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Hindman, Ky. (December 5, 2022) – After being closed for four months due to historic eastern Kentucky flood damage this past summer, UK Healthcare’s June Buchanan Medical Clinic in Hindman, Kentucky, officially reopened to the community today.
“Since 1974, June Buchanan Clinic has been an integral part of this community, providing much-needed health care services to residents of Knott County and beyond,” said Juanita Hughes, DO, primary care physician with June Buchanan Clinic. “This facility is very important to Eastern Kentucky, and we are thrilled to reopen our facility and return to normal operations.”
UK Healthcare operates several clinics in areas that were inundated by floodwaters, and the June Buchanan Clinic in Hindman was one of the hardest hit. While the clinic was closed, UK and UK healthcare teams in Hazard and Hindman worked with various charities and community health workers to provide local health care through mobile dental and medical clinics.
“The staff at the June Buchanan Clinic has been amazing,” said Tammy Stidham, practice manager at June Buchanan and UK North Fork Valley Community Health Center Hazard. “Even though their personal homes were flooded, they came and helped in the cleanup. They were willing to do whatever it took to reopen the clinic for their patients.
Members of the maintenance and housekeeping crew at the UK Center for Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) also worked tirelessly to help clean the June Buchanan Clinic up and running again. While the UK June Buchanan Clinic was being relocated, providers were relocated to the UK CERH building at the UK North Fork Valley Community Health Center to continue providing services for Knott County patients.
“Flooding in Eastern Kentucky affected many individuals, families, businesses, health care providers and their facilities. Access to quality health care close to home is an essential factor in preventing disease and managing our health outcomes,” said UK CERH Director Fran Feltner, Ph.D.A. said. “It is all hands on deck to reopen the clinic. I am extremely grateful to the UK CERH housekeeping, maintenance staff, faculty, providers and many others who made the reopening of the UK June Buchanan Clinic possible.”
Services offered by UK Healthcare June Buchanan Clinic include primary care, dental care, behavioral health, dietitian consultation, discount pharmacy program and lab services with next day results. X-ray services at the clinic will soon be operational again.
The June Buchanan Clinic is located at 59 Cowtown Road in Hindman. To make an appointment, call 606-439-1559.
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