Appalachian Regional Healthcare

Health System with 15 hospitals across 2 states

Health System Overview

Health System	Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Total Hospitals	15
Commercial/Acute Hospitals	15
Total Beds	1324
Commercial/Acute Beds	1324
Headquarters	Hazard, KY
Website	arh.org

Hospitals by Type

Acute Care Hospital

9 hospitals

60% of health system

Critical Access Hospital

6 hospitals

40% of health system

Teaching Status

7%

Teaching

Teaching Hospitals: 1

Non-Teaching Hospitals: 14

Teaching hospitals serve as educational institutions for medical professionals while providing patient care.

Hospital Locations

Hospitals in this Health System

Hospital	Type	Beds	Teaching	Recently Joined
Whitesburg ARH Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	71	No	No
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center	Acute Care Hospital	166	No	No
Middlesboro ARH Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	96	No	No
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center	Acute Care Hospital	308	Yes	No
Harlan ARH Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	150	No	No
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center	Acute Care Hospital	113	No	No
Paintsville ARH Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	72	No	Yes
ARH Advanced Care - Kentucky River	Acute Care Hospital	25	No	No
ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Morgan County ARH Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Knox County Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
McDowell ARH Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Beckley ARH Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	173	No	No
Summers County ARH Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No

Recent News

2025-05-08

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) celebrated outstanding nursing professionals from across the healthcare system at its first annual Nursing Excellence Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 6, in Paintsville, KY [11]. The celebration recognizes National Nurses Week and the vital role of nurses [11]. The awards honor team members who demonstrate exemplary dedication and performance in patient care, nominated by their peers for exceptional performance, commitment, and contributions to the nursing profession at ARH [11]. The 2025 Nursing Excellence Awards winners included Sara Pennington, Amy Holderby, Michele Amburgey, Melissa Morgan, Brittney Reid, Stacey Pittman and Alta Darlene Kirk [11].

2025-04-23

FTI Consulting's Healthcare Strategic Communications team has been monitoring disputes between payers and providers [13]. In Q1 2025, there were 26 disputes reported in traditional media outlets, seven of which were left unresolved [13]. 58% of the total disputes involved MA plans, and five of these disputes were exclusively disputes with MA plans, four of which were unresolved by the end of the first quarter of 2025 [13]. FTI expects to continue seeing a rising number of disputes between payers and providers this year [13]. CMS announced a 5.06% average payment increase for MA plans, which could ease some tensions in reimbursement disagreements by providing payers with more favorable fiscal outlooks [13].

2025-04-15

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) announced changes to its Disaster Relief Centers in response to the devastating flooding in eastern Kentucky [2, 6]. ARH is adapting its efforts to best assist those affected. However, specific details about the changes were not provided in the search results [2].

2025-04-15

A doctor was reborn — on lungs she'll never take for granted [6]. This is an inspirational story. More details were unavailable in search results.

Executive Leadership

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