University Health Service includes Student Health, Employee Health and UK Health Plan Urgent Care Clinic.
Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Health Education and Wellness
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- UHS Telehealth (audio/video) and In-Clinic appointments available for students within Kentucky. Instructions for scheduling.
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UHS Telehealth Consent to Treat form (PDF, 124 KB) - If you are outside Kentucky, UHS staff and clinicians are available to assist you via phone. Please call the phone information nurse at 859-323-4636 if you need assistance.
Employee Health
Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Call 859-323-2778 or schedule online.
Employee Health Urgent Care
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Call 859-323-SICK (7425) to schedule an appointment. You may schedule a UHS Telehealth appointment online via MyUK (This is separate from the UK TeleCare service).
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UHS Telehealth Consent to Treat form (PDF, 124 KB)
Visit the UK HealthCare COVID-19 (Coronavirus) FAQ page for more information.
UHS is your source for employee and student health care. Our physicians are board-certified in family practice, internal medicine, gynecology/genitourinary care (GYN/GU), psychiatry, and occupational medicine. In addition to our physicians, our nurse practitioners have certification in family medicine, women's health, psychiatry and emergency medicine.
Call 859-323-2778 for a UHS appointment. We look forward to seeing you!
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For students
Find information about services offered to students.
To be seen by a UHS provider, an appointment is required. To schedule an appointment, call 859-323-2778 or get online scheduling instructions here.
- For general information, please call 859-323-5823
- To get in contact with the Phone Information Nurse (PIN) call 859-323-4636 (INFO)
- To contact Behavioral Health, call 859-323-5511
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For employees
Appointments are required for Employee Health. To schedule an Employee Health appointment, please call 859-323-2778 or schedule online.
- The employee clinic is available 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
- Required compliance items (such as annual TB screening and immunizations).
- Bloodborne pathogen exposures.
- Worker’s care.
- Respirator fit testing.
- UK employees who have a UK health insurance plan can come to the UK Health Plans Urgent Care Clinic for urgent care needs.
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Emergency
In case of emergency, dial 911
For emergent or life-threatening illnesses or injuries, please call 911 and seek care at a local emergency room. Examples of emergent illnesses or injuries include, but are not limited to:
- Severe head trauma.
- Severe chest pain, shortness of air, choking/air way blockage.
- Severe abdominal pain.
- Compound fractures (bone protruding through broken skin).
- Severe auto accident, fall or other injury.
- Poisoning.
- Hallucinations or other severe psychiatric concerns.
- Suicidal thoughts or actions; thoughts or actions of harming self or others.
- Partner and/or domestic violence when after clinic hours or during summer semester.
NOTE: If a patient is seen at University Health Service for a reason that is outside of the scope of our practice, we will transfer the patient to a UK Emergency Department for continued care. UHS does not have an infirmary; therefore, if continued treatment is required after hours the patient will be transferred to a UK Emergency Department for further care.
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Events
Stay up-to-date with important campus and UHS events by connecting with us on social media.
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Get directions
We are located two buildings down from the Kentucky Clinic and directly across South Limestone street from the Speedway gas station. You can park in the Kentucky Clinic Parking Garage or the UK Chandler Hospital Parking Structure.
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Diversity
You belong at UK. For campus resources on diversity and inclusion, visit the Office of Institutional Diversity.
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Locations
University Health Service
University Health Service Building
830 S. Limestone
Lexington, KY 40536Fax 859-257-8708Call 859-323-2778 (APPT)Monday - Friday: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am-11:00 am
We are located two buildings down from the Kentucky Clinic and directly across S. Limestone from the Speedway gas station.