medical staff. More than 250 specially   l
trained medical professionals provide   .
continuous around—the-clock laborato—   The Be innin of a Tradition care and ediatric intensive care;
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1·yS€i·\riC€S_ i transplantation (heart, renal, U
Roots for the development of a corneal and bone marrow); and V
medical center at the University of obstetrics and gynecology, includ-
Added udvunguge {or g Kentucky stem from action neprly ing high risk obstetrics. Other r
Keniuckiuns 100 years before the .UK Medical services include trauma, surgical, 3
J i Center became a reality. Finally cancer, geriatric, cardiac and burn `
Rapid u-uuspdrr by grduud Zuid riir_ zi in 1956, the UK Board of Trustees specialties; magnetic resonance ‘
key factor in Operating; Q Levci i T1_au_ duthortzed and appropriated mt- imaging; reproductive medicine;
i C __ _ [ * , { V I 1 Y _ tial funds for the establishment of psychiatry and various other med-
' ina _€1?[€f· 15 026 lcdsfm mill?} acme lt i a medical center. Ground-break- ical specialties, to name a few.
lll OY UUUi`€d P?iU€m$ 2U`€ 2U`i`W1Ug Fit UN? ing ceremonies were held in 1957 The UK Hospital is also affiliat- ‘
UK Hospital in more stable condition. for a 878,446 square foot medical ed with two other area hospitals
Siucu igg7 the iidspirdys A€rOiu€di_ complex ta house the Colleges of in the operation of the Blue
Cai SCFWCC has been Pl_OviCimg lm Meidtgtner Eenlpctry ar1d.Nurs¤r;|g; I $rt:ss.Ston¢-T Theltxpy Cethtenkfor ·
i added advantage for Kentuckians. This i F S U en eu service, ¤ nie Im li ?mpsix` n ¤ .m°n’ it E ospi-
i _ e i library, and a modern teaching tal is affiliated with the Veterans
¤ U€€d€€l $€i`V1C€ h?i$ U`3U$}9O1`[€€l m0i`€ ` hospital. Dedicated in 1960, the Administration Medical Center,
l than 4,500 patients from more than 56 University of Kentucky Medical Cardinal Hill Hospital and Charter
counties. On each helicopter {light, crit- Y Cenle" °d"“'"°d ;f$ f"`§f_$l`l-'denfs Rld9° l‘l°$Pll¤l·_
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_ . _ . I . . . wt e vane y o suppor services,
me li] Commm Commiuilcdufm Wlth_    In 'I962, the University of Ken- along with 24-hour emergency
m€€l1€Hl eeurrel PIWYSICIHU iii [h€ bk 2 tucky Hospital opened with 52 services and surgical specialty
hospital. Flight teams for the transport l beds. Today the 461-bed hospital availability. A full complement of
Of Cardiac Pdrigiirs aim iiiciude ri Lili holds ci positiort of leadership as a outpatient services are provided 3
cardiologist. In neo, oo ooiooiii of  j;·;_;jjj_·idr$_;;;g;i·;¤¤'l ¤··=’ ¤¤*··=·*¤' g**s···¤*·.;**·;,_*··;i%¤·i¤i§i¤¤·* **·;h
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AS] Qmedlfal SCI UCC Hlghts WCIC {O1 i Committed to quality patient approximately 413,000 patient j
_ €?¤`d1¥l€ P€iU€m$-   care, this comprehensive health visits annually. i
, Flights are made within a 150 mile   care center serves approximately Over 300 full-time faculty i
i radius Or Lgxiu rruu ru die re uusr (jf 19,000 inpatients each year who physicians, 300 residents, and i
i E q come from all 120 counties in 2 200 t ff `d ` t *
i physicians at community hospitals, ' S ° Fimvl ° s°rv'°°s ° ·
g / l_ 1 . # 1 I, the Commonwealth, other states the UK Hospital.
_ €m€l`g€HCY mef ma $Cf“C€S· am lm, and foreign countries. The hospital To date, more than 3,000 resi-
f rescue er law em‘ereeme¤t egeneies hos an unusually high number of dents have trained at the UK I
throughout Kentucky. » critical care beds —- 20 percent — Hospital. As a teaching hospital, ‘
The helicopter iiuw iauds dirccdr Ou i counting the Levei 3 Neoncgpl . the.UK Hospital provides clinical
a tWiH_h€iipOl_[ iocamd On the mororrhc \ Intensive Care Unit and Pe iatrnc training for more than 2,00.0
, . . , . . i Intensive Care Umt. Approximate- students enrolled annually tn the
Cilritical (rare Center. This allows nnme-   ly 48 perceni of UK Hosphclrs Medical Cemews colleges.
€l1€1[l€ UCCCSS te UV? Uiluma €0mP0U€m * patients come from Fayette and the The hospital is involved in
of the Emereency De Jartment. the six surrounding counties. Another numerous multi-disci linar ro-
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c Surgery Suite Cardiac Cruiicuirizruiuii 47 percent arelfro:1 a 49-county grams. These include the Markey
‘ Laboratory, or the In tensiye Care Unit, i :’;s:y'"v§$::L; fenmuizilzzrguligglts fnicsizs°’;f;;`§:::';::;i:;::d
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The llehéolnci ls hOu“*d¤ mcluh from other states and countries. Spectroscopy Center, Sanders-
and m811i[2U¤€€l iii 21 h?mgiU` OU UW l Fifty-eight percent of UK Hospi- Brown Center on Aging, Center for
roof ofthe center. To date, UK’s hospi— l tal’s admissions come through Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Center
Q tal is the only hospital in the country to Elie Fm°"9°"‘Y D°P¤"*m€"‘*· Tged F9" B'°m€dI¢¤l E'j9'¤€°¥‘|¤9r
Orr€I_ this COmPl_€h€nSi\_€ Combimuiou mergency Department provi e and Center for Bnptechnology and
. . . . . . services to more than 31,000 Genetic Engineering.
Qi Cnlmbliluéi avmlalic OU mp (fa CHF   patients last year; 9,000 of those Health care needs have changed
1CHl C211`€ i21CllllY. i were trauma emergencies. Since dramaticall since the hos ital
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The real value ofthe Critical Care 5 the addition of UK’s Aeromedtcal opened 29 years ago. As a major
rriciiirics at UK is Sririiig iirdgiviiig   Seryice in 1987, more than 4,500 health care resource for the l
. . _ . _ l ‘ Y l patients have been transported. Commonwealth, the UK Hospital
time"` time whmc minutes (md CWI] l The program has become one will continue to grow and change
Q  Sccfmds _C_3“ mean the Cllifclifillcc · ofthe most active in the United in response to those needs. Always
. between hie and death. l stores. central to thot growth, however,
L  The University of Kentucky will be the University of Kentucky’s
  Mary Mm.q,m,r C0mr,,,ri_r in [li,. M,,r{ir,,] Hospital rofferslcomprehensnye tradition of provtdtngrqualrty
r (,{)m’m_Pu[;rr(_ {Harry Umm services tn pediatrics, including health care for the citizens of
  " " ' N '· ` — ` sophisticated neonatal intensive Kentucky.
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