Where to move in Western Ky? (Lexington, Louisville: hotels, home, purchasing)

[sandman1]

are they offering to repay any of your loans to go to paducah? I have a few friends at UK med school that said the hospital in paducah is offering to pay off their school loans if they agree to go and work there? Just out of curiosity what comprehensive healthcare offerings are offered their that aren't at UK or UL...just curious as to the real reason you are considering Paducah. To call the airport a commercial one is quite a leap...a few turboprops and an rj or two don't exactly give you acess to the world. Even with I-69 if it ever does get there it is still an isolated area. I didn't say their was anything wrong with that, reread my post I just said that it was an isolated area...when it takes two hours to get to a big city you aren't exactly on the beatin path....not trying to offend anyone. Like I said some people like being away from it all. Would you like some sweet tea?

[missymomof3]

Sandman I am going to take it that the sweet tea offering is your signature?

[sandman1]

I was accused of not having any southern hospitality on here so in responce I now end every post with "would you like some sweet tea?" Annoying...possibly but so was being accused of being rude. Would you like some sweet tea?

[city_data_poster]

I like western Kentucky! Mayfield is a neat little town. So is Benton.
I think that western Kentucky is a beautiful area....just not a lot to do.
Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

[kygman]

Sparks and Hey_Hey, the problem with a lot of people is they think western Kentucky ends at the Natcher Parkway from Owensboro to Bowling Green. Come on over to western Kentucky and maybe you can find that land. Out of curiosity I went on realtor.com to see what land was listed. I saw some in several counties in your range. Job wise, it shouldn't be very hard to find. I'm not saying you can find a job right off the bat, but the jobs are there. You have several good hospitals in the area. I've had family in both hospitals in Paducah and also regional Medical Center in Madisonville and have received the best of care at all of them. Paducah is a great hub for western Kentucky. If you like mall shopping Ky. Oaks mall is just off I-24. For concerts you have Paducah and Murray. Murray has the university if you want to take some classes. Mayfield and Paducah also have colleges. On the other side of the lakes there are community colleges (like in Paducah) in Madisonville, Henderson and Hopkinsville. For a weekend get away there are always Kentucky and Barkley lakes, Pennyrile state park near Hopkinsville, Audubon park in Henderson, plus Hawes in Owensboro and Lake Malone in Muhlenburg. You said you liked Madisonville. That's a good town that's centrally located. You have the Pennyrile that can take you to Henderson or Hopkinsville and the Western Kentucky Parkway that can take you to the Natcher or I-24. Sorry to carry on so much but I'm kinda partial to this area. Good luck!

[kygman]

Originally Posted by sandman1

I was accused of not having any southern hospitality on here so in responce I now end every post with "would you like some sweet tea?" Annoying...possibly but so was being accused of being rude. Would you like some sweet tea?

Sandman, my step daughter and her husband got back in the states a year ago after living in Germany for 3 years (Army). He said the first thing he ordered in a restaurant when he got stateside was sweet tea! Over there, you ask for sweet tea he said they look at you funny. He said that was too long to go without sweet tea! lol

[Hey_Hey]

Originally Posted by sandman1

are they offering to repay any of your loans to go to paducah? I have a few friends at UK med school that said the hospital in paducah is offering to pay off their school loans if they agree to go and work there?

Yeah, they will. Outside of the major US cities (NYC, Chicago, LA, Atlanta, etc) and depending on the specialty, a good percentage of hospitals are now offering some sort of loan repayment program. Especially in surgical specialties and cardiology, and to a lesser degree emergency medicine, the internal medicine specialties, and some primary care.

Originally Posted by sandman1

Just out of curiosity what comprehensive healthcare offerings are offered their that aren't at UK or UL...just curious as to the real reason you are considering Paducah.

None. I didn't say there were. UK and UofL are university hospitals, and as such tend to have the very latest in procedures, diagnostic capabilities, and research. I said outside of the downtown louisville hospitals and UK hospital Western Baptist Hospital is equal to or superior to every other hospital in the state in terms of breadth of medical care, research, and innovation. The reason I'm considering it is because it houses almost every adult specialty and subspecialty available (good specialty backup will be important to me as an emergency medicine doctor), serves as a referral center for four states, and typically pays pretty well since Western Kentucky has good insurance coverage and minimal HMOs or other managed care. It's also home for me which is very important, the cost of living is ideal, and people tend to be more appreciative and respectful than they do in large cities where entitlement reigns supreme.

