Building the hospital: what's inside
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The focal point of the lobby is "Gingko," a stainless steel and mesh fabric sculpture by artist Warren Seelig, suspended beneath a three-story skylight.
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We are building a facility that supports the best that medicine has to offer within warm, familiar surroundings that convey the unique spirit of Kentucky.
Ground Floor
Chandler Emergency Department opened July 14, 2010
The following public spaces opened May 19, 2011:
Atrium Lobby
A spacious and welcoming entry with public seating, an inviting water feature and the information desk.
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The 305-seat auditorium off the lobby in the new UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital pavilion.
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Auditorium
The auditorium will also provide a recording-quality acoustical setting for performances by UK music, dance and drama students, community groups, and renowned artists. In the future, performances can be telecast into patient rooms at UK Chandler Hospital, UK Good Samaritan Hospital and Kentucky Children’s Hospital.
The auditorium will also provide a recording-quality acoustical setting for performances by UK music, dance and drama students, community groups, and renowned artists. In the future, performances can be telecast into patient rooms at UK Chandler Hospital, UK Good Samaritan Hospital and Kentucky Children’s Hospital.
The Courtyard Cafe
Grab-and-go food such as assorted coffee drinks, pastries, soups, salads, sandwiches, and cold drinks are available. The shop is on the ground floor near the atrium lobby and auditorium.
Courtyard
A place for tranquility in a lush garden setting with intimate small seating areas and benches built into the natural limestone wall. This area is accessible from the atrium lobby and the auditorium gathering area.
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The Myra Leigh Tobin Chapel is located on the Ground Level of Pavilion A. Art glass can be seen at night from Limestone.
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Myra Leigh Tobin Chapel
Located on the ground floor off the hallway between the atrium lobby and the Emergency Department, the Myra Leigh Tobin Chapel is a serene, nondenominational space for quiet meditation and separate room for private time.
Chapel art glass designed by artist John Reyntiens depicts springtime in Kentucky, a theme selected by philanthropist Myra Leigh Tobin for its beauty and sense of hope.
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The Don & Cathy Jacobs Health Education Center is located on the first floor concourse of Pavilion A.
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Floor 1 concourse
Opened May 19, 2011
Don & Cathy Jacobs Health Education Center
A valuable resource for patients and families seeking guidance and for members of the community doing research.
The center is equipped with computers, printers, free Internet access, video viewing room and classroom. This new facility replaces the current Health Information Library in Pavilion H and serves as a gallery for our Kentucky folk art collection.
Gift Shop
An extension of the existing gift shop, the new space features Kentucky artisan merchandise and offers everything from greeting cards, balloons and floral arrangements to snacks, jewelry, stuffed animals, clothing and patient sundries. The gift shop offers amenities such as pre-ordering, delivery and gift wrapping.
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Visitors can enjoy refreshments at the Terrace Cafe.
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Outdoor Terrace
A place to retreat to nature with a view overlooking the courtyard, the terrace includes tables and chairs for relaxation and dining.
Terrace Café
This kiosk offers a wide range of prepared sandwiches, salads, desserts, beverages and more. Seating is available for 40-50 people.
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A rendering of the Surgery Waiting Area in the new UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital Pavilion A.
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Surgery Waiting Area
A new Surgery Waiting area with 200-plus seating capacity provides families with much-needed space during their wait. New features include:
- Phones for communication between surgical staff and family members
- Private consultation rooms for families to meet with physicians
- Separate waiting room for children with activities area
- Family lockers
- Several flat-panel TVs
- Patient tracking monitors
- Convenient access to parking garage, atrium, cafeteria, chapel and health education center.
The current phase of construction in Pavilion A includes eight state-of-the-art operating rooms and a hybrid operating room. Photo courtesy of Stryker and Siemens.
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Floor 2
Opening January 2012
This 600,000-square-foot space will include eight state-of-the-art operating rooms (ORs) and one of the country's largest hybrid ORs.
- The ORs are designed to be flexible and to adapt to future needs
- They will support all operating procedures including the most complex trauma and neurological cases
The hybrid OR will combine advanced imaging technology with surgical operative capabilities to offer greater accuracy of surgical procedures, reduced recovery time, and reduced risk of postoperative complications and need for ICU level care.
Floors 3-5
Floor 3
Shelled space for future patient care support areas
Floor 4
Floor 5
Shelled space for future use
Floor 6 – Neuroscience services
Opened May 22, 2011
- For neurology and neurosurgery patients, including stroke patients
- 64,300 square feet
- 64 private patient rooms (including 24 ICU beds)
- Many unique features to enhance care
- Two family waiting areas
Floor 7 – Trauma & surgical services
Opened May 22, 2011
- For trauma and acute surgery patients
- 64,300 square feet
- 64 private patient rooms (including 24 ICU beds)
- Many unique features to enhance care
- Two family waiting areas
Floors 8-12
Shelled space for future use
Heliport
Two pads opened in May 2011 to supplement the two already open on Pavilion HA.