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About UK HealthCare

UK HealthCare, the University’s advanced academic medical center and clinical care network, is uniquely equipped to provide advanced subspecialty care to the people of Kentucky.  UK HealthCare Hospital System operates two hospital units under one Joint Commission Accreditation and two licenses in addition to ambulatory services.  The major service units include Albert B. Chandler Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital and the Kentucky Clinic.

For more information on UK HealthCare, click here.

For UK HealthCare’s 2025 Strategic Plan, click here.

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Awards and Recognitions

UK HealthCare’s performance in the 2024-25 Best Hospital rankings:

For the ninth consecutive year, the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital at UK HealthCare has been named the No. 1 hospital in Kentucky and the Bluegrass Region by the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings and ratings.

For the eighth straight year, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has earned a top 50 national ranking for cancer care in the Best Hospitals rankings. Our Ear, Nose and Throat and OB-GYN programs also were recognized among the top 50 programs of their kind in the nation.

In a newly introduced category, our hospital received designation as Best Regional Hospital for Equitable Access, recognizing our success in caring for patients in underserved communities. Ours was the only hospital in Kentucky to receive this designation.

Additionally, six adult specialties at UK HealthCare and 14 common adult procedures and conditions received a high-performing designation.

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Operations

UK HealthCare Hospital System’s operating information for the five most recent fiscal years is summarized as follows:

About UK’s Research

Grant and contract awards to the University of Kentucky (UK) totaled $496.9 million for FY25.

Federal agencies awarded UK $255.3M, 51.4% of UK’s total awards.

• National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants totaled $130.2 million
• National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaled $25.2 million

State agencies awarded UK $147.9 million and Industry awarded UK $25.1 million.

Based on FY23 research expenditures totaling $504 million, UK ranks:

• 63rd among 664 public and private universities
• 41st among 420 public institutions

These rankings were released in November 2024. The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), publishes the Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey each year ranking the top universities according to what they spend on research. The HERD survey is considered to be the primary source of information on R&D expenditures within academia.

For more information on UK’s research, click here.

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Grant and Contract Awards