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Celebrating Organ, Eye & Tissue Donation in April
Celebrating Organ, Eye & Tissue Donation in AprilApril 2, 2026 – Mount Vernon, OH – National Donate Life Month is a time to educate about organ, eye, and tissue donation, and to honor and remember donors and the lives they have saved and healed. Your decision to be an organ, eye, and tissue donor gives hope to the 100,000 people on the national organ transplant waiting list who are waiting for a second chance at life.Locally, KCH is raising awareness of this topic by encouraging staff to wear blue and green
Free Community Car Seat Checks
Free Community Car Seat ChecksApril 6, 2026 – Mount Vernon, OH – KCH is partnering with Safe Kids Worldwide to host a FREE drive-up car seat check on Saturday, May 2, from 10 AM – 2 PM in the Wright Family Medical Pavilion main parking lot.Our certified technicians offer hands-on assistance for the proper installation of car seats. Feel free to bring multiple car seats; there are no limitations. This drive-up event typically takes around 30 minutes per car and is designed to ensure your car seat is
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Doc Talk – Protect Joints and Restore Function
March 30, 2026—Mount Vernon, OH—Join us for a free Doc Talk on Thursday, April 23, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm, where Kenneth H. Doolittle II, MD, Orthopedics, will discuss joint preservation, focused on treatments that help relieve pain, restore function, and delay or prevent the need for joint replacement. Learn how early intervention, advanced therapies, and personalized care can help you stay active and protect your joints for years to come.This event is free and open to the community. It will be held in the
National Doctors Day - Honoring the Calling
National Doctors Day - Honoring the CallingMarch 25, 2026—Mount Vernon, OH— March 30 is National Doctors’ Day, a moment to recognize physicians with sincere gratitude for their special skills and talents. At Knox Community Hospital, we are proud of the physicians on our medical staff, and we commend them for their exceptional dedication and commitment to patient care every day. Our physicians do far more than diagnose and treat illness. They honor their calling to serve by building trust during difficult
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Minimally Invasive Technology to Help Control High Blood Pressure is Now Available at Knox Community Hospital
Minimally Invasive Technology to Help Control High Blood Pressure is Now Available at Knox Community HospitalThe Symplicity Blood Pressure Procedure Calms Overactive Nerves That Can Elevate Blood PressureMarch 17, 2026 – Mount Vernon, OH – Knox Community is pleased to offer the new renal denervation (RDN) procedure for certain patients with high blood pressure. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2023, the Symplicity Spyral™ renal denervation (RDN) system involves a minimally
