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KCH Cardiology Department Earns Accreditation
KCH Cardiology Department Earns AccreditationFebruary 10, 2026 – Mount Vernon, OH – Knox Community Hospital is proud to announce that its Cardiology Department has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), recognizing the hospital’s commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care for individuals experiencing chest pain. They have been a Chest Pain Center since 2018 and have been re-accredited for this.This accreditation signifies that KCH meets
Hospital Auxiliary Open Healthcare Scholarship Opportunity
February 6, 2026—Mount Vernon, OH— The Knox Community Hospital Auxiliary will be offering academic scholarships to high school seniors and college students interested in pursuing or currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree in a health care profession. Applications are available from the high school guidance offices of Centerburg, Danville, Fredericktown, East Knox, and Mount Vernon High Schools and the Knox County Career Center. Additionally, the application is accessible on the Knox Community Hospital
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Knox Community Hospital Celebrates Milestone
Knox Community Hospital Celebrates Milestone February 5, 2026 – Mount Vernon, OH – Knox Community Hospital is proud to announce its 100th placenta donation through Lifeline of Ohio’s Placenta Donation Program. With this milestone, patients who have donated their placentas through our system have created approximately 2,500 healing grafts. Healing grafts made from a placenta donation are used for a wide range of procedures involving eye, oral and spine surgery, and for the treatment of difficult-to-heal
John Nixon Honored with the 2025 Walter J. Rudin Downtown Lifetime Achievement Award by Experience Mount Vernon
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Lacey FilkinsExecutive Director, Experience Mount Vernon info@experiencemv.orgOffice/Mobile: 740-393-1481 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John Nixon Honored with the 2025 Walter J. Rudin Downtown Lifetime Achievement Award by Experience Mount Vernon MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Experience Mount Vernon celebrated the individuals, businesses, and organizations that make Downtown Mount Vernon vibrant, welcoming, and strong during its Annual Awards & Investor Reception held on Friday, January 23rd
