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#TogetherUKY: A Thank You to UK HealthCare Employees

On and off campus, the UK community is working to ensure that the university can continue to educate, serve, research and heal.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 17, 2020) — On and off campus, members of our UK community are working to ensure that the university can keep its promise to our state — to educate, serve, research and heal. That's why UKNow is launching this new "#TogetherUKY" series to thank some of the UK faculty and staff who are a representation of all our employees who are working hard in numerous areas and departments around our campus. We can't continue our mission without their commitment, resilience and collaborative spirit during this challenging time. We will get through this together.

In this new series, the University of Kentucky thanks the many people it takes to keep the university moving forward in a time of pandemic uncertainty. Today's shoutout goes to the many UK HealthCare employees, who are working day in and day out caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Mark F. Newman, UK executive vice president for health affairs, said the dedication and resilience of all of our health care team has been remarkable and unprecedented.

“Every day I'm impressed and humbled by the unwavering commitment to patient care demonstrated by our health care providers as well as everyone who is working diligently to keep our hospital safe,” Newman said. "This is an unprecedented challenge we are facing, yet our team has stepped up to do what is needed to care for our community and those throughout the Commonwealth."

UK HealthCare nurse Brooklyn Johnson. Mark Cornelison l UK Photo

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.   

In 2022, UK was ranked by Forbes as one of the “Best Employers for New Grads” and named a “Diversity Champion” by INSIGHT into Diversity, a testament to our commitment to advance Kentucky and create a community of belonging for everyone. While our mission looks different in many ways than it did in 1865, the vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world remains the same. We are the University for Kentucky.