October 2006: UK announces design for new hospital
Since August 2005, UK HealthCare has hosted
meetings geared toward updating our neighbors
on plans for the new University of Kentucky
Albert B. Chandler Hospital and creating an ongoing
dialogue about the construction process. A community
meeting was held June 13, 2006, to share architect
renderings of the new hospital and to introduce plans
for a medical campus of the future.
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The expansion project - a new 1 million-square-foot UK Chandler Hospital finished in two phases - will allow for the step-by-step replacement of the existing hospital. Moreover, the hospital project will be the cornerstone for a new 20-year, $2.5 billion plan on the south side of campus to construct an academic medical campus of the future that will further accelerate growth in research and health education, UK officials said.
The new academic medical campus of the future will include:
- Increase in pharmacy students in the Top 10 ranked program while also creating additional research space
- Additional research buildings, like the recently constructed Biomedical Biological Science Research Building
- A new shared Health Sciences Learning Center, where students from different health disciplines would interact and learn together
- Additional buildings to house the programs of the colleges of medicine, dentistry, nursing, health sciences and public health
UK Chandler Hospital to open in 2011
Dr. Michael Karpf, UK executive vice president for
health affairs, explained not only the exterior design
of the new hospital, but also the patient rooms.
Dr. Karpf described their ability to provide a warm,
comfortable environment for a loved one to stay
overnight with the patient. The rooms will allow for
many levels of patient care, with more flexibility than
currently exists at most hospitals in the United States.
The hospital will provide state-of-the-art space for
emergency care, interventional care, imaging and
surgery, including two towers of private patient rooms.
The ultimate goal, Dr. Karpf explained, is to afford
Kentuckians the peace of mind that no matter how
sick they get, no matter how complex or unusual their
illness is, they don't have to leave Kentucky for the
best possible treatment. They can be taken care of at
UK Chandler Hospital.
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