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Facts and Statistics

The following sections provide some general facts and statistics about the University of Kentucky Medical Center and the Department of Pharmacy.
UK Hospital

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UK Children's Hospital
Kentucky Clinic
Pharmacy Services
Statistics

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UK Hospital
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) 473 bed facility opened in 1962, 410 approved beds in FY 02
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Level I trauma center
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Leading tertiary care, referral center in region
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Aeromedical service
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) >1/4 of beds are critical care:
Cardiothoracic, Trauma, Medicine, Cardiac, Neurosurgical, Burn,
 Surgical, Neonatal, Pediatric		 Picture of UK Hospital (front)
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Other care areas:
- Markey Cancer Center
- Neuroscience Institute		 - McGill Heart Institute
- Transplant Center 
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) 500 faculty physicians and dentists
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) 400 resident physicians
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) 3200 heathcare professionals
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Transplant Services

- Blood / Marrow
- Stem Cell
- Heart

 - Lung
- Heart / Lung
- Kidney		 - Pancreas
- Kidney / Pancreas
- Cornea

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UK Children's Hospital
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) 64,000 sq. ft. facility with 104 beds
- 55 bed level III NICU
- 12 bed PICU
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) 20 specialties
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Private rooms
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Parent accomodations
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Child life services
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Play rooms, library, and classrooms

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Kentucky Clinic
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) UK's largest outpatient referral center
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Full range of services, including:
- Pharmacy
- Physical therapy
- Radiology
- Laboratory
- Student health
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Outpatient Pharmacy serving the community
- >800 prescriptions/day

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Pharmacy Services
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Pharmacy firsts:
- 1962: First Drug Information Center
- 1962: First unit dose service
- 1969: Clinical pharmacists in patient care areas
- 1972: First central pharmacy to computerize records

yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Past and Current Pharmacy Directors:
- 1962 - 1984: Paul F. Parker, D.Sc.
- 1984 - 1989: Clifford E. Hynniman, M.S., R.Ph.
 - 1989 - 1998: Mick L. Hunt, M.S., R.Ph. FASHP
- 1999 - current: John A. Armitstead, M.S., R.Ph., FASHP

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Statistics
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Hospital admissions: 20,497
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Emergency visits: 38,175
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Clinic visits: 369,873
yeldot.gif (326 bytes) Payor Mix:

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- UKHMO 4%
- Medicaid 32%
- Medicare 22%
- Comm. insured 24%
- Blue Cross 3%		 - Patient 5%
- Agency 3%
- Bad debt 5%
- Indigent 2%

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