‘UK at the Half:’ A full-circle journey with UK HealthCare
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 25, 2025) — Vince and Kaylee Gouge are UK Blue, through and through.
The University of Kentucky has been the Gouges home for undergrad, medical school and now residency. They could never have imagined that one day they would be patients in the very hospital that trained them. When a drunk driver hit their car head-on, Vince and Kaylee were rushed to the emergency department at UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital. The people who treated Vince and Kaylee weren’t just medical providers — they were friends, colleagues and former fellow medical students.
In this episode of “UK at the Half,” Vince and Kaylee discuss how their experience as patients has given them a new appreciation for UK HealthCare as their workplace.
Read more about Vince and Kaylee’s journey here.
“UK at the Half” airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast on radio and is hosted by UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications. To hear the “UK at the Half” interview, click on the play button above.
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