Gill Heart Institute (University of Kentucky)

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A rendering of the then-proposed Gill Heart Institute.

The Gill Heart Institute, short for the Linda and Jack Gill Heart Institute is a building at the University of Kentucky within the Chandler Medical Center along Rose Street. Opened in 1994 ^[1], the five-level 108,000 sq. ft. structure houses clinics, diagnostic areas, six Cath and EP laboratories with associated support services and numerous administrative and faculty offices. It will also house, in the future, the University of Kentucky Hospital Center for Advanced Surgery that will include waiting areas, pre-operative and post-operative preparatory and recovery rooms and eight operating rooms ^[2].

The building is attached to the University of Kentucky Critical Care Unit and is across from the Charles T. Wethington, Jr. Building.

The goals of the center are ^[3],

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To develop a nationally and internationally recognized center of excellence in cardiovascular research;
To provide an environment for the development and retention of productive faculty;
To facilitate the training of students, including postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, medical students and residents; and
To encourage the development of translational and clinical research with funding from federal agencies and industry.

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Renovations to the 5,000 sq. ft. first floor shell space will create a new Cardiology Center that will include Cardiology Diagnostics and Clinical Research Programs, as well as two MRI units and one CT scanner. Construction is expected to begin on the completion of the shell space on May 4, 2007 at a cost of $6.5 million ^[4].

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[edit] References

^ "Gill Building." University of Kentucky. 14 Dec. 2006 [1].
^ "Gill Building." 12 June 2001. University of Kentucky. 14 Dec. 2006 [2].
^ "About the center." 18 Oct. 2006. University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. 14 Dec. 2006 [3]
^ "Fit up Gill Building, ground floor." 10 October 2006. University of Kentucky. 14 Dec. 2006 [4].