TriStar Greenview CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVING SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY

BY MICHAEL FERGUSON

Fifty years ago, the completion of Greenview Hospital ushered in a new era of healthcare in south central Kentucky. The first modern healthcare facility constructed in Bowling Green in more than 40 years, Greenview represented the vision of HCA Healthcare’s leadership to establish a community-based hospital that brought leadingedge medical technology and advanced treatment approaches closer to home for residents of Bowling Green and its surrounding communities. “Our promise to bring top-quality healthcare to our region remains as strong as ever,” said Mike Sherrod, CEO of TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital. “As we celebrate our 50th anniversary in Bowling Green, our commitment to our founders’ mission remains unwavering: ‘Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.”

With that mission at heart, TriStar Greenview has continually demonstrated its patient-centered focus. Whether by introducing advanced heart-failure treatment options or creating an enhanced surgical recovery program to significantly reduce postoperative pain, TriStar Greenview has incorporated innovative, evidence-based technology and treatment into its culture.

During the past five years, the hospital has made significant investments to expand and enhance its services.

• TriStar Greenview was among the first hospitals in the United States to operationalize leading-edge augmented-reality cardiac catheterization lab imaging technology.

• The hospital was the first in Bowling Green to provide total joint replacement surgery on an outpatient basis, which allows qualifying patients to recover in the comfort of their own homes instead of a hospital.

• The opening of the advanced endoscopy center has transformed the hospital’s GI service line, expanding its capacity and enhancing the patient experience.

• TriStar Greenview was the first hospital in Kentucky to use the Velys orthopedic surgical robot, affording our surgeons higher degrees of precision when placing implants and tailoring the procedure to the patient’s anatomy.

• TriStar Greenview was the first hospital in Kentucky to use advanced augmented-reality image guidance technology in spine surgery - a system that enhances surgical precision by affording surgeons a kind of X-ray vision.

• Completion of the Greenview Surgery Center offers patients an alternative to a hospital-based surgical setting.

“Reflecting on the innovation of the past 50 years here at TriStar Greenview – and especially the recent progress we’ve made – I can’t help but look forward with great excitement,” Sherrod said. “We are grateful for the support we’ve received from south central Kentuckians for the past five decades, and we remain committed to supporting the communities we serve by elevating the level of healthcare available in our area and by continuing to lead as a community partner.”