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    Published on October 14, 2025

    Wide Area Search Training at Owensboro Health Empowers First Responders

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    Last week, Owensboro Health Regional Hospital hosted a specialized Wide Area Search training led by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), featuring expert instructors from Alabama, Washington and Arizona. Twenty participants from agencies across Kentucky—including Daviess County Search and Rescue, Owensboro Fire Department and Area 1 KY Emergency Management—gathered to strengthen their readiness for large-scale search and rescue operations.

    The course focused on equipping responders to effectively mobilize, organize and deploy resources during disaster scenarios, preparing them for roles ranging from field searchers to incident command.

    “Training impacts more lives than just our own,” said Katie Case, Emergency Management Coordinator at Owensboro Health. “Bringing trainings such as this to our region empowers our first responders to be more equipped for when disasters strike.”

     

    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.