Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center was recognized by Premier Inc. as a recipient of the Premier Hospital Improvement Innovation Network “Excellence in Patient Safety Across the Board” award. 

Premier is one of 16 improvement networks for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ national “Partnership for Patients” initiative. The Premier HIIN is working with 496 hospitals in 40 states, using a safety across the board approach to improve the quality and safety of care, reduce preventable harm, enhance patient and family engagement and bolster the culture of safety.

Pikeville facility is open for tours

PIKEVILLE — State and regional leaders converged on Hambley Boulevard June 27 for the ribbon cutting ceremony to honor the opening of Alltech’s Dueling Barrels Brewery & Distillery.

Alltech co-founders Dr. Pearse and Deirdre Lyons felt a connection to Eastern Kentucky upon visiting the area. Alltech said Pearse Lyons saw the potential of Pikeville and Eastern Kentucky and how the landscape and the people of the area reminded him of his home country of Ireland. Pearse Lyons passed away on March 8 at age 73 due to an acute lung condition that developed during his recovery from heart surgery.

Rusty Preston of the Paintsville Funeral Home was sworn in as president-elect of the Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky at their 136th Annual Convention held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville June 5-7, 2018, according to a statement from the FDAK.

During this three-day meeting, 50-year-old firms and 50-year Kentucky licensed funeral directors were honored, as well as over 40 funeral directors from across the state received continuing education awards. There were over 75 exhibiting companies displaying in the Exhibit Hall and over 300 attended a Kentucky Luau on Wednesday evening.

U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers conducted tours of local advanced manufacturing endeavors during a visit to Paintsville Monday, praising both for their contributions to helping stimulate a recovering economy and workforce in the region.

Rogers’ first stop in Johnson County was at the Haas eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute, where director Kathy Walker introduced him to the current class of students learning computer-guided machining.

The doors are open and the meat is smokin’.

Members of the Paintsville/Johnson County Chamber of Commerce have made it a bi-weekly routine to stop by and spotlight member businesses, and spent Monday morning sharing donuts and coffee with the teams at Hutch Chevrolet Buick GMC and Hutch Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Paintsville.

Peggy Calhoun has been running the Country Cottage in Paintsville for more than 20 years; Now, she says, she’s stepping away.

“I’ve always heard it said that when the time comes to retire, you’ll just know,” Calhoun said. “Well, it’s time. I’m excited to see what’s next.”

The Ramada Conference Center in Paintsville was the site of the 19th annual Big Sandy Women’s Business Symposium Tuesday, hosted by the Morehead State University East Kentucky Small Business Development Center. 

The Haas eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute held its grand opening celebration Tuesday, complete with visits from Gene Haas, found of Stewart-Haas racing and Gov. Matt Bevin.