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Applications for AEDs accepted through Jan. 17
ASHLAND — Now in its fifth year, the AED Donation Program of King’s Daughters Health Foundation and King’s Daughters Auxiliary has provided more than 125 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to community organizations throughout the UK King’s Daughters service area. Applications for the 2024 program are open now through Jan. 17. AED awards will be announced
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Nurse practitioner joins Wellness & Recovery team
ASHLAND — UK King’s Daughters announced that Ashlee Nichols, APRN, joined its outpatient Wellness and Recovery program. Nichols earned her Master of Science in nursing, family nurse practitioner, from Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota; her Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Kentucky, Lexington; and her associate of science in nursing from Ashland Community and
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UK King’s Daughters welcomes pediatric pulmonologist Laura Cosentino, M.D.
ASHLAND — UK King’s Daughters is pleased to welcome pediatric pulmonologist Laura Cosentino, M.D., to its medical staff, seeing patients in our Pediatric Specialty Clinic, Suite 320, Medical Plaza B, 613 23rd St., Ashland. Pediatric pulmonologists diagnose, treat and manage common childhood respiratory conditions such as asthma, recurrent pneumonia, sleep apnea, and certain genetic lung
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Pediatric pain specialist joins UK King’s Daughters
ASHLAND — UK King’s Daughters welcomed pediatric pain management specialist Motaz Awad, M.D., to its medical staff. Dr. Awad specializes in treating migraines, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, muscle pain, groin pain, sports injuries, and growth plate pain in children. He also sees patients receiving orthopedic care through Shriner’s Children’s Lexington. Dr. Awad received his medical degree from
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Gynecology services now available at King’s Daughters Louisa
LOUISA — UK King’s Daughters announced the addition of gynecology nurse practitioner Sarah Lucas to King’s Daughters Louisa. Lucas obtained her Master of Science in Nursing with a specialization in Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner from the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from West Virginia University, Morgantown, and
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King’s Daughters Auxiliary and Health Foundation award nearly $382,000 in projects
Volunteers at UK King’s Daughters in Ashland are some of the most irreplaceable team members. Their desire to make a difference in the community is reflected in the time they generously donate to the organization. Volunteers also significantly impact the care provided to patients and families. The volunteers, through the King’s Daughters Auxiliary, sponsor several
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King’s Daughters offers free sports physicals
Martin County High School date May 3 King’s Daughters Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will offer free sports physicals for student-athletes ages 13 to 19 starting in May. Sports physicals will be available at area schools on the following dates: ·1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3—Martin County High School · 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday,
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King’s Daughters once again earns accreditation
BY ERIN BOUNDS More than 730,000 American suffer a heart attack each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sadly, Kentucky ranks No. 8 in heart disease mortality rates. More than 11,300 Kentuckians lost their lives to heart disease in 2020. King’s Daughters Medical Center is partners with the American College
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Wilson named business development manager
ASHLAND – King’s Daughters has named Jennifer Wilson as its new manager of business development for the Southeast Kentucky Region, serving Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence and Martin counties. Before joining King’s Daughters, Wilson was a regional cancer control specialist with the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center, serving the Big Sandy/Fivco Area Development Districts. Wilson has
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Free skin cancer screenings
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and King’s Daughters is offering free skin cancer screenings May 20 in Prestonsburg. The screenings will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by dermatology nurse practitioner Elisha Porter, APRN. Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S., and 1 in 5 Americans will develop
