NEWS RELEASE – June 22, 2026
Paintsville ARH Provider Honored with ROSE Award
Paintsville, Ky. –
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is proud to announce that Dr. Brittany Fairchild has been honored with the ROSE Award, which stands for Recognition of Service Excellence.
The ROSE Award recognizes an exceptional provider whose performance, leadership and service reflect the highest standards of care across ARH communities and the health system as a whole. The award celebrates providers who consistently deliver compassionate, high-quality and community-focused care while reinforcing ARH’s mission and values.
Dr. Fairchild was recognized for the meaningful difference she makes for patients, staff, and the community through her commitment to excellence, leadership, and service.
“The ROSE Award is a special recognition because it honors providers who lead with compassion, accountability and a deep commitment to those they serve,” said Kathy Stumbo, Paintsville ARH CEO. “Dr. Fairchild represents the very best of ARH through her dedication to exceptional care and her impact on patients, colleagues and the Paintsville community.”
ROSE Award nominations may be submitted by staff, patients, and community leaders. All nominations are reviewed to ensure alignment with ARH’s organizational priorities, values and standards. ROSE Award recipients also advance as candidates for ARH’s Servant Leader of the Year recognition.
ARH congratulates Dr. Brittany Fairchild on this well-deserved honor and thanks her for the compassionate, high-quality care and leadership she provides each day.
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About Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH)
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) traces its roots back to 1955, when the United Mine Workers of America opened the Miners Memorial Hospital system – a network of 10 hospitals dedicated to providing care throughout the coalfields of eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia. Seventy years later, ARH has grown into a 14-hospital not-for-profit health system that serves more than 500,000 residents of central Appalachia each year. ARH hospitals in Barbourville, Harlan, Hazard, Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, West Liberty, Whitesburg, and South Williamson in Kentucky, and Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, ensure that residents, tucked away in even the most remote areas, can access the highest quality of care without traveling hours from home. ARH’s hospitals, clinics, multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores, retail pharmacies, and medical spas boast more than 6,700 employees with a network of more than 1,300 providers, making it the single largest employer in southeastern Kentucky and the third-largest private employer in southern West Virginia.