Baptist Health Hardin cuts ribbon on new Medical Pavilion

Baptist Health capped off a three-year, $225.6 million project as they hosted a ribbon cutting for the Baptist Health Hardin Medical Pavilion Tuesday morning.

“Baptist Health Hardin Medical Pavilion stands as a testament to Baptist Health’s commitment to the people of the region,” said Baptist Health System CEO Gerald Colman. “It was imagined as a new concept for Central Kentucky. The pavilion would offer more services, advanced technology, and better access for all who needed to be served.”

Baptist Health says the 282,000 square-foot pavilion is a celebration of the organization’s 100th anniversary as well as the hospital’s 70th anniversary.

Baptist Health Hardin CEO Robert Ramey says the pavilion features cutting-edge facilities to help serve the 400,000 residents in the hospital’s 10-county region.

“It will include a comprehensive cancer care center,” Ramey said. “It will have 12 operating rooms, including the first hybrid OR in our region. Most people traditionally have thought about hybrid operating technology as something that’s at an academic center or in a large urban tertiary center. We’re bringing that right here to Hardin County for Central Kentucky.”

Other facilities include “three new cardiac cath labs, multidisciplinary outpatient clinics, and patient-centered spaces designed to promote emotional and spiritual wellness.”

Ramey said the pavilion puts the hospital in a position to help support area growth.

“Our community and our county continues to grow, and we want to be a part of that, and help to meet the growing needs of our community and really positioning Hardin County and Elizabethtown as an economic and vibrant community for the future,” Ramey said.

Learn more about the medical pavilion on the Baptist Health Hardin website.