NEWS RELEASE – March 13, 2025 ARH to launch Allied Health Training Academy HAZARD, Ky. – ARH is set to transform healthcare workforce development in eastern Kentucky with the launch of a new Allied Health Training Academy in Hazard, Ky. Made possible through a $6.7 million grant from...
NEWS RELEASE – March 12, 2025 ARH Employees to Present at the 2025 KHA Quality Conference Lexington, March 12, 2025 – Appalachian Regional Healthcare is proud to announce that several employees have been selected to present at the upcoming Kentucky Health Association (KHA) 2025 Quality Conference this...
NEWS RELEASE – March 12, 2025 Barbourville ARH Hospital RN helps save family from flooded car BARBOURVILLE, Ky. – Douglas Frederick, an RN in the Barbourville ARH Hospital ER, hadn’t planned on traveling the morning of Feb. 13. “I had the day off and was trying to have...
NEWS RELEASE – March 7, 2025 Angela Rivera named CEO/CNO at Summers County ARH Hospital BECKLEY, W.Va. – Angela Rivera has been named Chief Executive Officer/Chief Nursing Officer of Summers County ARH Hospital. Rivera is no stranger to the facility as she most recently served as Regional Chief Nursing...
NEWS RELEASE – March 7, 2025 Joey Preast named COO of Beckley ARH Hospital BECKLEY, W.Va. – Joey Preast was recently named Chief Operating Officer for Beckley ARH Hospital. Preast most recently served in a dual capacity as CEO of Summers County ARH and assistant administrator for Beckley ARH. Todd...
NEWS RELEASE – March 7, 2025 Morgan County ARH Pharmacist Honored with KHA Patient Safety Award West Liberty, March 7, 2025 – The Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) presented Blake Cantrell, Director of Pharmacy for Morgan County ARH Hospital with the KHA Patient Safety Award on February...
NEWS RELEASE – March 5, 2025 Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association and ARH to Host Free Burger Lunch for Flood Relief Volunteers and Community Members SOUTH WILLIAMSON, KY, March 5, 2025 – This Friday, Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) and the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association will host a Kentucky Cattlemen’s Burger Lunch...
NEWS RELEASE – March 5, 2025 Nearly 2,000 ARH Healthcare Workers Ratify New Five-Year Contract HAZARD, KY, March 4, 2025 – Nearly 2,000 healthcare workers employed by Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) and represented by the United Steelworkers (USW) have ratified a new, five-year contract.The new agreement reflects...
NEWS RELEASE – March 3, 2025 ARH Opens New Disaster Relief Center at Southside Mall in South Williamson SOUTH WILLIAMSON, KY, March 3, 2025– To meet the evolving and ongoing needs of the region in the weeks following the devastating floods, Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is opening a...
NEWS RELEASE – February 26, 2025 Fill the Truck Event with ARH and God’s Pantry Food Bank: Help Eastern Kentucky Recover LEXINGTON, KY, February 26, 2025 – Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), the ARH Foundation, and God’s Pantry Food Bank are teaming up to support Eastern Kentucky families devastated...