Advancing Kentucky Together Network

For more than two decades, UK HealthCare has established and worked with affiliates — hospitals, clinics and providers — across the state to open greater access to specialty care, such as cancer, heart disease and stroke. 

The Advancing Kentucky Together Network takes that affiliate model a step further. 

The Advancing Kentucky Together Network is the next evolution of our partnership model and expands our efforts to address dramatically growing health, education and workforce needs across the state. The network is an innovative model applied not only to providers but to communities. Through strategic partnerships, UK will share expertise, extend resources and foster innovation to improve health outcomes for every Kentuckian. 

The creation of the network aligns with UK's longstanding commitment to: 

• Keep patients close to home when possible and appropriate.
• Support the education, retention and recruitment of Kentucky's workforce.
• Extend UK resources and expertise where there is an expressed need to continuously improve health outcomes and increase workforce opportunities.
• Collaborate with partners and communities in ways that improve an organization's ability to track health outcomes and grow clinical services for both UK and the community health partner. 

Kentucky faces growing challenges, but we see even greater opportunities. At the direction of the Board of Trustees, UK aspires to partner with providers, policymakers and communities to do more for the health of its state than any other institution in the country. 

The new Advancing Kentucky Together Network will enhance overall support and collaboration and aid partners in providing such initiatives as: 

• A Clinical Quality Program that will provide leadership in improving quality, safety, efficiency and experience in patient care.
• Workforce, Education, Research and Training that will be directly tied to UK’s seven health professions colleges as well as other university resources.
• Community Outreach and Education aimed at enhancing availability of care through access to UK’s clinical outreach program development project team.