UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
About UK HealthCare
Established in 1957, UK HealthCare consists of the medical, nursing, health sciences, public health, dental and pharmacy patient care activities of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., and in several off-site locations.
The physicians, residents, staff and students take pride in achieving excellence in patient care, education, research and community service.
UK HealthCare draws upon the clinical expertise of the faculty in all six colleges—Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Sciences, Dentistry and Public Health—to advance patient care.
Mission
UK HealthCare is committed to the pillars of academic health care—research, education and clinical care. Dedicated to the health of the people of Kentucky, we will provide the most advanced patient care and serve as an information resource. We will strengthen local health care and improve the delivery system by partnering with community hospitals and physicians. We will support the organization’s education and research needs by offering cutting edge services on par with the nation’s best providers.
Vision
The vision of UK HealthCare is to achieve national recognition as a Top 20 public academic health center providing optimal multidisciplinary health care and developing advanced medical therapeutics for the people of Kentucky and surrounding regions.
Medical Center faculty:
about 1,000
Medical Center staff:
6,000+
UK Chandler Hospital attending physicians:
630
UK Chandler Hospital residents:
about 500
UK Chandler Hospital/Kentucky Children’s Hospital (2006) discharges:
24,760
UK Chandler Hospital Emergency Department (2006) visits:
44,646
UK Chandler Hospital (2006) outpatient visits:
275,608
All Kentucky Clinic (2006) visits:
1,082,334