Originally Posted by sandman1

To call the airport a commercial one is quite a leap...a few turboprops and an rj or two don't exactly give you acess to the world.

It is what it is. A single daily commercial flight would make it a commercial airport. Most people drive to Nashville or St. Louis to fly because of cost, but it's basically one stop to most any destination in the country from Paducah.

Originally Posted by sandman1

Even with I-69 if it ever does get there it is still an isolated area. I didn't say their was anything wrong with that, reread my post I just said that it was an isolated area...when it takes two hours to get to a big city you aren't exactly on the beatin path....not trying to offend anyone.

It's all relative. To a great many Americans Louisville is isolated as well since it's more than 6 hours to any of the major US cities (Chicago, NYC, Atlanta, DC, etc). I'm living in a large US city right now, and I am less than an hour from one of the major US cities. However, my lifestyle is no different here than it would be in Paducah. It has numerous broadway shows come every year, there are several concerts every year that come through, it has enough restaurants to never get bored, it has an arts district, it has comprehensive healthcare offerings, it has shopping that (minus a couple high end retailers) equals that of Louisville or Lexington, it serves as the national hub of river traffic, etc, etc. You're saying it's isolated from large cities (>1 million), and you're right. But being near a large city just to be near a large city doesn't mean much. The services and opportunities offered are what realistically define isolation because that's what affects lifestyles.

[Sundance]

And your comment about healthcare is laughable when it comes to Paducah. Outside of UK Hospital and the UofL/Norton/Jewish/Kosair hospital complex in Louisville you'll find Western Baptist and Lourdes second to none in the state (in terms of research and technology taking place as well as the array of specialists and subspecialists available). I'll be a physician in a year, and I'm actually considering locating in Paducah because of its comprehensive healthcare offerings.

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[Sparks]

Ok, so if I wanted to find a job, where would I look? Any online resourses you guys know of? I'm an office manager now.

I know I'm not going to make nearly as much money in Ky so I may consider a job just doing something I like. Maybe in a vet's office.

[sandman1]

Originally Posted by Hey_Hey

Yeah, they will. Outside of the major US cities (NYC, Chicago, LA, Atlanta, etc) and depending on the specialty, a good percentage of hospitals are now offering some sort of loan repayment program. Especially in surgical specialties and cardiology, and to a lesser degree emergency medicine, the internal medicine specialties, and some primary care.



None. I didn't say there were. UK and UofL are university hospitals, and as such tend to have the very latest in procedures, diagnostic capabilities, and research. I said outside of the downtown louisville hospitals and UK hospital Western Baptist Hospital is equal to or superior to every other hospital in the state in terms of breadth of medical care, research, and innovation. The reason I'm considering it is because it houses almost every adult specialty and subspecialty available (good specialty backup will be important to me as an emergency medicine doctor), serves as a referral center for four states, and typically pays pretty well since Western Kentucky has good insurance coverage and minimal HMOs or other managed care. It's also home for me which is very important, the cost of living is ideal, and people tend to be more appreciative and respectful than they do in large cities where entitlement reigns supreme.


It is what it is. A single daily commercial flight would make it a commercial airport. Most people drive to Nashville or St. Louis to fly because of cost, but it's basically one stop to most any destination in the country from Paducah.



It's all relative. To a great many Americans Louisville is isolated as well since it's more than 6 hours to any of the major US cities (Chicago, NYC, Atlanta, DC, etc). I'm living in a large US city right now, and I am less than an hour from one of the major US cities. However, my lifestyle is no different here than it would be in Paducah. It has numerous broadway shows come every year, there are several concerts every year that come through, it has enough restaurants to never get bored, it has an arts district, it has comprehensive healthcare offerings, it has shopping that (minus a couple high end retailers) equals that of Louisville or Lexington, it serves as the national hub of river traffic, etc, etc. You're saying it's isolated from large cities (>1 million), and you're right. But being near a large city just to be near a large city doesn't mean much. The services and opportunities offered are what realistically define isolation because that's what affects lifestyles.

All you had to say was it was home to you....I don't have a single problem with Paducah at all. Whoever started this thread wanted to know where to move in western kentucky and I was just giving them some information on it. It has plenty of ammenities but some just as you said have different ideas of what isolated means and I wanted them to know it is a bit of a drive for some things. By any chance are you going to be a D.O. I can't remember if you were at UK or UL medschool or a D.O.