Baptist Health Diagnostic and Specialty Care holds open house

Over three dozen people turned out Friday afternoon to help Baptist Health Corbin celebrate the grand opening of its newest facility.

Baptist Health Corbin held a ribbon cutting Friday to celebrate its newest facility, Baptist Health Diagnostic and Specialty Care, which is located in the old Kmart building sharing space with the Grace Health Medical Campus.

Baptist Health Diagnostic and Specialty Care is located in the former Kmart building, and occupies part of the building where Grace Health Medical Campus is located.

“If you think about the mission of the hospital and with Grace, it is all about collaboration and making sure we are improving the health of everyone here and their families. That mission is demonstrated extremely well here today,” interim Baptist Health Corbin President Matt Bailey told the crowd Friday prior to the ribbon cutting.

The new diagnostic center also received its membership plaque Friday from the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.

The new clinic offers diagnostic and imaging services, including: mammography, X-ray, bone density, cardiac and vascular ultrasound, CT, general ultrasound, EKG, and blood draw.

It also offers specialty physician appointments.

“I want to thank our partnership with Grace Health bringing us along for the ride here in their new facility that is amazing. It is giving us access to having part of this building here so we can be on this side of town to expand our services for our community. That is what it is about, being accessible for our community,” said Baptist Health Corbin Vice-President of Planning Mark Steely.

Steely noted that one of the first projects he had 22 years ago in his first leadership position at the hospital was to help open a diagnostic center for the hospital, which was opened right below the hospital hill.

“22 years later, here is our second fully functioning diagnostic center with specialty clinic to make sure that we have that accessibility to our patients,” Steely said. “I thank you all for coming out today and celebrating this moment with us. We are very excited.”

After brief remarks, Baptist Health Corbin officials cut the ribbon celebrating the grand opening, and then received a membership plaque from the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.

Afterwards, there were tours of the facility, refreshments and giveaways.