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March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
March 15, 2023
March is National Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month and offers a timely reminder that early detection can be the difference between treatable and inoperable. With a new recommended screening age and significant evidence pointing to successful treatment if caught early, colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable cancers. The American...
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Improve your Nutrition: Celebrate National Nutrition Month®
March 14, 2023
National Nutrition Month®, sponsored annually by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, celebrates its 50th year in 2023. During the month of March, make a commitment to learning more about good nutrition and living a healthier lifestyle. The average American diet, high in processed meats, sodium and sugar; low in nuts,...
read moreFood Insecurity: A Year-Round Health Concern
February 8, 2023
Hunger means much more than missing a meal. Food insecurity, defined as consistently inadequate access to nutritious food needed to achieve and maintain health, is experienced in every American community and is a symptom of greater societal challenges. Food insecurity does not indicate a lack of available food or a...
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A Healthful New Year’s Resolution: Establish a PCP in 2023
January 4, 2023
Many of us end the year by making fresh promises to ourselves for January and beyond. Whether we aim to change our behaviors, habits, physical fitness, or overall health in the new year, we often neglect one important partner in our health and fitness plans: a healthcare provider who can...
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Install and Maintain Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
December 8, 2022
Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors sound early warnings that save lives. Logan Memorial Hospital advises testing your smoke and CO detectors monthly or every six months at the least. Here’s more information that everyone should know about installing and maintaining smoke detectors and CO detectors and how they are an important...
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Logan Memorial Hospital Success Spotlight with Bill Riggs
November 22, 2022
“Now I’m able to get out in public, enjoy going to flea markets and look forward to going out to restaurants to socialize.”
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ERINN BASISTA, APRN, JOINS LOGAN FAMILY PRACTICE
October 7, 2022
Russellville, KY (October 7, 2022) – Logan Family Practice has announced that Erinn Basista, APRN, has joined its staff and will be offering primary care services to patients throughout Logan County and the surrounding areas. Erinn brings more than 9 years of clinical experience to Logan Family Practice. “Erinn has experience...
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Logan Memorial Hospital Awards $5,000 Grant to Bowling Green Nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace, through ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity
September 20, 2022
RUSSELLVILLE, KY (September 20, 2022) – Logan Memorial Hospital today awarded a grant of $5,000 to Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Bowling Green, an organization dedicated to building, assembling and delivering top-notch bunk beds to children and families in need in Southcentral Kentucky. The grant was issued through the ScionHealth...
read moreLogan Memorial Hospital awarded The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval®
July 27, 2022
(Russellville, Kentucky, July 27, 2022) – Logan Memorial Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient...
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