Physical Wellness
Gym Memberships
UKHC Free Gym Facility
Residents and fellows have free access to a resident/fellow only gym located in UK Chandler Hospital Pavilion H Room HQ-104. The area is available 24/7 via secured entry access. Enter in the hallway by the GME Office. You will scan into the same areas as the call rooms to access HQ-104. The gym is conveniently located next to the GME call rooms where residents can shower after exercising.
At Good Samaritan Hospital there is also a resident work room area available for use by all programs.
Additional Discounted Gym Memberships
- Johnson Center- Located on Campus within 5-10 minute walk from UK Chandler Hospital. More information is available here.
- Alumni Gym-Located on Campus within 5-10 minute walk from UK Chandler Hospital. More information is available here.
- UK MoveWell- The cost is $7 per month and includes access to group fitness classes. More information is available here.
Nutrition
Free Consult with a Registered Dietician
UK provides a variety of options for consulting with a registered dietician, participating in guided nutrition programs, and exploring recipes and grocery store options: Learn More
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Fresh food from local farms: Learn More
Lactation Spaces
Bowling Green Campus
Click the PDF to see a map of the lactation areas in the hospital and Medical Plaza. MCBG Lactation Map_1.pdf
Hazard Campus
There is a lactation room located in North Folk Valley Community Health Center Room 314.
Lexington Campus
View lactation spaces within UK HealthCare by downloading this PDF: UKHC Lactation Spaces Map.pdf
Morehead Campus
Designated lactation spaces are located in the CHER building, as well as at The Burrow (residency call house). At the CHER building, private lactation space is provided in the Resident Workroom; room CHER 207. Residents may also utilize The Burrow for their lactation needs. Both spaces offer comfortable, private area, with access to refrigerator for storage and sink for cleaning/sanitizing.
Apps/Online Physical Wellness Resources
UK's "Be Well" program offers support for health coaching, tobacco cessation, KORU mindfulness training.
Work Safety
Your Safety Matters
UK HealthCare is committed to safety and well-being of patients, visitors, and staff in our enterprise. We take all forms of aggression, violence, and threats seriously. Sometimes frontline staff don't report these incidents, because they feel disruptive behavior is "part of the job." There is uncertainty about how and where to report.
We know that workplace violence in health is growing and we are taking steps to ensure workplace safety at UK HealthCare. We want to ensure we have a healthy work and healing environment that is free from inappropriate, disruptive behavior that could hinder delivery of safety, quality patient care. This approach applies to patients, visitors and staff.
Examples of aggressive behaviors include but are not limited to:
- Threats of any kind against the welfare of another person
- Physical aggression, including assault
- Verbal harassment, including abusive language, cursing, or sexual language
- Behavior that puts oneself or others in harm’s way
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure and Prevention
- Healthcare workers are at risk for exposure to bloodborne pathogens when incidents such as a splash with potentially hazardous body fluid contacts the inside of the eye, nose, or mouth, or when a sharp object that had pierced through the skin of a patient subsequently pierces through the skin of the health care worker.
- Download this PDF and follow the instructions to report an exposure: How Do I Report an Occupational Exposure - Tip Sheet - Oct 2024.pdf
- Regardless of patient history, all needle sticks and sharps injuries should be reported.
The University’s work compensation program covers employees of UK who work throughout the 120 counties within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Non-Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure
- Download the PDF for instructions if exposed to non-bloodborne pathogens (ex: Tuberculosis, Meningitis, others)
Tip sheet- Qualtrics for non-BBP exposures.pdf
Injury While Rotating
Regardless of injury location, you are an employee of UK
- Step 1: First Aid
- Step 2: Workers’ Care: 800-440-6285
Please note that failure to report injuries through UK Worker’s Care could impact your future eligibility for worker’s compensation coverage. Further details about this resource are available at: here.