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, living donor kidney and pancreas.
Services located on the UofL Health – Jewish Hospital Medical Campus include but are not limited to:
- UofL Health – Heart Hospital, a part of Jewish Hospital offers the most complete range of cardiovascular and pulmonary services available anywhere in the region. The Center is also home to multiple clinical trials, bringing the latest medical advancements and research to the bedside.
- Hand and Microsurgery, providing comprehensive hand and upper extremity care and 24-hour emergency trauma teams headed by physicians with the world-renowned UofL Health – Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center.
- Trager Transplant Center performs five solid organ transplants - heart, lung, liver, kidney, living donor kidney and pancreas.
- Brain & Spine Institute, nationally recognized multidisciplinary team of experts specializing in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and/or diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord and nervous system.
- Primary Stroke Center, Certified by The Joint Commission and nationally recognized by the American Stroke Association, receiving their Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) Gold Performance Achievement Award.
- Orthopedics, providing a wide range of orthopedic surgeries, including minimally invasive options.
- A comprehensive array of minimally invasive surgical options, including the daVinci robotic surgery system. These and other outpatient surgical options are located in the Outpatient Care Center.
- A full array of outpatient care services including surgery and diagnostics. This includes a full array of imaging services including but not limited to PET CT, Open MRI and mammography.
