Company Profile
Owensboro Health
Company Overview
OWENSBORO HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP
When you join Owensboro Health you become part of a team of more than 205 healthcare
providers who use the latest technologies, innovations and protocols. As an Owensboro Health
physician, you also practice in a thriving, 14-county area where your talent and dedication to heal
people makes a deeper impact.
OWENSBORO HEALTH
Owensboro Health is a community-focused, nonprofit healthcare system that provides innovative
medical advancements and compassionate care to help improve the communities we serve.
Owensboro Health includes Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, our flagship hospital located 131
miles north of Nashville, Tennessee and 111 miles southwest of Louisville, Kentucky. Owensboro
Health also includes diagnostic centers and regional clinics; primary care, education and wound
healing centers; a cancer center; home care services; and a medical-based health and wellness
facility, the Healthpark.
OWENSBORO HEALTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital is the flagship facility of the health system, representing the future
of care for Owensboro and the surrounding region. The nine-story hospital, licensed for 477-beds, and
its connected five-story medical office building sit on a beautiful 160-acre campus. The Pleasant Valley
campus of Owensboro Health was the first healthcare facility to be designated a Signature Sanctuary
by Audubon International. Located just off the U.S. 60 Wendell Ford Expressway, Owensboro Health
Regional Hospital is conveniently located just minutes away from the future I-69 spur.
• 16 operating room suites
• 2 da Vinci robotic surgery systems
• The largest Level III NICU in the region
• EPIC electronic medical records system with MyChart patient portal access
• RFID (radio-frequency identification) system for technology tracking and inventory
• Versa badge system for location recognition and ability to call for assistance
• Dedicated, multifaceted hospitalist program
• On-site outpatient pharmacy
• Endoscopy, interventional radiology and more support services
LIFE IN OWENSBORO, KY
Owensboro is the main hub of Western Kentucky and a premier small city in the Kentucky-Indiana-
Illinois tri-state region. Owensboro and the surrounding area are known for a friendly atmosphere.
Located on the southern bank of the Ohio River, Owensboro has a low crime rate and cost of living,
a high quality of life and wide variety of housing options. Owensboro has also been named one of
America’s best places to live and work by CNN and Business Week.
• Kentucky’s #1 Sportstown (Sports Illustrated)
• Enjoy the outdoors: Gorgeous state parks, bike trails, a skate park, 15-mile Greenbelt walking/running/biking trail
encircling the city, 5 golf courses, fishing, disc golf
• Smothers Park Riverfront Lazy Dayz playground was named the #1 playground in the world by Landscape
Architects Network in 2015
• RiverPark Center: 1,500-seat performing arts and civic center that hosts 150 performances and 800 community
events each year
• Culture: Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Owensboro Dance Theatre, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art,
Owensboro Museum of Science and History, International Bluegrass Music Museum, Western Kentucky Botanical
Garden, Back Alley Musicals, Theatre Workshop of Owensboro
• Festivals: International Bar-B-Q Festival, Friday After 5 (a weekly, summer-long series of free outdoor music concerts),
Owensboro Dragon Boat Festival, ROMP Fest (Bluegrass roots and branches international music festival), East Bridge
Art & Music Festival, Owensboro Air Show, Big O Music Fest
• Higher education: Brescia University, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro Community & Technical College,
Western Kentucky University-Owensboro, University of Louisville-Owensboro Nursing program
• Excellent school districts: Two public school systems that are nationally ranked in academics, liberal arts and athletics;
private Catholic school system and Montessori academy (pre-kindergarten through eighth grade)
• $280 million invested in downtown revitalization has resulted in:
– Two new award-winning hotels on the riverfront, with a third under construction
– New convention center, restaurants, unique shopping and residential living
– $15 million construction for the new International Bluegrass Music Museum and music venue
– Phase two of downtown renovations are now underway