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UK and Shriners Hospitals Plan New Facility

By Linda B. Blackford, Lexington Herald-Leader and Beverly Fortune, Lexington Herald-Leader
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A rendering shows the proposed new Shriners Hospital for Children. The 100,000-square-foot building would be on South Limestone, between Conn Terrace and State Street.

The University of Kentucky is in final negotiations with Shriners Hospitals for Children to build a facility for the charitable organization on South Limestone across the street from UK's new patient bed tower. It's not clear what would happen to the Shriners hospital on Richmond Road, but C.J. Parrish, spokeswoman for Masonic Homes of Kentucky, confirmed Tuesday that the organization has had informal discussions with Shriners officials about buying the 29-acre property for a seniors community.

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