Baptist Hospital East

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Formerly known as Baptist Hospital East, Baptist Health Louisville is a 519-bed hospital offering a wide range of healthcare services.

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Formerly known as Baptist Hospital East, Baptist Health Louisville is a 519-bed hospital offering a wide range of healthcare services. Area residents benefit from the hospital’s emergency services, including special teams for heart attack and stroke care. The hospital’s cancer services include two freestanding Radiation Centers, the Charles and Mimi Osborn Cancer Center that includes a cancer resource center and a multidisciplinary lung care clinic. Special services include women’s health, offering all-private maternity rooms, digital mammography, ultrasound and bone-density scanning for osteoporosis. Other areas of expertise include orthopedics, neurosurgery, cardiovascular services, wound care, behavioral health, occupational health, and in-home care provided by Baptist Health Home Care. Baptist Health has a network of healthcare providers for patients in the Metro Louisville area – from Baptist Health Medical Group physician offices, to Baptist Urgent Care and Baptist Express Care inside Walmart stores, Baptist Health Occupational Medicine (formerly known as BaptistWorx®), and Baptist Health Employer Solutions. The hospital has twice achieved Magnet designation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®.

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