Jackson Purchase Medical Center
Rakesh Chandra has extensive experience in the field of psychiatry and behavioral health, currently serving as Medical Director of Behavioral Health at Christopher Rural Health Corporation and as a psychiatrist at multiple centers including Choate Mental Health and Gateway Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center. With roles as Physician Advisor for Behavioral Health at Quorum Health Resources and Consulting Psychiatrist for the Division of Juvenile Justice, Rakesh Chandra also functions as a Medical Director at Jackson Purchase Medical Center and Usai Behavioral Health Services. Rakesh Chandra has been a Professor of Psychiatry at Kentucky Medical College since 2008 and has held leadership positions such as Chair of the Ethics and Grievance Committee at the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. Educational achievements include an LLM in Health Law from Loyola University Chicago and an MBBS from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, complemented by residency and fellowship training at respected institutions like Johns Hopkins University.
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Jackson Purchase Medical Center
A part of LifePoint Health, Jackson Purchase Medical Center is a 107-bed (all private), Joint Commission-accredited facility. The hospital is the sole provider of acute care in Graves County and has been serving patients from the eight counties of the Jackson Purchase since 1993. From emergent to elective, our facility offers a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient services, including those offered at the New Beginnings Birthing Center, the Advanced Healing Wound Care Center and our accredited chest pain center. Through incredible teamwork and a medical staff beyond what you typically find in a small town, Jackson Purchase Medical Center aims to deliver the best healthcare available in the greater Western Kentucky region. As we seek to achieve our mission of Making Communities Healthier®, we treat you like family because you are family. Our Mission Making Communities Healthier® Our Vision We want to create places where: - people choose to come for healthcare - physicians want to practice - employees want to work High Five Guiding Principles 1. Delivering high quality patient care 2. Supporting physicians 3. Creating excellent workplaces for our employees 4. Taking a leadership role in our communities 5. Ensuring fiscal responsibility