Mission:
The mission of Western Baptist Hospital is to continue our Christian heritage of service and to enhance the health of the people and communities we serve.

Vision:
The vision of Western Baptist Hospital is to be the healthcare leader in western Kentucky.

Values:
Western Baptist Hospital will live out its Christ-centered mission and achieve its vision guided by: Integrity, Respect, Stewardship, Excellence and Collaboration.

All Western Baptist Hospital employees are expected to help fulfill these mission, vision and value statements. Toward that end, a set of standards has been developed for all Western Baptist Hospital employees to follow. These standards establish specific behaviors that employees are required to practice while on duty.

Compiled by employees themselves, most of these behaviors are demonstrated instinctively by Western Baptist Hospital's conscientious and caring work force. By incorporating them as standards of conduct, we reinforce these behaviors, make it clear that they are expected and encourage employees to be diligent about practicing them.

Our Accomplishments

Western Baptist prides itself on hospital, department and individual accomplishments. Read more about our certifications and accomplishments by clicking here.

The Facility

Now operating 349 licensed beds, Western Baptist currently employs 1,660 with a payroll of $77 million. Its main campus covers eight square blocks in the heart of Paducah, from 24th to 28th streets and Broadway to Kentucky Avenue. The hospital and adjacent structures, including three medical office buildings, a freestanding digital imaging center, a day care center and the area's only parking garage, occupy about 1 million square feet of space valued at more than $400 million.

For more information about Western Baptist Hospital, please click here. 

Key Personnel

Meet some of our key personnel by clicking here.

Western Baptist Hospital Auxiliary:

Since its beginning in 1953, Western Baptist Hospital's Auxiliary has played a major role in providing hospitality services to patients and families and raising funds for the purchase of equipment and educational materials. Learn more about the auxiliary.

Public Notice

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations will conduct an unannounced accreditation survey of Western Baptist Hospital in 2008.

The purpose of the survey will be to evaluate the organization’s compliance with nationally established Joint Commission standards.  The survey results will be used to determine whether, and the conditions under which accreditation should be awarded the organization. 

Joint Commission standards deal with organizational quality of care issues and the safety of the environment in which care is provided.  Anyone believing that he or she has pertinent and valid information about such matters may request a public information interview with the Joint Commission’s field representatives at the time of the survey.  Information presented at the interview will be carefully evaluated for relevance to the accreditation process.  Requests for a public information interview must be made in writing and should be sent to the Joint Commission no later than five working days before the survey begins.  The request must also include the nature of the information to be provided at the interview.  Such requests should be addressed to:

Division of Accreditation Operations
Office of Quality Monitoring
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
or Faxed to 630-792-5636
or E-mailed to complaint@jcaho.org

The Joint Commission will acknowledge such requests in writing or by telephone and will inform the organization of the request for the interview.  The organization will, in turn, notify the interviewee of the date, time, and place of the meeting.

This notice is posted in accordance with the Joint Commission’s requirement.

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