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Highlands Welcomes New Cardiologist

12 Jan 2012
Highlands welcomes Dr. Joel A. Shapiro to Highlands Heart & Vascular Center. Dr. Shapiro, a Brooklyn native, received his PhD from Purdue University, his MD from the University of Miami and completed his residency at the University of San Diego. Additionally, he has received multiple board certifications through the American Board of Internal Medic...
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Highlands welcomes first baby of 2012

10 Jan 2012
Highlands Regional Medical Center welcomed the first baby of the year on January 1st. Ethan Conner Blake was born on January 1st, 2012 at 11:58AM and he weighed in at 5lbs, 8oz. For being the first baby of the year, young Ethan and mother Chrissy received a gift basket and a savings bond to provide a good start. Highlands welcomes the new member of...
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Highlands Autism Center Receives Large Donation

5 Dec 2011
Highlands Center for Autism received a $10,000 check from the Anheuser Busch Company. Anheuser Busch, the umbrella company of popular adult beverages such as Budweiser and Michelob, made the donation to the center by way of a fund raising golf tournament hosted by Kentucky Speaker of the House, Greg Stumbo. Highlands Center for Autism is a year...
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Highlands CCU Receives Recognition for Excellence

2 Dec 2011
Highlands Regional Medical Center’s Critical Care Unit (CCU) has received an award for excellence in preventing central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) as a result of transfusion. The program in which Highlands CCU is participating, “On the Cusp: Stop BSI”, lays out a list of measures and guideline which prevent the risk of BSI....
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Highlands Celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month

4th Floor Nurses Wearing Pink Gloves 1 Nov 2011
October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Highlands Health System exercised their responsibility to educate and inform the community. From informative displays to hospital staff wearing pink gloves, Highlands did their part. However, the biggest undertaking was a Highlands’ hosted event in honor of Breast Cancer awareness. On October 28th, H...
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Highlands Participates in Drug Victim Outreach Event

Kathy Trimble, Gay Blackburn, Brenda Holman and Cheryl Combs 12 Sep 2011
Highlands Health System participated in “United in Remembrance”, an event to benefit the families of drug victims, on Saturday, the 10th. “United in Remembrance” took place during Heritage Days and Highlands joined other community organizations in supporting the event at the Mountain Homeplace in Paintsville. Food and beverages donated by the suppo...
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Highlands Attends Coal Company Picnic

12 Sep 2011
Representatives from Highlands Health System attended the company picnic of the James River Coal Company on July 30 from 10 am until 2 pm. The James River Coal Company has several operations across south-eastern KY plus one in southern Indiana and is the 6th largest coal producer in Central Appalachia. Highlands provided health information cov...
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Highlands Hosts 2nd Annual Poker Run

26 Aug 2011
Highlands Health System would like to extend a warm “thank you” to all who participated in Highlands’ Poker Run to support Highlands Center for Autism and to Honda of Prestonsburg, Kinzer Drilling and Music Carter for sponsoring the event. The Poker Run was organized by Jimmy Williamson, the Director of Facility Services at Highlands Regional Medic...
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Retirement of 32 year Highlands Employee

Nancy Slone and Anthony Stmbo, M.D. 26 Aug 2011
Highlands Regional Medical Center hosted a reception on August 5th for the retirement of Nancy Slone and to celebrate her 32 years of service. Nancy was first hired at Highlands in 1979 and since then has served as a House Supervisor for the Nursing Administration, a Supervisor for Obstetrics services, an Educational Coordinator, an I.S. Clinical L...
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Important Information for Kentucky Medicaid Patients

25 Aug 2011
You may have been contacted by the State of Kentucky regarding the Medicaid managed care program that is set to go in effect on October 1, 2011. The state has started the process of assigning patients to one of three managed care organizations (MCO’s) therefore creating the possibility that you could be reassigned to a different physici...
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2010 Highlands Cancer Report

5 Aug 2011
Download the Report (PDF) A Message from the Cancer Committee 2010 was a busy year for Highlands Cancer Center and the cancer committee at Highlands Regional Medical Center. One of the biggest events this past year was our accreditation survey by the Am...
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Highlands Volunteers Make Donation

Highlands Volunteers 8 Jun 2011
Highlands Regional Medical Center Auxiliary Volunteers donated $52,000 for the purchase of chairs for patient rooms and waiting areas. The Auxiliary continues to show their support of the Medical Center through their hours of dedication of volunteer hours and fund raising activities throughout the year. Highlands thanks our volunteers for their u...
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