The doctors will see you now at several top medical facilities throughout Danville-Boyle County.

One of the strongest, most highly regarded hospitals in this region and all of Kentucky is Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, which offers services ranging from outpatient rehabilitation to mobile mammography. The 222-bed, not-for-profit medical center employs more than 100 physicians in 30 specialties and subspecialties, and the hospital serves all of Boyle County as well as surrounding counties.

The hospital has been making news recently with two cardiologists joining Ephraim McDowell Cardiology in the fall of 2011, plus that particular department will also undergo a large expansion in 2012. The two cardiology hirings come on the heels of a pulmonologist being hired in 2010 to further staff Ephraim McDowell Pulmonology.

For Strains and Sprains

McDowell Regional also created the Bluegrass Immediate Care center in 2009 to provide high-quality health care at a fraction of the cost of an emergency room. Bluegrass Immediate Care offers health care services to people who need medical attention but for whom it is not an emergency, as is the case with strains, sprains, minor cuts and contusions. This community care clinic is staffed by the very same professionals who work at the regional medical center, and the clinic conveniently offers weekend and late-weekday hours – and no appointments are needed.

The Best Cancer Care

Meanwhile, Danville is now home to the Central Kentucky Cancer Center, where the full spectrum of cancer-care options such as medical oncology and radiation oncology are all in one accessible location on the South Danville Bypass. The center is a partnership of four leading medical providers: Commonwealth Cancer Center, Ephraim McDowell Health, 21st Century Radiation Oncology and UK HealthCare.

Golden Years

As for top nursing home facilities in the region, Boyle County is home to Baptist Homes Inc., Charleston Health Care Center, and Danville Center for Health & Rehabilitation. Baptist Homes is a private company that has provided assisted living since 1962, and is known for its high level of patient care administered by skilled nurses who are long-tenured in the medical field. Baptist Homes is located on Argyll Woods in Danville.