Logan Regional Medical Center celebrates centennial with concerts

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On Saturday, August 8th, hundreds of community members gathered at the football field of Logan High School to celebrate a significant milestone: the centennial anniversary of Logan Regional Medical Center. The event was designed to honor the hospital's century-long commitment to serving Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia, particularly in an area historically defined by coal mining. To mark this occasion, the medical center brought together groups from across the region who came out to demonstrate their support and highlight how deeply valued they are within the local community. The atmosphere was one of unity, emphasizing that despite being a small town with deep roots in industry, everyone shares a common identity as part of an extended family. The celebration featured a diverse lineup of performances and acknowledgments that reflected the region's rich cultural heritage. A highlight of the evening included appearances by renowned musicians Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, who performed hits from the 1980s and 90s while showcasing their evolution into bluegrass and gospel music. The event also featured a special performance by an alumni band formed specifically for this centennial celebration, consisting of current employees, retirees, and former staff members eager to sing and play songs they loved during their time at the hospital. These musical contributions were complemented by support from various local partners, including Marshall Health Network, Southern Community College, Thornhill Auto Group, Federal Credit Union, Coalfield Health Clinic, and the Hatfield McCoy Convention and Visitors Bureau, all of whom provided resources ranging from buses to cooling towels for the attendees. Beyond the festivities, Logan Regional Medical Center used this gathering to reaffirm its mission of providing accessible, high-quality healthcare directly within the community rather than forcing residents to travel hours away for treatment. The hospital highlighted its network of 22 full-time specialists and local providers dedicated to caring for families right at home in their hometowns. This commitment extends into the future, with leadership expressing confidence that they can continue serving the area for another hundred years while maintaining convenience and quality care. Ultimately, the centennial celebration served as a testament to the enduring partnership between the medical center and its neighbors, proving that through collaboration and shared values, they remain resilient and ready to meet the ongoing health needs of Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky.

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On Saturday, August 8th, hundreds gathered at the football field of Logan High School to celebrate Logan Regional Medical Center supporting the community for 100 years. They had groups from all over the area out to support them and show just how much they mean to everyone. Here we have Justin Turner, CEO of Logan Regional, to tell us more. >> Yeah, there's some people that you know, we're partners with in our area and Marshall Health Network being one of those. So they've got their bus and cooling towels and things are given away. We've got Southern Community College that we partner with. As well as Thornhill Auto Group. They're huge community supporters and they helped us on they're a big big corporate sponsor on this as well. We had Federal Credit Union that helped. We had Coalfield Health Clinic in the Chapmanville area that really helped with this and Hatfield McCoy Convention and Visitors Bureau. The list goes on. I'm sure I may have left a couple out but the list goes on and on and then we just have a lot of volunteers, man. We have 600 people employees. A lot of them came to help yesterday, today and then throughout the last several months to actually put this on. And it's just a just a great event and everybody it's what our hometown's about. [music] Everybody just came together and made it happen. >> Friday night lights, Tuesday night basketball, the band, the robotics team. Where you spend your money? Well, it matters. You'll find Appalachian Wireless supporting all of them. So keep it local and keep it connected. We are Appalachian Wireless. >> [music] >> Logan Regional would like to thank each and every person who came out to support them and their loving community for the past 100 years. With everyone from Ricky Skaggs to their very own alumni band, everyone was there to support them and will continue to do so for years to come. >> The Logan Regional Medical Center alumni band. So they're [music] all-stars. So we we definitely wanted them to be involved but we didn't again didn't know that they were actually band but they formed one just for this. Again, people that have worked and retired from Logan Regional Medical Center or they currently work there and they just want to get up there and sing and play a few songs and we're more than welcome to do that. And Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, so that's one of my personal favorites and when we're talking about big name artists, we thought we went through a few and we were like, what what is Appalachia? And Eastern Kentucky boy Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, what could be better than that with a lot of '80s, '90s country hits and then really evolved into bluegrass and gospel and Southern gospel music, but [music] just a tremendous performer, 15-time Grammy Award winner. Being 100 years as a hospital in a community like Logan, you know, an old coal mining town, it's >> [music] >> you know, this we're still here and we can plan to be here another 100 years and uh just keep offering service to our community and our people here so they don't have to drive, >> [music] >> you know, an hour or 2 hours away for healthcare when we can do it with quality and convenience right here at home and I think that's the key with 22 full-time specialists [music] that we have and you know, a lot of local providers that we have too that take care of our family [music] and that's what we're here for. We're all one big family in in Southern West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, I feel like we're all the same. >> Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Connor Kidd.