Company Profile
University of Kentucky
Company Overview
UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital's new $800M Pavilion A marks a historic milestone in achieving UK HealthCare's mission of meeting the health care needs of Kentucky and beyond. The new centerpiece of UK Chandler Hospital bridges the art and science of medicine, assuring Kentuckians access to the very best advanced subspecialty care, close to home. The opening of the lobby, concourse and two patient care floors represent the first phase of construction that will replace the original Chandler Hospital building. Construction of the Markey Cancer Center floor that will house 64 beds including, 32 dedicated to Bone Marrow Transplant, is anticipated to start in summer-fall 2015 with occupancy in late 2016. The new pavilion includes many innovative features designed to support the people who provide care, people who receive care, and people who wish to appreciate a place that reflects the art and beauty of Kentucky. This long awaited facility is paramount in UK HealthCare's plan to become a premier regional medical center concentrating on cancer, trauma, neurosciences, organ transplantation and pediatric subspecialties.
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 of the Commonwealth by partnering with community hospitals and physicians. We will support the university’s education and research needs by offering cutting edge services on par with the nation’s best providers.
Vision:
Become a top academic medical center serving Kentucky and beyond that strives to:
• Provide a broad range of advanced subspecialty care so that Kentuckians need not travel outside Kentucky for medical care.
• Become a clinical destination serving Kentucky and beyond for select highly specialized services.
• Support rural health care, collaborating closely with community providers to enable residents to receive appropriate health care in their local communities.
• Mature collaborative relationships into a well-integrated health delivery system that can respond to a changing health care environment and provide high-quality, cost-efficient health care.
• Support the research and teaching missions of the university.
Since 2003, UK HealthCare has grown from an academic medical center (AMC) at the 25th percentile, in terms of patient volume compared to AMCs nationwide, to a center above the 75th percentile. To our knowledge, we are the fastest growing AMC nationwide.
The acuity of patients seeking our care has also risen and UK HealthCare’s case mix index – an indicator of the severity and complexity of the patients we treat – now also rivals the nation’s top medical centers.
Oversight for UK HealthCare’s activities is provided by the University of Kentucky’s Board of Trustees, with particular responsibility placed on members of the board’s University Health Care Committee. The university’s executive vice president for health affairs (EVPHA), Michael Karpf, MD, reports to university President Eli Capilouto. The EVPHA has executive responsibility for UK’s clinical facilities and services, as well as the UK College of Medicine.
UK HealthCare offers 80+ specialized clinics, 143 outreach programs and a team of 9,000 physicians, nurses, pharmacists and health care workers dedicated to patient health. Our physician faculty forms the state’s largest multidisciplinary group practice. The unique capabilities of this multispecialty group practice enable care providers of UK HealthCare to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams for patient care. Such teams are useful for managing complex medical and surgical cases.
Our priorities are clear: quality, safety and service built on a solid financial foundation. We are also committed to being open and transparent about the quality of the care we provide. Visit the Quality & Safety section of our website to learn more.
Company History
Established in 1957, UK HealthCare® is the brand name for the University of Kentucky’s health care system. UK HealthCare represents the hospitals, clinics, outreach locations, and patient care services and activities of the university’s six health profession colleges (Medicine, Nursing, Health Sciences, Public Health, Dentistry and Pharmacy).
Benefits
http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits