Published on October 01, 2025
"Inquire" Podcast: "The Extraordinary is Possible" feat. Bart Darrell
Video by Freddie Bourne | Messenger-Inquirer
Bart Darrell, the chancellor of HealthForce Kentucky, stops by “Inquire” to discuss his experiences growing up in Owensboro (by way of Texas and New Jersey) his experience and trajectory into becoming a practicing lawyer with a Bowling Green-based firm, his transition into working in higher education and becoming president of Kentucky Wesleyan College — where he came up with “The Wesleyan Way” motto, and how he got involved with the new statewide healthcare initiative that aims for “higher quality health care and higher quality education.”
About Owensboro Health
Owensboro Health is a nonprofit health system with a mission to heal the sick and to improve the health of the communities it serves in Kentucky and Indiana. The system includes Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, nationally recognized for design, architecture and engineering; Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital; Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center; the Owensboro Health Medical Group comprised of over 350 providers at more than 30 locations; four outpatient Healthplex facilities, a certified medical fitness facility, the Healthpark; a weight management program, and the Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center.
On average each year, we have more than 19,000 inpatient admissions, deliver 2,000 babies and provide the region’s only Level III NICU. Owensboro Health physicians perform nearly 33,000 surgical procedures, including nearly 150 open-heart surgeries. Our physicians and staff have 90,000 Emergency Department visits and more than 1.25 million outpatient visits annually. Visit our home page for more information.