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After decades of collaboration to achieve several firsts in the world, the nation and Kentucky, Kleinert Kutz Hand Care is now part of UofL Health. As UofL Health – Kleinert Kutz Hand Care, the expertise and innovation will continue with ongoing commitment to delivering the highest quality hand and upper extremity care to our community and beyond. Patients who have traveled thousands of miles routinely seek out our specialized care, and our team of fellowship-trained general, orthopedic and plastic surgeons continue to consult on cases all over the world and train future hand care experts.

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Several UofL Health team members were recently recognized in Louisville Business First's annual Health Care Hero program, which features medical professionals who go above and beyond to care for their patients and the community. Honorees included: • Health Equity Champion: Jamaal Richie, M.D. • Health Manager: Aaron Garofola, CEO, Shelbyville Hospital • Provider: Camilo Castillo, M.D., director of spinal cord injury medicine, Frazier Rehabilitation Institute • Provider: Beth Riley, M.D., medical oncologist, deputy director of health affairs, Brown Cancer Center • Rising Star: Shane Fitzgerald, COO, Mary & Elizabeth Hospital

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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 | 𝐉𝐚𝐧. 𝟏𝟕, 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟐: Muhammad Ali was born to Odessa and Cassius Clay, Sr. at Louisville General Hospital. Happy birthday, Champ! 📷: Muhammad Ali Center

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Jan. 12 was National Pharmacist Day. UofL Health System Vice President of Pharmacy Services Bob Fink joined WHAS to discuss how pharmacists do much more than dispense medication.

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A study focusing on the impact of the Future Healers Program has been published in The American Surgeon, showcasing how the prevention program influences youth at risk for gun violence.

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UofL Health – UofL Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2024 at 5:40 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024. Jesse Mattingly and Desmond Gibbs, from Louisville, welcomed their baby boy Kobe Gibbs. He weighed 10 pounds, 5 ounces and was 22 ¼ inches long.

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To alleviate the financial burden of cancer treatment, the American Cancer Society (ACS) recently awarded a $30,000 transportation grant to UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center. The grant is one of 380 transportation grants totaling $6.2 million awarded to health systems nationwide. The funding will allow health systems to provide eligible patients an estimated 577,350 rides to treatment.

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🏆🏆 For the second year in a row, the University of Louisville defeated UK, 447-388, in Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates' annual Gift of Life Challenge, a competition between fanbases to register people for the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry. Trager Transplant Center Director Dr. Chris Jones accepted the trophy at Battle of the Bluegrass.

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Begin the new year with a new job opportunity! 🎉 Join us for our upcoming virtual hiring event on Jan. 5 from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. We are actively recruiting experienced and new RNs and LPNs to join our expanding team at UofL Health – Jewish Hospital. This event is for all specialties and all RNs and LPNs are encouraged to sign-up. Got questions? Email Daniel.Hunt@UofLHealth.org.

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The NICU babies at UofL Health – UofL Hospital are spreading Christmas cheer while posing for photos dressed in holiday-themed attire made specifically for tiny tots.