Like most businesses and organizations in the region and beyond, COVID-19 has resulted in big changes and big challenges for Pikeville Medical Center. However, according to hospital CEO and Vice President Donovan Blackburn, the hospitalâs planning and actions both before and during the pandemic have laid not only a foundation for the hospital to be at the forefront of treating and fighting against COVID-19, but also for a future in which more and better quality services will be offered to people in the region closer to home for years to come. Blackburn said that PMC was on a good track when COVID-19 first surfaced, then made a massive impact on the hospitalâs bottom line, forcing it to close elective services throughout April and May.