WSAZ Investigates | Magoffin County reviews options for new ambulance service

By Kimberly Keagy MAGOFFIN COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) – Improvements to emergency responses in Eastern Kentucky could soon become a reality. The change come after a WSAZ Investigation in September revealed an ambulance wasn’t available during more than a dozen emergencies in Magoffin County. Each time, a crew from a neighboring county had to respond, according to 911 logs.…

Surgeon general sounds alarm about youth mental health; hospital leader says crisis also exists in Ky.

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued his second health advisory, this one saying there’s an urgent need to address a mental-health crisis among the nation’s youth. And Dr. Scottie Day, physician-in-chief for Kentucky Children’s Hospital, says Kentucky is part of the crisis. Murthy said in a news release,…