Baptist Health (Kentucky and Southern Indiana)
Baptist Health is a health system based in Louisville, Kentucky. It consists of eight hospitals, along with affiliated physician groups, urgent care centers and freestanding emergency departments, therapy and rehabilitation clinics, and various other health-related service centers. The system traces its roots to Kentucky Baptist Hospital, the first Baptist hospital in Kentucky, which opened in 1924 at Barrett Avenue and DeBarr Street, near Breckinridge Street in Louisville.[1]
The eight hospitals are located in Louisville, Lexington, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Corbin, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana, for a total of more than 2,300 licensed beds. An additional hospital is operated in partnership with Deaconess Health System in Madisonville.[2]
Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. The current chief executive officer is Gerard Colman.[2]
Hospital locations
[edit]The following is a list of Baptist Health hospitals (in Kentucky, unless otherwise indicated):
| Hospital | County | City | Staffed beds[3][4] | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Corbin | Whitley | Corbin | 221 | 1986[5] |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | Hopkins | Madisonville | 159 | |
| Baptist Health La Grange | Oldham | La Grange | 42 | 1987[6] |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Fayette | Lexington | 434 | 1954[7] |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Jefferson | Louisville | 486 | 1924[7] |
| Baptist Health Paducah | McCracken | Paducah | 176 | 1953[7] |
| Baptist Health Richmond | Madison | Richmond | 50 | |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Hardin | Elizabethtown | 262 | |
| Baptist Health Floyd | Floyd | New Albany, Indiana | 248 | 1953[8] |
Additionally, in May 2022 Baptist Health announced plans for a new hospital in Crestwood, in Oldham County, to be built in coordination with the New Urbanist planned community Clore Station.[9] While no timeline for hospital construction has been announced, construction at Clore Station is expected to begin in 2026.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ Elson, Martha (August 25, 2016). "1924 hospital becomes government site". Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Baptist Healthcare System, Inc". Dun & Bradstreet Business Directory. Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ American Hospital Directory for Kentucky Retrieved 9 Apr 2024
- ^ American Hospital Directory for Indiana Retrieved 9 Apr 2024
- ^ "Corbin". Baptist Health. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "About Baptist Health La Grange". Baptist Health. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ a b c "100 Year Anniversary". Baptist Health. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ "About Baptist Health Floyd". Baptist Health. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Álvarez Bríñez, Ana Rocío (May 11, 2022). "Baptist Health opening a new health facility to serve Oldham County residents". Courier-Journal. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ Marnon, Christian (November 29, 2023). "Planning commission approves Clore Station development". Oldham Era. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ Loosemore, Bailey (April 25, 2024). "New Norton Commons-style development could double this Kentucky city's population". Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
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