$740.5M in expenses

Appalachian regional healthcare (ARH) continued its mission of providing accessible, high-quality healthcare throughout central appalachia in 2024. With 14 hospitals spanning kentucky and west virginia, as well as a network of multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores, and retail pharmacies, ARH ensured that residents across its service areas had access to advanced medical care close to home. As the largest employer in southeastern kentucky and the third-largest private employer in southern west virginia, ARH relies on its more than 6,000 team members and 1,300 medical staff to deliver exceptional care. Their dedication firmly established ARH as the region's largest provider of care.throughout fy24, ARH received significant recognition for its commitment to excellence. Forbes named ARH one of america's best-in-state employers, and u.s. News & world report recognized four hospitals - beckley, harlan, hazard, and tug valley - for their high performance in treating COPD and congestive heart failure. Eleven ARH hospitals earned get with the guidelines-stroke awards from the american heart association, with hazard ARH receiving multiple honors. Hazard ARH also received the 2024 KY perinatal quality collaborative platinum award, and summers county ARH earned a gold award for quality from the west virginia hospital association. Additionally, beckley ARH was designated as a primary stroke center, harlan ARH's wound care center was designated a wound center of excellence, whitesburg ARH was recognized for improving rural coronary artery disease care, and middlesboro ARH was celebrated for its hepatitis c treatment program. The ARH cancer program was recognized as a lung cancer screening center of excellence, and barbourville ARH was named a certified autism center. The ARH system also achieved a level 8 ranking in chime's most wired health systems for both ambulatory and acute care, the fourth year in a row the system received the honor.