Organization: ASHLAND HOSPITAL CORPORATION
Mission: TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES. TO CARE. TO SERVE. TO HEAL.
Activities: LOCATED IN ASHLAND, KY., KING'S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER HAS BEEN SERVING THE PEOPLE OF NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY, SOUTHERN OHIO, AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA FOR MORE THAN 120 YEARS. OUR FOCUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON HEALING THE SICK; IMPROVING QUALITY AND LENGTH OF LIFE; BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES; AND MEETING THE EVER-CHANGING HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR REGION. AS ONE OF THE AREA'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS, KING'S DAUGHTERS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE REGION'S INFRASTRUCTURE, ENSURING LOCAL ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES; PROVIDING STABLE JOBS; ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; AND SUPPORTING EDUCATION FROM PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE AND BEYOND. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE "O".KING'S DAUGHTERS PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES: HEART AND VASCULAR; ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE; DIGESTIVE HEALTH; SURGICAL SERVICES AND BARIATRICS; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE/PSYCHIATRIC; ONCOLOGY; MATERNITY, WOMEN'S CARE AND PEDIATRICS; PULMONOLOGY; AND PRIMARY CARE. OUR GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS, ALONG WITH DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS, HELPS ENSURE ACCESSIBLE, CONVENIENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK. KING'S DAUGHTERS, ALONG WITH ITS TEAM MEMBERS, IS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT IMPACT THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY: - PROVIDING FREE IN-PERSON HEALTH SCREENINGS COVERING TOPICS RANGING FROM HEART DISEASE TO JOINT HEALTH TO SLEEP DISORDERS AND SKIN CANCER;- OFFERING FREE, ONLINE HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENTS AND SUPPORT GROUPS;- SPONSORING OR PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS STRIKE OUT STROKE, KICKOFF CARAVAN AND FREE FLU VACCINATIONS; - PROVIDING FREE SPORTS PHYSICALS TO YOUNG ATHLETES AT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION; PLACING CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS AT SCHOOLS; AND OFFERING WALK-IN ORTHOPEDIC AND SATURDAY MORNING SPORTS CLINICS- PURCHASING AND DONATING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDS) AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT (BATTERIES, PADS) TO FIRST-RESPONDERS THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA- EXTENSIVE EFFORTS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF AND/OR COMPLIANCE WITH SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMON HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING BREAST, LUNG, AND COLORECTAL CANCERS; STROKE; HEART DISEASE; AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS - OFFERING 3D MAMMOGRAPHY THROUGHOUT OUR REGION THROUGH STATIONARY LOCATIONS AT KING'S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER AND KING'S DAUGHTERS OHIO.- PROVIDING MOBILE HEALTH SERVICES ABOARD OUR MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY AND TWO ADDITIONAL FLEXIBLE MOBILE UNITS PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE SERVICES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, PFTS, AND OTHER SERVICES TRAVELING THROUGHOUT THE REGION. - INCREASING ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY FOODS THROUGH SPONSORSHIP OF THE BOYD COUNTY FARMERS MARKET IN DOWNTOWN ASHLAND AND AT KING'S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER OHIO. - INCREASING BLOOD DONATION THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KENTUCKY BLOOD CENTER.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines