UofL Health is a fully integrated academic health system focused on delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient—each and every day.
UofL Health - Jewish Hospital opened in 1905 with a mission to provide all patients with the highest quality care and a strong emphasis on research and education. Today, UofL Health - Jewish Hospital is a 462-bed, internationally renowned, high-tech tertiary referral center located in downtown Louisville, developing leading-edge advancements in a vast number of specialties and services. Many of the hospital’s clinical programs have achieved national rankings for excellence. Noted for numerous medical firsts in Kentucky, the nation and the world, UofL Health - Jewish Hospital is the site of the nation's first four hand transplants, and the world's first and second successful AbioCor™ Implantable Replacement Heart transplant. The hospital is federally designated to perform all five solid organ transplants - heart, lung, liver, kidney and pancreas. UofL Health Facebook Community Guidelines
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11/20/2025
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨: In the latest episode of UofL Health's Science Behind the Headlines podcast, we'll be talking about the alarming statistics surrounding lung cancer with Victor Van Berkel, M.D., division chief of thoracic surgery with UofL Health.
Dr. van Berkel speaks on the the importance of lung cancer screenings and early detection, how robotic-assisted surgery has changed the landscape for surgeons and patients, and more.
🔊 Subscribe and listen: ULHealth.co/43CtlHx
11/20/2025
PLAN AHEAD 🧊🍗 | Thanksgiving is only a week away! If you're planning to thaw your turkey in the refrigerator, get ready to move your bird.
Here are three ways to safely thaw your Thanksgiving turkey ⤵️
11/20/2025
🚬 Quitting smoking isn't easy. The key to successfully quitting smoking is being prepared. Today is the Great American Smokeout, learn more about beginning your smoke-free journey. ⤵️
Most people know that quitting smoking is important for their health, but fewer people know how to quit smoking. Follow these tips to make the process easier
11/19/2025
TEACHING MOMENTS ❤️ | Retired UofL Health cardiologist Henry Sadlo, M.D., Greg Brislin, chest pain center program manager, and others from across the UofL Health system recently taught a heart physiology class at Bullitt Central High School, highlighting how the heart works by dissecting pig hearts.
11/19/2025
Today we joined the Louisville Medical & Education District and Mayor Craig Greenberg to celebrate the opening of LOUMED Commons, a new public park located at 316 East Chestnut Street designed to serve those who work, study, receive care or visit in downtown Louisville.
Project partners were also asked to fill a time capsule with a list of their institution's 2025 accomplishments. When the time capsule is opened in 2050, LOUMED’s anchor institutions will be able to look back and see how much progress we've made. 🔗 ULHealth.co/4r4WipL
11/19/2025
🌼 Congrats to Jewish Hospital DAISY Foundation Award winner Karissa Worstell, RN, Float Team!
Karissa was nominated for the compassion she showed the family of a patient. The nominator said Karissa preserved the patient's EKG strips so her children could keep their mother's heartbeat after she was gone.
Thank you, Karissa, for showing the dignity and excellence that define a DAISY nurse.
11/18/2025
💜 Palliative care focuses on improving the quality of life for patients facing life-changing or life-limiting illnesses. It supports the whole person by addressing physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
Palliative care is specialized care focused on improving quality of life for patients with serious illnesses and is provided by a specially trained team. It addresses physical symptoms like pain and breathlessness, but also emotional, spiritual and social distress.
11/17/2025
🌼 Congratulations to UofL Health – Jewish Hospital's DAISY Foundation Award winner, Jenine Lomio, RN, MERIT Team!
🦸♀️ Night shift superhero. 🌼 Definition of a DAISY Nurse. 👩⚕️ Showstopper.
Jenine was nominated several times using these phrases, showing just how much those around her appreciate her expertise, heart and unwavering commitment.
Thank you, Jenine, for making a difference in the lives of your patients and your coworkers every single night.
11/16/2025
🦃🎄 The holidays are coming fast, and so is the stress. Here are some simple ways to manage it and keep your holidays happy and healthy. ⤵️
It’s that time of year again! The holidays are upon us. Decorations are being hung, gifts are being bought, holiday music fills the air. For some, these festive signs can be soothing and a gentle push into the holiday spirit while shopping for the right gift and making sure all the spices and side...
11/13/2025
🫁 Breathing freely can be a daily struggle for those with chronic conditions that impact their lungs. While perfect functioning may not always be possible, some actions can reduce difficulties and flare-ups. Check them out ⤵️
If you have a condition like asthma, COPD, or allergies that can sometimes makes it hard to breathe (breathing), these eight tips from UofL Health can help you reduce flare-ups.
11/11/2025
🇺🇸 🩺 After taking the time to dedicate your life to the protection of others, it’s time to take care of YOU!
Our veterans are at risk of su***de by 50% more than those who have not served. Mental health services and other resources are available. Reaching out for support is a strength, not a weakness. 💪
If you need a primary care provider, check out one of our excellent providers by visiting UofLHealth.org/Provider.
11/11/2025
THANK YOU, VETERANS! 🇺🇸 On Veterans Day—and every day—we salute you.
To all our veterans throughout UofL Health, we're thankful for your service to our country. The unique experience and knowledge you bring to our community is invaluable.
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UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 250 physician practice locations, more than 1,000 providers, the Frazier Rehab Center and James Graham Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 10,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission—one purpose—delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient—each and every day.
Expertise for the simplest to more complex medical issues
With our vast network of community and academic physicians, we are in communities throughout western Kentucky bringing the expertise, care and compassion that is at the core of our mission to every patient we serve. As a leading academic health system, we’ve attracted specialists from every discipline—seasoned caregivers who have experience with a broad range of complex medical and surgical issues. This means that we treat the simplest medical issues with the same level of care and expertise as we do the more complex issues. Not only do we bring our knowledge to our patients, but we collaborate with professionals throughout the country and in some cases the world, ensuring that you have the right treatment options for whatever health issue you may be facing.
What does it mean to be an academic health system?
Through our affiliation with University of Louisville School of Medicine, we are developing future technologies, better processes and more advanced treatments. This means that UofL Health is taking education, research and innovation into our hospital, clinics and practices. We’re providing our patients the highest possible levels of care by bringing minds from across the system and across the world to work for you.
Research is the academic difference
The hallmark of an academic health system is research. New discoveries, treatments and technology are happening every day right here at UofL Health.
Not only do you have access to the latest care innovations, research and clinical trials, but your providers are directly involved in transforming the future of care and passing knowledge on to the next generation of health care professionals.
Opportunities to participate in clinical research trials
Medical research is vital to finding new and better ways to improve lives, cure diseases and manage ongoing health issues. Our patients may have the opportunity to not only benefit from the research, but to participate in our clinical trials.
As a leader in clinical research, UofL Health conducts a wide array of clinical trials, working with patient volunteers. If a patient chooses to participate in a clinical trial, they could have access to the latest drugs, treatments and technology, and play an important part in helping transform future care for patients everywhere.
