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2011
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Frankfort Regional Selected as Best Hospital Workplace for Information Technology
November 22, 2011
Frankfort Regional's IT&S department was recognized by Healthcare IT News in the “Where to Work: BEST Hospital IT Departments”.
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Local Physician Appointed to Commission on Cancer Position
November 17, 2011
Steven R. Vallance, MD, PhD, FACS, of Frankfort, KY, recently received a three-year appointment as Cancer Liaison Physician for the cancer program...
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Frankfort Regional Medical Center Recognized for Exemplary Workplace Practices
October 24, 2011
Frankfort Regional Medical Center has been selected as a recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility.
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FRMC Earns Joint Commission Designation as Top Performer on Key Quality Measures
September 19, 2011
Frankfort Regional Medical Center today announced that it is among the 405 hospitals named to a list of top performers on key quality measures.
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Free Physician Lecture on Clinical Trials
June 23, 2011
In partnership with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Frankfort Regional Medical Center and the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network are hosting an educational program on "Improving Treatments for Blood Cancers" by John Hayslip, MD, MSCR, Assistant Professor with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation.
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Hospital Receives Quality Award from Kentucky Hospital Association
May 23, 2011
Frankfort Regional Medical Center was recently awarded Kentucky Hospital Association's (KHA) Quality Award at the KHA Annual Conference in Louisville. Recognized in the 100-to-250-bed size category, Frankfort Regional received the award for excellence in innovation in quality, safety and commitment in patient care. All acute hospitals, psychiatric hospitals and programs and post-acute hospitals and programs in Kentucky were eligible for the award.
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Hospital Employee Receives Frist Humanitarian Award
May 18, 2011
Frankfort Regional Medical Center's parent company, HCA, recently announced that Arnie Lemay, Director of Engineering at Frankfort Regional, was the employee recipient of the 2010 Frist Humanitarian Award -the company's highest honor.
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Free Prostate Cancer Screening
April 11, 2011
According to the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer among men in this country. Only skin cancer is more common. One in six men will develop prostate cancer during their lifetime. Early detection through screening increases the chance of survival.
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Dress in Blue on March 4th to Raise Awareness About Colorectal Cancer
March 01, 2011
The American Cancer Society estimates that, in the United States this year, over 150,000 men and women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and approximately 50,000 people will die from the disease.
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Frankfort Regional Medical Center Continues as One of Kentucky's Best Places to Work
January 31, 2011
Frankfort Regional Medical Center was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky 2011 for the fifth consecutive year. The awards program was created in 2005 and is a project of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Kentucky SHRM Council and Best Companies Group.