Department of Surgery

The office practice of most of the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center’s clinical surgeons is located in the 360,000-square-foot Kentucky Clinic. Its main entrance is on South Limestone Street. Surgical specialties are available in offices here, as well as outpatient diagnostic and treatment services such as radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, and physical therapy. Certain outpatient services may be provided within UK Hospital, easily reached by a covered skywalk. A 600-car covered garage is connected to Kentucky Clinic.

University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center is located at 800 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky. A covered garage is connected to the complex.

The Center for Advanced Surgery and Gill Heart Institute, part of the Chandler Medical Center complex, are located in a five-storey building on Rose Street. The Center for Advanced Surgery provides ambulatory surgery services, outpatient and minimally invasive surgery, and special diagnostic procedures. The Gill Heart Institute has outpatient and non-invasive cardiac procedure clinics, cardiac catheterization suites for inpatient and outpatient treatment, an electrophysiology laboratory, and administrative and faculty offices. Valet parking is available at the door.

The Combs Building is part of the Lucille Markey Cancer Center. The facility is used for multidisciplinary practices in lung cancer, urologic cancer, and gastrointestinal oncology. Located on Rose Street, the Combs Building has parking in a small lot in front of the building.

The Whitney Hendrickson Building houses the Comprehensive Breast Care Center and is located next the Markey Cancer Center. Free parking is available to patients with scheduled appointments in front of the building.

The new $762 million University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital is scheduled to be completed in 2011. Features include private patient rooms that accommodate multiple visitors and provide a sleeping couch for one family member to stay overnight. State-of-the-art space is planned for all aspects of surgical procedures, emergency/trauma service, interventional and diagnostic imaging, and other inpatient care services. For the latest news on the new construction, see UK HealthCare Renewal.

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