Pikeville Medical Center (PMC). She was brought to Pikeville Medical Center exhibiting symptoms of a stroke in January of this year. Unfortunately, for her, PMC was the third hospital she and her husband, William, had visited for care.
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