CORBIN, KY (August 15, 2025) Baptist Health Corbin is proud to celebrate one of our own — Lindsay Jones, a dedicated teen volunteer, who has been awarded the Teen Volunteer Scholarship by the Baptist Health Corbin Volunteers.
Lindsay has contributed over 500 hours of service at Baptist Health Corbin, bringing compassion, energy, and a helping hand to patients, visitors, and staff. During her time here, she served in the Breast Care Center and at the Surgery desk, where she warmly greeted patients, offered directions, and helped them find their way — often providing reassurance during what could be a stressful day.
The Baptist Health Corbin Volunteers award scholarships each year to outstanding young people who give their time in service to our hospital while also pursuing their educational dreams. This year, Lindsay was recognized for her dedication, leadership, and positive spirit.
“This scholarship is our way of saying ‘thank you’ for the difference you’ve already made here — and to help you continue making a difference in the future,” said Debbie Hardin, Director of the Baptist Health Corbin Volunteers.
Lindsay plans to attend Eastern Kentucky University this fall, majoring in Pre-Nursing BSN, with aspirations of becoming a nurse and serving her community.
We congratulate Lindsay on this well-deserved honor and thank all of our teen volunteers for the joy and compassion they bring to Baptist Health Corbin.
About Baptist Health Corbin’s history
In late July 1986, Baptist Regional Medical Center, which operated out of the old Corbin Municipal Hospital on Bishop Street, moved to a new facility on Cumberland Falls Highway. Three sites had been considered for the relocation and, after much debate, Whitley County was chosen.
Patients were brought by ambulance from Southeast Kentucky Baptist Hospital to the relocated medical center. The new facility was spacious and allowed for an increase in the number of beds — unlike the former space, which was leased and landlocked, leaving no room for expansion.
To build the new 210-bed hospital, more than 160,000 tons of earth were moved for construction of the $32 million facility.
The new space enabled multiple services to be added over the years, including magnetic resonance imaging, Neonatal Intensive Care units for newborns who require extra care, laser surgery, women’s health services at the Women’s Health Care Center, and help for emotional problems and addictions through the Trillium Center.
"Quality close to home" was the medical center’s mission statement. In 2001, the center became the first hospital to win the Governor’s Gold Quality Award, given to companies for their public service work.
Baptist Regional expanded its facilities several times, including the addition of an emergency department and the opening of a Critical Care unit and Outpatient Surgery Center.
Off-site facilities also opened, such as Baptists Physicians Southeast, allowing for many more physician services, such as pulmonary, transfusion, and psychiatry for adults and adolescents.
In 2012, the hospital changed its name to Baptist Health Corbin as part of a systemwide rebranding effort.
Today, Baptist Health Corbin is a 273-bed, acute care facility providing a wide variety of healthcare services to residents of Whitley, Knox, Laurel, Bell, Clay, McCreary counties in Kentucky and Harlan and Campbell counties in Tennessee.
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