Clark Regional Medical Center is a 79-bed community hospital that's served east central Kentucky since 1917, and you'll find it has a mix of old-fashioned dedication along with some pretty modern updates, like all private patient rooms, a big Emergency Department, and a new 131,000 square foot hospital building finished up in 2012, so there's room for all kinds of care, from the Intensive Care Unit and Labor and Delivery Suites to the Center for Rehabilitation and even a Transitional Care Unit for skilled nursing. The place is accredited by The Joint Commission, meeting current standards, and you'll hear folks talk about how there's always 24-hour emergency help, a wide range of specialists, and full services every day and night, Monday through Sunday. They've got a big team-almost 500 employees now, plus 75 volunteers, and over 75 physicians. You'll see amenities seniors will use like wheelchair access, air conditioning, customer parking, and accessible restrooms, along with extra things for comfort-there's a café, a gift shop, a Patient Portal for managing your health, and a Virtual Tour for anyone who wants a look around before coming in.
Medical services cover a lot, starting with general hospital nursing care, certified surgical services for breast, gastrointestinal, oncology, and even vascular issues, plus big-ticket treatments like joint replacements, spine surgery, wound care, inpatient surgery, and chemotherapy. They do imaging, CT, MRI, PET, and even mammography, with blood labs, hemodialysis, and rehabilitation like physical, occupational, and speech therapy all under one roof. There's an Anticoagulation Clinic, a Diagnostic Center for Women, Central Kentucky Pulmonary Medicine, The Clark Clinic for everyday needs and urgent care, and lots of specialized work in their Pediatric, Behavioral Health, Heart and Vascular, Women & Babies, and Oncology services. For folks with sleep issues, there's a complete Sleep Center and Lab, and for matters of the heart, there's a Cardiac Cath Lab and a Chest Pain Center recognized by the American College of Cardiology. Their care touches a lot of medical specialties, including cardiology, oncology, neurology, urology, rehabilitation, and even weight loss and pain management, and there's some pretty advanced technology-there's robotic-assisted surgery if the situation calls for it.
This hospital supports a home-like feeling in certain areas, such as their Labor and Delivery Suites and the all-private patient rooms, and you won't have trouble finding a place to park or getting where you need to go even in a wheelchair. Clark Regional Medical Center takes pride in its community role, expanding services like the cardiology clinic up to Mount Sterling, and backing a Gift Shop and Volunteer Program to help families and visitors. The hospital stays steady with a strong leadership team-its CEO has the recognition to show for it-and it keeps growing, while staying firm in its mission to treat people from all across the region with practical medical care every day.
