The UK Healthcare system is one of the most advanced medical centers in the region.
The healthcare system includes top-ranked cancer, cardiac, and pediatric care centers. Additionly, It includes 9,000 people physicians, nurses,pharmacist and other healthcare proffesionals all dedicated to providing the most advanced, most effective care available, not just in Kentucky but anywhere.Second, but not last It is physicians and other medical professionals trained in the most sophisticated, most up to the minute medical techniques so that no Kentuckian, no matter how sick they are or how rare their illness, needs to go far from home for the treatment they need.It is a Level 1 trauma center, ready every minute of every day to treat even the most serious injuries when they come through the door. And a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, caring for the tiniest and sickest newborns – and giving them a chance not just to live, but to live normal, productive, happy lives.It is nurses providing care for every patient, every time that's so good it has received Magnet status, the highest recognition available in the nursing field. It is educators in our six health professions colleges teaching the next generations of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, spreading the highest standards of care like ripples to the future. It is researchers working to discover treatments and cures not yet even imagined. And it is a network of partnerships and outreach locations throughout the state, so that world-class care is always close to home.