NEWS RELEASE – February 10, 2026 ARH Foundation Awards $5,000 to Support HCTC Food Pantry HAZARD, Ky. – The ARH Foundation for Healthier Communities has awarded a $5,000 community grant to the Hazard Independent College Foundation to support a new food pantry initiative serving students at Hazard Community...
NEWS RELEASE – February 4, 2026 ARH and ARH Internal Medicine Residency receive continued ACGME accreditation LEXINGTON, KY – Appalachian Regional Healthcare as well as the ARH Internal Medicine Residency Program have again received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Tammy Allen, the Designated Institutional Official...
NEWS RELEASE – February 4, 2026 ARH President and CEO Hollie Harris Named to Top 50 Women Leaders in Healthcare for 2026 LEXINGTON, KY – Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) President and CEO Hollie Harris is among 50 women healthcare leaders from across the country to be named...
NEWS RELEASE – February 3, 2026 Nika Larian, PhD, Named Vice President of Wellness for Appalachian Regional Healthcare LEXINGTON, KY – Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) has named current Director of ARH External Affairs Nika Larian, PhD, Vice President of Wellness for its multi-hospital healthcare system. Dr....
NEWS RELEASE – February 3, 2026 ARH Launches First Lifestyle Medicine Service Line in Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. — The ARH Foundation for Healthier Communities has partnered with Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass to provide comfort bags for families with infants receiving care in the Neonatal...
NEWS RELEASE – January 26, 2026 ARH Launches First Lifestyle Medicine Service Line in Kentucky Lexington, KY —Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) announced the official launch of its new Lifestyle Medicine Service Line at the ARH Hazard Clinic, making ARH the first health system in Kentucky to establish...
NEWS RELEASE – January 14, 2026 ARH Launches New Lifestyle Medicine Service Hazard, KY – Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is proud to announce the launch of its new Lifestyle Medicine service line. Lifestyle Medicine is a patient-centered, evidence-based program designed to help individuals build sustainable, healthy habits that...
NEWS RELEASE – January 9, 2026 ARH Statements Concerning Change to Childhood Vaccination Recommendations LEXINGTON, Ky. – At Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), we build our care on strong, trusted relationships between patients and their providers. We believe that when patients are informed, they make the best choices....
NEWS RELEASE – December 18, 2025 ARH launches sponsorship of God’s Pantry Food Rescue Program PRESTONSBURG, Ky. – Officials from Appalachian Regional Healthcare recently gathered to celebrate and launch ARH’s sponsorship of the God’s Pantry Food Bank Rescue Program.ARH’s $200,000 sponsorship allowed for the purchase of two...
NEWS RELEASE – December 17, 2025 Dr. Vellaiappan Somasundaram retires after 26 years with Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center SOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. – When Dr. Vellaiappan Somasundaram – Dr. Soma, as he is commonly known – began his medical career with Appalachian Regional Healthcare in 1999,...