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    Published on May 01, 2025

    Owensboro Health Earns Top Honors in 2025 Best of Owensboro Awards

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    Owensboro Health is proud to announce major wins in the 2025 Owensboro Living “Best Of Owensboro” awards, securing four top honors voted on by the community.

    Each year, Owensboro Living invites community members to vote for their favorite businesses, organizations and service providers across dozens of categories — from Best Barbecue to Best Nail Salon. Owensboro Health is honored to be recognized again as a healthcare, fitness and employment leader.

    This Year, Owensboro Health Celebrates:

    • Best Place to Work (Platinum Winner) — Owensboro Health has been named Best Place to Work for the seventh consecutive year. With more than 4,000 team members across Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana, Owensboro Health fosters a workplace culture focused on growth, respect and service to others.
    • Best Gym/Fitness Center (Platinum Winner) — Owensboro Health Healthpark was again recognized as the region’s premier fitness and wellness center. Healthpark offers personal training, disease management programs and community health initiatives, helping individuals and families lead healthier lives.
    • Best Physician (Platinum Winner) — Dr. Jacob Nanney was named Best Physician for his outstanding work in Family Medicine. Dr. Nanney is known for building lasting relationships with his patients and delivering thoughtful, high-quality care.
    • Best Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (Gold Winner) — Sylvia Sweatt, APRN, was honored for her excellence in family medicine. Sylvia’s dedication to compassionate, personalized care has earned her the trust of patients throughout the region.

    Owensboro Health continues to be committed to our mission of healing the sick and improving the health of our communities. These awards are a reflection of the passion and hard work shown every day by Owensboro Health’s team members.

    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; three 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.