Time for a checkup? Barren County residents can relax knowing they have plenty of choices in health care here. A number of advanced services and high-tech facilities are in place to treat and educate patients.

T.J. Samson Community Hospital

T.J. Samson Community Hospital is a 196-bed, acute-care facility that has served the residents of south central Kentucky since 1929. The hospital recently completed the construction of a $26 million T.J. Health Pavilion that has added 126,000 square feet of space for 30 physician offices as well as diagnostic, preventative treatment and educational services. Another recent accomplishment occurred in 2012 when a partnership between Walmart and T.J. Health Partners LLC resulted in The Clinic at Walmart, which is open seven days a week in Glasgow.

In addition to facilities, the T.J. Samson Community Hospital's specialties include oncology, family medicine, pediatrics and orthopedics, plus the hospital has a cardiac care center, sleep disorders center, and women’s and children's services. The entire hospital operates with a patient-friendly atmosphere and philosophy. It is an affiliate of Planetree, where a holistic approach to medicine encourages healing in all dimensions – mental, emotional, physical, social and spiritual. T.J. Samson is one of fewer than 100 hospitals in the nation – and the first in Kentucky – to have officially adopted the Planetree model.

Community Medical Care

Community Medical Care is a local charity that assists Barren County’s low-income seniors with prescription medication, prescription glasses and hearing aids. CMC also assists low-income, working uninsured adults of Barren County by providing primary health care, prescription medication, emergency dental, optometric and hospital care, and specialist consultation. United Way of Southern Kentucky is a strong supporter of Community Medical Care, and the charity is also backed by Barren County residents, local government, civic groups and clubs. It is run entirely by volunteers whose donated services are worth an estimated $500,000 each year.

Barren River Regional Cancer Center

This new center in Glasgow has a staff comprised of radiation oncologists, radiation therapists, oncology nurses, medical physicists and dosimetrists who perform dose distributions. Barren River Regional Cancer Center utilizes the latest equipment and most advanced technologies in detecting and treating cancer, including a Trilogy TM linear accelerator, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography scans.

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