Pikeville Medical Center opens only children’s hospital in eastern Kentucky

Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center opened the 13,400-square-foot Drs. R.V. and Jyothi Mettu Children’s Hospital on Dec. 6, which is the only children’s hospital in eastern Kentucky.

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The facility has both inpatient and outpatient pediatric areas, according to a Dec. 3 news release. 

The inpatient services include a waiting room, 10 private patient rooms, a consultation room, a treatment room, a medication room and a nourishment room. 

Outpatient services include separate sick and well waiting rooms, a check-in and registration area, 13 exam rooms, a medication room and a nurses station.

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