Message About Coronavirus From UK's Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 24, 2020) — University of Kentucky Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Mark Newman is at the helm of UK HealthCare. In the video message above, Newman addresses the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and emphasizes that UK HealthCare's No.1 priority is the safety and health of its patients, people and the entire Kentucky community. For more information visit: https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/about/questions-answers-covid-19-coronavirus.
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.