As we celebrate 50 years of serving central Kentucky, we remain focused on bringing top-quality healthcare close to home for residents of Frankfort and the surrounding areas. We have expanded our services, medical staff, technology, facilities and the quality of care we provide. For 50 years, our commitment to our community hasn’t wavered.
As one of the first hospitals designed by HCA Healthcare, we remain steadfast in the mission our co-founders laid out for the organization:
Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.
From our family of doctors, colleagues and Board of Trustees, we sincerely thank you for trusting us with your healthcare needs. We look forward to serving you and your family for the years to come.
Frankfort Regional Medical Center timeline
1894
Fourteen women chartered the Silent Workers Circle of the King’s Daughters by visiting homes and providing care to those in need
1896
Opened seven-bed hospital at rent-free-for-one-year house near the corner of Arlington and East Main streets in Frankfort
1905
Three-story 14-bed hospital opened at a cost of $10,000
1938
New 75-bed facility was built on the corner of Third and Steele streets
1973
Certificate of Need transferred to HCA Healthcare from Silent Workers Circle of the King’s Daughters
1974
King’s Daughters Memorial Hospital opened on July 9 as a 130-bed, 128,500 square foot facility at cost of $7 million
1977
Bed capacity increased to 157 beds
1981
Hospital added a fifth floor, expanding to 154,000 square feet
1993
Opened new emergency room and outpatient services wing, increasing hospital square footage to 157,138
1998
Changed name to Frankfort Regional Medical Center; Central Kentucky Sleep Lab opens
1999
Intensive Care Unit completes $6.7 million / 9,000 square feet construction/renovation project with new 10-bed unit
2000
Surgery Center completes $9.2 million renovation to add 14,000 square feet, two new OR suites and 16 pre- and post-operative rooms
2004
Electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR) implemented at hospital to reduce medication errors through use of bar code identifiers on the patient armband and medication
2007
Frankfort Medical Pavilion – $10.3 million, three story, 52,000 square foot facility for additional physician offices and medical services – opens adjacent to hospital; Named Best Places to Work by the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management (KYSHRM) and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce among large-sized companies (250 employees or greater)
2008
Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) opens with four beds to serve high risk pregnancies, delivering babies as young as 28 weeks
2009
Cardiac Rehabilitation (Phase II) program opens; Installed digital mammography system; Wound Care Center expands and relocates to Frankfort Medical Pavilion and adds hyperbaric oxygen treatment
2011
Designated Magnet® for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC); Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system implemented through Meditech 6.0
2013
Emergency Department completes $8.4 million renovation, expanding from 18 to 28 beds; Verified as Level III Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS); Cardiac catheterization lab completes $1.1 million renovation and performs first interventional cardiology procedure
2015
Received full Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI Accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC); Opened 12-bed inpatient unit for Senior Behavioral Health Services
2017
Earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Certification for its Total Joint Program, for hip and knee replacement; Earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers.
2019
Installed 3D Mammography, and is the first in Kentucky to offer Clarity HD high resolution 3DTM imaging.
2021
Completed first robotic-assisted surgical case