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The University of Kentucky Children's Hospital is located within the UK
Hospital on the UK campus in Lexington, Ky.
From the parking structure, enter the UK Children's Hospital on the
first floor. We created a separate entrance to ease families'
introduction into the health care setting. From this entrance, you may
take the elevator to the fourth floor to the Children's Hospital.
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Children's Hospital is a hospital within a hospital, which means that we
share many of University of Kentucky Hospital's services and facilities.
However, our Management Council makes policies and decisions, which
focus on the needs of children and families. UK Children's Hospital is
the only children's hospital in the region. Our patients range in age
from infants through adolescents and have a variety of illness and
injuries. UK Children's Hospital is able to treat the most critically
ill children, as well as those with less severe illness or injury.
We also have pediatric
specialists for every system of the body, and these specialists only
work with children.
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At the entrance is the first of three Welcome Centers. The Welcome
Centers are here to assist families in admissions, finding their way,
and answering their questions. The staff and volunteers at the Welcome
Centers are invaluable sources of information and assistance. If the
receptionists do not know the answer to your question, they will find
it.
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As you enter the Children's Hospital, you will notice bright colors and
unique original artwork which captures the attention of young and old.
The rainforest sculpture was donated to the hospital.
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Our kinetic sculpture, balls falling through a maze of animals, creates
interesting sounds. The Hospital Auxiliary gave this sculpture to UK
Children's Hospital in 1997.
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This is the Welcome Center for the Acute Care Center. It is the hub of
communication. Note that the counter tops are at different levels, so
that children can see (and be seen by) the people behind the desk. The
lines in the architecture are not straight, but curved to be more
interesting and less institutional. The design creates the image of
clouds and shadows throughout the hospital.
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These are the Acute Care Units. Two respiratory
isolation rooms are on each unit.
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In each corner, there is a "tree" where you can see the
shadow from the branches on the ground. Above the branches are the
"stars," which shine in the evenings. Surrounding each tree
and down the hall are the patient rooms. Over each door are shapes in
different patterns, so that children can identify their rooms.
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Each room features a bed with a remote that controls the television,
reading lights, and the nurse call system. The beds are changed
according to the needs of the child. Each room has a cot so that a
parent may stay with each child. A full bathroom (toilet, sink, and
shower) is in each room. There is a writing desk for parents,
over-the-bed tables, and medicine carts for each patient. These
amenities are provided because the room becomes the family's home away
from home while the child is in the hospital.
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Each Acute Care Unit has a Communication Center. It is here that
doctors' orders are faxed to the pharmacy or other services that assist
in providing care. This is the West Wing Communication Center, which was
designed with older children and adolescents in mind. This also is the
area where children undergoing chemotherapy are admitted. Many children
in the hospital wear their own clothes, which makes them feel more comfortable.
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The Multimedia Room has computers, video games, and the closed circuit
television system. With the closed circuit television system, we can
show entertainment and educational videos, broadcast live entertainment
from the Treehouse Playroom, and play TV Bingo.
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