Know a Lexington Healthcare Hero?
It’s time to nominate your favorites for the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero Award. The award, now in its 21st year, is for individuals who have demonstrated their dedication to improving the health of Lexington, KY residents. Criteria for the selection of the award include: Exemplary leadership and diligence in promoting public health; ...
Appalachian Regional Healthcare opens in Lexington
Appalachian Regional Healthcare has opened its first facility in Lexington KY, and celebrated the occasion this week with a ribbon cutting. ARH Medical Associates is now open at Redding Road, off Tates Creek in Lexington. This is ARH's first Lexington location.
KNI Unveils New Inpatient Floor in UK Chandler Hospital Pavilion A
UK HealthCare’s Kentucky Neuroscience Institute (KNI) officially unveiled its new inpatient unit on the fifth floor of the Albert B. Chandler Hospital Pavilion A on Thursday. Patients will begin occupying the floor this weekend. “At UK HealthCare, we are focused on solving the health problems of Kentuckians,” said Mark F. Newman, M.D., UK executive vice president for health affairs. “With the opening of the...
UK Healthcare to expand in Lexington’s Hamburg area
UK HealthCare Enters Agreement to Purchase Property in Hamburg Reflecting the growing health care needs and population trends of the community, this morning UK HealthCare announced plans to enter a purchase agreement to initially acquire about 27 acres of property for approximately $20.3 million in the Hamburg development along I-75. The purchase agreement includes a right of first refusal on...
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging expands to new location
After outgrowing their space along North Broadway in Lexington, UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging needed a new home for clinical research and patient care. The research team moved into their new home on UK Healthcare's Turfland Campus in December, and welcomed the first participant into their new home on Dec. 20, 2021. The new facility is designed to provide a...