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  • October 18, 2011
    HealthGrades Names OMHS #1 in Kentucky for Neurosciences, treatment of stroke, and Cardiac Care
    A report released by HealthGrades named Owensboro Medical Health System number one in Kentucky for neurosciences and treatment of stroke. OMHS is also #1 in Kentucky for cardiac care, cardiology, and coronary interventional procedures.
  • September 26, 2011
    OMHS to Open "The Clinic at Walmart"
    OMHS will open “The Clinic at Walmart” at the retailer’s Frederica Street store in Owensboro. The retail care clinic will be the fourth clinic OMHS has opened in a regional Walmart store.
  • August 10, 2011
    OMHS to Launch Integrative Medicine Practice
  • January 26, 2011
    OMHS remains among top five percent of nation’s hospitals
    For the third consecutive year, OMHS ranks among the top five percent of hospitals in the nation for clinical excellence, according to the latest HealthGrades research.
  • October 20, 2010
    OMHS scores trifecta of top rankings
    Owensboro Medical Health System (OMHS) is ranked number one in Kentucky in three separate specialty areas according to a comprehensive annual study released today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. OMHS is the top ranked hospital in the state for: 1) joint replacement surgery such as total knee replacements; 2) critical care which includes treating high acuity patients with diagnoses such as sepsis (infection of the blood) and respiratory failure; and 3) medical treatment of gastrointestinal issues such as bowel obstruction.
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