OH moving Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, transferring ownership of dermatology practice

June 30, 2021 | 12:07 am

Updated June 29, 2021 | 10:28 pm

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Owensboro Health has transferred ownership of its dermatology practice, while the OH Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery clinic and staff are relocating on Thursday.

They previously both operated out of one building at 2915 New Hartford Road under the name OH Plastic Surgery & Dermatology.

OH Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery will move to the Ford Medical Building at 2211 Mayfair Ave., Suite 305, Owensboro. The phone number will remain 270-688-3700, and they will be fully operational in the new location on Thursday.

The ownership of the dermatology practice is still in the process of being transferred to the Kentucky Skin Cancer Center, based out of Bowling Green. Officials expect the Skin Cancer Center to assume occupancy of the current building to continue to provide services in Owensboro.

OH Director of Marketing Brian Hamby said the original plastic and reconstructive surgery practice was located in the Breckenridge Medical Building. 

In 2019, OH purchased Advanced Dermatology Associates to preserve that practice in this community.

“It was an immediate need that we wanted to fill and we were committed to preserving that practice here in Owensboro, making sure those patients are cared for,” Hamby said. 

He said the challenge that OH had was not having a physician dermatologist on staff, and it was challenging to recruit for that position.

In recent months, the opportunity arose to transfer ownership when the Kentucky Skin Cancer Center approached OH with interest in purchasing and operating the practice. 

“It just made sense at that time to go ahead with that sale rather than hang on and try to recruit a dermatologist and operate the practice, so it really was just an opportunity,” Hamby said. “We’re confident Dr. Skaggs and his team will do well with these patients and so we thought the best thing for us to do.”

June 30, 2021 | 12:07 am

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