Saving time, saving lives

Hospital purchases new cardiac monitoring system

When it comes to matters of the heart, time is valuable. The ability to recognize and diagnose problems quickly is safer for patients and their heart. "Time is muscle. Earlier detection of a heart attack saves more muscles of the heart which means less damage and risk for complications," said Eric Smith ...

Sticking to It

Laboratory Director in 39th year of service to Rockcastle Regional

Larry Bullock was 21 years old when he started at then-named Rockcastle County Baptist Hospital. The name of the hospital has changed, but not Larry's passion for taking care of patients. "This place has changed a lot since I've been here," Larry said. "The lab had one room, probably ...

A Pharmacist's Journey to Rockcastle County

Nearly 180 miles and a trip on the Hal Rogers Parkway connect Grundy, Virginia and Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, but the journey that Rockcastle Professional Pharmacist Ed Talbott took to get here spans many more miles and years. Ed grew up in a coal mining town, just across the Kentucky border in Virginia ...

Employee ideas shine bright

The 2009 'Shining Idea' awards ceremony was held at the employee Christmas party on December 16. The 'Shining Idea' program allows Rockcastle Regional employees to submit ideas and suggestions based on the organization's five Standards of Performance pillars ...

Stepping Forward

New addition marks hospital's growth in respiratory care

The ventilator-care program at Rockcastle Regional Hospital is more than 28 years old and continues to sustain excellence and is still growing. Nurse Sherry Saylor has worked at Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Center since 1993. As Nursing Coordinator ...

Not your average teenagers

Stereotypically, teenagers are not traditionally known for their empathy. More agerelevant things such as texting, sports or the latest crush are what most of us associate with teenagers. However, a group of Rockcastle County Middle School students decided to change that stigma.

Living healthy is hard work

If you visit the Rockcastle Regional Wellness Center on a given day you will find different people and their reasons for being there. Some people are working out to lose weight, some are offering support and working out with a friend and others are there because working out makes them feel better ... and that's just the case for 93 year old Henry Owens.