Facility Type:

Multi-Specialty Clinic

Employer Selling Points:

Employment Status, Stability of Workforce, Call/Practice Coverage

Community Type:

Rural

Community/Service Population:

10,001 - 25,000 / 5,001 - 10,000

Community Information:

Prestonsburg, KY is a small town located in the county seat of Floyd County, KY.  It is in the eastern part of KY in the valley of the Big Sandy River.  

U.S. Route 23, also called "The Country Music Highway" to celebrate the region's rich heritage of music, runs through Prestonsburg. Country music stars including Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle, Wynonna Judd, Naomi Judd, Billy Ray Cyrus, Tom T. Hall, Ricky Skaggs, Keith Whitley, Dwight Yoakam, and Patty Loveless are all from the Big Sandy Valley.

Prestonsburg is also the home of the East Kentucky Science Center. Opened in 2004, the Science Center contains one of the most technologically advanced planetariums in the United States.

Community Selling Points:

Recreational Opportunities, Climate, Community Need/Support of Health Professional

3RNET Network Coordinator
Contact Information:

Brandon Carman
Office of Community and Rural Health Services
Division of Rural Health & Recruitment
350 Capitol Street, Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
Tel: 304-558-4382
Brandon.K.Carman@wv.gov

J-1 Contact Information:

Bethlhem Amare, Bureau for Public Health
Office of Community and Rural Health Services
West Virginia State Office of Rural Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
Tel: 304-558-4382
bethlhem.s.amare@wv.gov