At this point, Ephraim McDowell feels less like a healthcare network and more like a place you end up because you have no other choice. It's the medical equivalent of being shoved into a van, blindfolded, and dropped off at whatever location happens to be open. You don't come here because you trust them--you come here because the alternative is bleeding out in a ditch. Take my experiences. I walked in with a gunshot wound to the hand, and somehow the grand medical conclusion was Flexeril, Tylenol, and a $3,000 bill. Danville's staff has a couple of competent people buried in the chaos, but most of what you deal with feels like confusion wrapped in a scrubs uniform. Then there's Harrodsburg. After getting AC compressor lubricant blasted into my eyes, I got redirected to Lexington like a piece of lost mail. And once I got there? The doctor basically told me I wasted my time, shrugged, and sent me home at 2 a.m. with nothing but more questions and less trust. No explanation. No reasoning. Just a pat on the back and the door. Every visit feels like you've stumbled into their system and can't get out until someone finally decides you're allowed to leave. Communication is scattered, urgency is optional, and half the time you're wondering who--if anyone--is actually steering the ship. But hey, this place is better than dying with no treatment in the middle of a field somewhere. I guess. read more

When they told me to come back to the hospital that my husband wasn't doing well, I asked if he had already passed and they were laughing on the phone and my children heard this, when the doctor came in he said I have some "good news and some bad news-the good news is I got him sewed up during surgery, the bad news is he died after that ". All his personal items from extended care were stolen. His nurse was Jennifer. The only person professional was hospice nurse Diane. Worst care ever! I feel he would still be alive if I had transported him from this place. read more

first of all, the Nursing staff are very good. However, my beef is with Billing etc. Twice I was to the ER and upon being admitted I told them to bill the VA since I am a vet and it was an emergency I was allowed to use the nearest Emergency room avail. which was Efraim McDowell in Danville. the first time was 4 yrs ago, the last was in 2024. VA does not pay secondary. Both times in question EM billed my civilian insurance first. leaving over a thousand dollar bill after my insurance paid. I spent well over 60 hrs on the phone over almost a year trying to get E.M. to properly bill the VA even a 3 way call with VA E.M. and myself on the phone together trying to resolve the situation. I finaly never heard anymore. Now last year I was once again in their hospital. and told them bill VA. once again they did not. And they didn't bill my civilian insurance correctly and I was finaly sent a bill from E.M. billing dept indicating $600.00 was denied. because it was billed incorrectly. I had 60 days from the time the claim was paid to file a greivance with my insurance. Long story short. I had to pay and prove that I did to get reimbursed for the $600.00. I got a check for just under 200 which is what E.M. should have been paid set by Medicare. so I am out $300 plus CC charges. Again, all because E.M. didn't follow instructions first off. then appearently not filing the claim correctly. I am 79 unable to work. and living on SS of just over $2,000.00 per month. as I said, the Nursing staff was very good. But the Billing end of it needs work read more

I am happy to report that the Night Shift at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center is doing a fantastic job. Dr. Durham is kind, patient, and efficient. He treated me like a patient and a person simultaneously. It is so refreshing to find a team of medical personnel that not only provide excellent medical services, but also display kindness, compassion, and empathy. read more

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Words can not express how thankful I am for Dr. Munday and the staff at Ephraim McDowell hospital. The service provided for my mother (and my family) during her stay went above and beyond what I could ever imagine. Thank you to each and everyone you all are truly a blessing. read more