 The new access road in downtown Pikeville, connecting Hibbert Street to Pikeville Medical Center has recently been completed. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held with PMC board members and city officials in attendance. The newly named Birch-it-Way will provide easier access to the hospital from one of Pikeville's busiest streets. Getting in and out of the hospital is a big portion of coming to the hospital. And anything we can do to alleviate that is a blessing. Many of these people are older, the longer they have to be in an automobile, waiting to get into the hospital or get out, it's a strain on them. And so this will help in that regard. Very honored, of course, to have it named after me, and I never had anything like that before. No expect there will again, but it was very enjoyable and I appreciate all the people that came out. Cancer. It's a very scary word, but an outstanding treatment facility was here at home. I was led to the Lawson Cancer Center. As a nurse practitioner at the Lawson Cancer Center, we are champions for our patients. I am so happy for Robert. The treatment worked. Birch-it-Way is sure to cut down on transit time, even if it's only a couple minutes. For the thousands of PMC employees and their patients, minutes can make a large difference. Seeing some of the traffic off the bypass and Barrett Avenue is the biggest reason to do this. And for safety for the hospital employees and visitors that park in the river field, they get straight shot to the tunnel now and it's a lot easier to deal with. I, myself, had used this a little bit last week and I couldn't believe how much easier it is to get out onto the Boulevard and go where you need to go other than have to go through like three or four lights and do all that. So yeah, I think people are going to find once they use it, it's going to be very beneficial to them and as far as getting in and out of the hospital in a timely manner. Reporting from Mountain Top News, I'm Nick Colum.