UK HealthCare receives prestigious Baby-Friendly designation
By Lilli Dubler, Building Kentucky UK HealthCare has once again been awarded the prestigious international Baby-Friendly designation after a rigorous review process conducted by Baby-Friendly USA, the organization responsible for bestowing this certification in the United States. UK HealthCare’s Albert B. Chandler hospital first received the designation in 2015. This designation demonstrates UK HealthCare’s adherence to the […]
VIDEO: Historic gift will revolutionize pediatric health care in Kentucky
By Lilli Dubler, Building Kentucky Entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Golisano recently announced that the University of Kentucky and UK HealthCare will receive a historic $50 million gift that will transform pediatric health care in Kentucky. Golisano of Rochester, New York, is the founder of Paychex, the nation’s largest human resource company for small to medium-sized businesses, and the Golisano […]
UK receives national recognition for outstanding oncology program
By Lilli Dubler, Building Kentucky The University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital is one of the nation’s top “Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs,” according to Becker’s Hospital Review. The health care industry trade publication recognized the UK Markey Cancer Center, whose clinical programs are integrated with UK’s Chandler Hospital, among oncology […]
UK HealthCare opens the Commonwealth’s first psychiatric emergency unit
By Lilli Dubler, Building Kentucky On Tuesday, July 30, community and state leaders joined UK HealthCare officials to celebrate the opening of a new emergency unit dedicated to treating patients experiencing a mental health crisis. The unit, on the Eastern State Hospital campus in Lexington, is known as EmPATH (Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing) […]