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August 2007: New Hospital Construction Impact Fall 2007
- As of late September the current Hospital Parking Garage was accessible via the Limestone/Hospital Dr. entrance.
- Patients of the Gill Heart Institute or the Center for Advanced Surgery should continue to use the UK Chandler Hospital Patient
 Map of access to Chandler Hospital
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Dropoff.
- The New Parking Garage is slated to open in Nov. 2007
Parking structure set to open November 19, 2007
The first three levels of the new parking structure for UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital are set to open at 5 a.m. November 19, 2007.
The remaining levels will open in March 2008, at which time about 1,400 spaces will be available for patient and visitor parking.
- A free 24-hour shuttle service from the garage to the hospital and ED will be provided
- A free shuttle service from the garage to the Kentucky clinic will be provided 6 a.m. - 8 p.m., Monday - Friday
The hospital’s current garage will be demolished to allow for construction of the new hospital. Eventually, a pedestrian walkway will connect the new parking structure to the lobby of the new hospital.
Getting to the Gill Heart Institute and Center for Advanced Surgery
Patients with appointments at the Gill Heart Institute and the Center for Advanced Surgery access the Gill building by arriving at the main entrance of UK Chandler Hospital, on Hospital Drive. Those who drop off or pick up patients or family members at the main entrance of UK Chandler Hospital should park in the hospital garage. Click to view map
Directions to the Hospital Garage from the main hospital entrance:
- From the main entrance of the hospital, turn left at the first opportunity under the pedway.
- Turn left again so you loop around to take Hospital Drive back toward Limestone. At the three-way stop, continue across the intersection on Hospital Drive, bearing left as you pass the ED until you reach the entrance to the parking garage on your left.
Architectural rendering of planned ED entrance |
Construction Continues on Emergency Department Entrance
We are building a new entrance to the ED that will allow the first phase of the new hospital construction to begin. The construction will not impact traffic accessing the ED from Limestone. The new ED entrance will offer additional amenities to our patients and visitors such as an information desk and triage area. The new entrance will extend from the current ED to the Gill building. |
About the new University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital
New facility will replace the existing hospital in phases. Will provide a comforting and welcoming environment with the highest quality of care – a facility that is easy to navigate with amenities convenient to patients and their families. Private patient rooms will accommodate multiple visitors and provide a sleeping couch for one family member to stay overnight. The rooms are designed to accommodate today’s technology, with space to adapt for changes in the future. State-of-the-art space for: emergency/trauma service, interventional and diagnostic imaging, surgery and other inpatient care services. Family and support space such as waiting areas, food services and a patient library will help to make the hospital stay comfortable for patients and their loved ones. Timeless and open architectural plans feature some of the most innovative and functional hospital designs in the country.
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March 2007
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October 2006
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February 2006
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August 2005
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Future editions of Renewal will include information about:
- Plans for state-of-the-art rooms designed with both the patient and the patient’s family in mind
- A new Emergency Department designed especially for UK’s pediatric patients
- An art-in-healing program to bring the visual and performing arts alive inside the new hospital
- Amenities to help patients and families feel relaxed and at home
- New patient and visitor shuttle service
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