Everything you need to care for the hands, arms and shoulders — all on one campus. Open 24/7, our Hand Care Center located at UofL Health – Jewish Hospital provides a state-of-the-art unique facility, specially designed and equipped to treat hand injuries and diseases from minor to major problems and elective surgery to emergency care. The Hand Care Center is also site of the world's first successful hand transplant.
Some of the services offered at our Hand Care Center include:
- Prompt, efficient care at UofL Health – Jewish Hospital
- Dedicated operating rooms
- Recovery area
- Physical therapy
- X-ray
- Occupational therapy
- Bracing, prosthetics and orthotics
- Ergonomics
- Case management
- Return to work programs
Why a Hand Care Center?
- 25% of ER patients in the U.S. are hand injuries
- The upper extremity is the most injured part of the body
- All services in one convenient location
- Allows us to provide specialized care and service to our patients
- Expertise and experience
- International reputation and world-class expertise of UofL Health – Kleinert Kutz
To learn more about the Hand Care Center, please call 502-561-4200 and visit our UofL Health – Kleinert Kutz webpage.
Emergency Hand Care
We provide immediate emergency treatment 24 hours a day, seven days a week with our specialized Hand Care Emergency Services located at the downtown UofL Health – Jewish Hospital Emergency Department.
Hand trauma teams headed by UofL Health – Kleinert Kutz board-certified staff physicians are on call and ready to handle upper extremity trauma from the hand to the arm to the shoulder. The team approach allows the care of multiple patients with severe trauma as well as minor injuries. Each team includes fellows in hand surgery who are fully trained plastic, orthopedic or general surgeons.
Hand Therapy
When an employee is injured, therapists assess the functional requirements of the employee's work and activities to develop a custom therapy program. A therapist is available to visit the worksite to assist with appropriate job placement and help return the employee to work as quickly as possible.
