The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky

01/15/2024

WEATHER UPDATES concerning clinic hours and outpatient surgeries.
❄️Mercy Health - Orthopedic Center (formerly known as OIWK) will be opening at 10:00 AM on Monday (01/15). If your appointment is before 10:00 AM, please call (270) 442-9461 after 10:00 AM to reschedule.

❄️ Outpatient surgeries continue as scheduled in Metropolis, IL. Please call (618) 309-6000 if you feel you need to reschedule. Safety of our patients come first.

❄️ As the weather develops, please check back here for opening/closing updates.

01/11/2024

Dear Valued Patient:
Please read below. Also note the orthopedic physicians will still perform surgery and be on call for both local hospitals and the surgery center in Metropolis, IL.

01/10/2024

**UPDATE** The orthopedic physicians will still perform surgery and be on call for both local hospitals and the surgery center in Metropolis, IL.

Mercy Health announced the acquisition of the Orthopedic Institute of Western Kentucky at 200 Clint Hill Boulevard in Paducah on Wednesday.

01/01/2024

Happy New Year! All OIWK Facilities are CLOSED today. We return to our normal business hours tomorrow. (01/02) Looking forward to new beginnings in 2024. We appreciate every single one of you.

12/31/2023

Following residency, Dr. Patton completed a hand, upper extremity, and microvascular fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Throughout training, he has been involved in multiple research projects across many areas of orthopedics. As the only orthopedic-trained hand surgeon in the area, he looks forward to sharing his expertise with his patients.

12/31/2023

We hope you don't need another surgery either. We're here for you if you do. Glad to see you are doing so well!

12/29/2023

All OIWK facilities are CLOSED for New Year's Day. (01/01/2024). We will return to our normal business hours Tuesday, 01/02.

12/28/2023

Join us in saying "Hello" to Rachel McClung of the Murray State Exercise Science program. With her background in sports, she took an interest in sports medicine. She is shadowing Dr. Beck for the Christmas break. Thank you Rachel for choosing OIWK to further your education.

12/27/2023

Join us in saying "Hello" to Zabrina Hunter! She is studying Psychology/Pre-Med at Northwestern University . She graduated from Paducah Tilghman High School in 2022. She is shadowing Dr. Romine and is learning about the daily life of a surgeon. Thank you Zabrina for choosing OIWK to further your education!

12/26/2023

Cheers to 32 years (plus a few days)!!! 🎉🎊 Michelle Laird, LMRT has been x-raying your bones and educating fellow x-ray techs for more than 3 decades. Thank you Michelle for your knowledge, your hard work, and your generous sense of humor. We feel very honored to have you.

12/26/2023

The last OIWK Total Joint Boot Camp for 2023 is TODAY! Let's get 2024 off to a great start by being prepared before your outpatient surgery. **Attendees are scheduled by OI Surgery Pre-Admission Team.**

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas from all of us at OIWK! We return to our normal business hours tomorrow (12/26).