Baptist Health Paducah offers aggressive, leading edge cancer treatment. But the healing force doesn't stop there -- we're with you every step of the way. Our cancer care services also include prevention programs and advanced technology for early detection, as well as rehabilitation services:

• Center for Cancer Care
• Breast Diagnostic Center 
• Breast Cancer
• Diagnostic Imaging Services 
• Endoscopic procedures 
• da Vinci Surgical System
• Radioactive seed implants
• Baptist Home Health
• Rehabilitation services
• Oncology Registry 
• Throat Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Skin Cancer
• Lung Cancer -- New lung ultrasound can assess cancer without surgery
• Lung CT Screenings
• Colon Cancer
• Kidney Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer
• Community education and outreach through activities, such as the Purchase Area Prostate Screening Coalition, an annual skin cancer screening, and the Threads of Life breast cancer awareness program.
• Oncology Annual Report - 2011 Special Report on Cancer: With a higher incidence of smoking in our area, Baptist Health Paducah treats more throat cancer than the national average. The good news is five years later, throat cancer survival rates are higher at Baptist Health Paducah compared to national rates. Learn more about our experience with throat cancer in our special annual report. You'll also read about the year's highlights and medical advances as part our nationally-accredited cancer care.
• Cancer Care Library 
• Oncology director Mary White receives Spirit of Hope award
• Pink Glove Dance

For more information, phone the Center for Cancer Care at  270.575.2780 or the Oncology Unit at 270.575.2697. 

Baptist Health Paducah's diagnostic imaging for inpatient and outpatient services combines the latest technology with the caring hands of our team of health care professionals. Our imaging services are accredited by the American College of Radiology.

Our comprehensive line of high quality services includes direct digital diagnostic radiology, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, vascular studies, PET and CT scans, MRI, a radiation therapy center for the treatment of cancer, bone densitometry and breast diagnostic studies, including mammography, breast ultrasound and stereotactic biopsy.

These services are available inside the hospital for patients, and many services are available for outpatient appointments at the convenient Baptist Imaging Center. 

Ultrasound studies

Vascular studies

CT scan 

Positron emission tomography (PET) scan

Magnetic resonance imaging

Radiation therapy

Cardiac catheterization

Bone densitometry

Breast diagnostic services 

Imaging services at local clinics

For more information on Baptist Health Paducah's diagnostic imaging services, phone (270) 575-2600. 

For information on how to prepare for a specific exam, click on the appropriate link below:

• Upper G.I. and/or Small Bowel
• Barium Enema
• Ultrasound
• Nuclear Medicine

Baptist Health Paducah is now the only hospital in Western Kentucky with two da Vinci® robots – for more minimally invasive surgery with less pain and faster recovery, including new heart and lung procedures.

The hospital is building the area’s largest and most advanced hybrid operating rooms – so the region’s finest heart specialists can work together on two or more complex heart procedures at one time.

And from open heart surgery to angioplasty, and general cardiology to emergency cardiac care, Baptist Health Paducah now treats hundreds more heart cases each year than anyone else.
 
No wonder more western Kentuckians say their hearts belong to Baptist. The heart hospital preferred 2 to 1 over any other hospital in our region.

HEART HEALTH INFORMATION

• Symptoms of a Heart Attack
• Why Choose Baptist Health Paducah?
• Family History
• Dr. Withrow's HeartBeat articles
• Chest Pain and Stroke brochure for help identifying signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke.
• Baptist Health Paducah earns highest chest pain accreditation
• Women and Chest Pain
• Patient Testimonials

Chest Pain & Stroke Hotline

For help identifying signs and symptoms of stroke, phone our award-winning Chest Pain & Stroke Hotline at 1-800-575-1911 to speak with a Baptist Health Paducah registered nurse any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

Baptist Health Paducah offers healthcare for the life of a woman from early adolescence through childbearing and beyond. Delivering more babies than any other hospital in the region, we offer StorkCentral programs -- from classes to 24-hour hotline assistance -- for new and expectant parents, as well as western Kentucky’s first NICU and maternal fetal medicine specialists. State-of-the-art diagnostics, including our Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, and the latest surgical procedures, such as the da Vinci Surgical System, make Baptist Health Paducah the hospital of choice for women throughout the region.

For expectant and new moms:

• The StorkLine, 24-hour hotline
• StorkCentral classes
• StorkSmart tours
• Stork's Nest photo center for new babies
• The Birthing Center
• Customize your birthing experience
• Lactation consultant
• KangarooCare  -- New mothers, babies like KangarooCare contact after delivery

Testimonials:

Mayfield family feels 'blessed' to have a NICU nearby

NICU celebrates 1st anniversary with 2012's first babies

Twice as nice: Lovelaceville couple chooses Baptist Health Paducah for its NICU

For all women:

• Baptist Health Line, RNs to answer all healthcare questions, 24 hours a day
• Diagnostic tests (mammography, bone densitometry, ultrasound, breast biopsy)
• Medical Library and Health Reference Center
• Support groups
• Surgical options
• Chaplain services

For children:

• Children's Services
• Pediatric Unit

Phone: (270) 575-BABY (2229)