About the Organization
PMC is a 348 bed tertiary care center offering more than 400 services with nearly 500 credentialed providerson staff. As the regions leader in healthcare PMC employees over 3,000 members of the community and serves a population area of nearly half a million people from the surrounding area. We are proud to offerall major specialties and nearly all sub-specialty services.
Pikeville Medical Center is a Level II Trauma center, the only Level II Trauma center in the state of KY verified by the American College of Surgeons.
Pikeville Medical Center completed an expansion that includes a ten-story parking garage, an 11-story clinic building which house our physician offices and exam rooms, state-of-the-art operating rooms with new pre/post op care areasand abrand new cafeteria. We recently expanded our intensive care services bringing us to a total of 91 beds. We also finished renovating the Heart Institute, adding new cardiac cath labs, upgrading the existing cardiac cath lab, and creating a second interventional radiology/vascular suite.
About the Community
Located in the heart of the east Kentucky mountains, the city of Pikeville is extremely welcoming to new community members. On average, 35 to 40 physicians and their families relocate to the area every year.
With some of the best education systems in the state, the regions schools consistently rank among the top in academics and athletics.
Pikeville is known for it's historical features, outdoor attractions (hiking, biking, local musicians, Appalachian Wireless Arena and MORE). There are always events being hosted for the family, date night, or gathering with friends.
Home to more than 1,400 businesses, Pikeville is the third largest banking center in Kentucky and is known as the industrial, financial and retail marketplace of the region.
The city was twice voted one of the Best Small Towns in America by Prentice Hall.
The University of Pikeville, located near the hospital, boasts an Osteopathic School, nursing program and two masters programs. Pikeville is also home to Kentuckys only College of Optometry.