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With Baptist Health Corbin on the frontline in the fight against COVID–19, hospital officials have decided the facility should “go green” to show its support for those who have lost their fight against the virus. Officials have changed the colors emitted from the hospital’s...

Baptist Health Corbin is developing plans to resume elective surgeries and procedures, and the first outpatient surgeries began Wednesday, along with invasive procedures such as colonoscopies, hernia repair, hysterectomy, cardiac heart catheterization, and bronchoscopy (scope of...

Clinicians treating severely suffering COVID-19 patients at Baptist Health Corbin now have access to the FDA-sponsored, Mayo Clinic-led expanded access treatment program through a clinical trial using plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients as a potential treatment option. The...

After more than two weeks of treatment for COVID–19 at Baptist Health Corbin, 68-year-old James Walters was discharged Wednesday afternoon. Walters, a Corbin resident, was wheeled through the hallways where hospital staff applauded and showed signs supporting his effort to...

With Baptist Health Corbin staff on the front line in the fight against COVID–19 multiple businesses, organizations and individuals have pitched in to show their appreciation by providing food for the workers. Corbin attorney Shane Romines announced last Thursday that he had...

The number of COVID-19 cases in southeastern Kentucky has grown significantly in recent days. Over the course of less than 36 hours from Friday morning to Saturday afternoon, Whitley County’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases jumped from one confirmed case to six confirmed...

Baptist Health Corbin is now treating its first COVID-19 positive patients. “Baptist Health Corbin currently has two COVID-19 positive inpatient in our hospital. Recommended precautions are being taken to protect patients and staff,” hospital spokesperson Debbie...

Hundreds of people came out to show first responders their appreciation and support during a prayer event held Sunday evening outside Baptist Health Corbin. Participants held up signs thanking first responders as they drove by during the shift change at the hospital. Participants...

Baptist Health is making changes as the hospital system adapts to the COVID–19 pandemic and that will be new jobs for some staff, temporary furloughs for others, and pay cuts for executives. “Like other hospitals across the country, Baptist Health is striking a delicate balance...

Corbin attorney Shane Romines is saying thanks to Baptist Health Corbin employees for their hard work during the COVID–19 pandemic, and doing something to help several locally–owned restaurants by establishing, “The Champ’s Tab.” Romines announced on the Copeland & Romines...