Albert B. Chandler Hospital
| Albert B. Chandler Hospital | |
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South facade of Pavilion A
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| Geography | |
| Location | 800 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°01′54″N 84°30′30″W / 38.0316446°N 84.5084135°WCoordinates: 38°01′54″N 84°30′30″W / 38.0316446°N 84.5084135°W |
| Organization | |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Kentucky College of Medicine |
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| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 945 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Links | |
| Website | chandlerhospital.htm |
Opened in 1962, the Albert B. Chandler Hospital along Rose Street at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky is a component of the UK HealthCare. It is named for twice-former Governor of Kentucky A. B. "Happy" Chandler. The 569-bed medical facility features the Markey Cancer Center, the Kentucky Children's Hospital, the Gill Heart Institute, the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute and the Center for Advanced Surgery.
The hospital is the only Level I trauma center in central and eastern Kentucky, and the only facility in the region to play host to a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit for infants. It also includes a 100-bed intensive care facility and 17 operating rooms.
Ground was broken for the hospital in 1955, when Governor Chandler recommended that the Kentucky General Assembly appropriate $5 million for the creation of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and a medical center at the university. This was completed after a series of studies were conducted that highlighted the health needs of the citizens, as well as the need to train more physicians for the state.
The University of Kentucky began the add-on construction of the one-million sq. ft. Albert B. Chandler Hospital in May 2008. The $450 million hospital is one of the largest projects in state history in terms of size and impact. Nearby, a parking structure was built for the patient care facility to replace another structure that had to be demolished to increase the hospital's footprint. The first phase of the new hospital opened July 2010.
Design work regarding the new facility began in August 2005. This was due to a need to modernize the hospital due to the "rapidly changing nature of health care delivery" and other advances, along with a sharp increase in patients. The facility was part of a much larger project:
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