UK Good Samaritan Hospital is an acute-care facility with 180 licensed beds. Founded in 1888, the hospital has a long tradition of providing exceptional patient care in a community-hospital atmosphere. Its acquisition in July 2007 by UK HealthCare added the resources of a major health care system. With more than 600 clinical and ancillary staff and a medical staff of more than 600 physicians, UK Good Samaritan is able to offer a broad range of health care services to meet the needs of the residents of central and eastern Kentucky. All patient rooms in the hospital are single-occupancy, ensuring each patient privacy and individual attention. UK Good Samaritan Hospital is home to the second-largest orthopaedic and joint replacement program in Kentucky. A state-of-the-art diagnostic center provides walk-in appointments for MRI and X-ray. A 50,000-square-foot medical office building is conveniently connected to the hospital by a pedway and is home to specialty physicians including orthopaedics, internal medicine and plastic surgery.