Editing Ashland, Kentucky (section)

==Healthcare==
[[File:UKKD New Main Entrance.jpg|thumb|[[UK King's Daughters]] is Ashland's largest employer]]
[[UK King's Daughters]], formerly known as King's Daughters Medical Center, is the fourth largest hospital in Kentucky The 465-bed facility, which was purchased by the [[University of Kentucky]] in December 2022, is the city's largest employer at over 4,000 employees.<ref name="KDMC_ABOUT">"About KDMC." King's Daughters Medical Center. December 31, 2006 {{cite web|url=http://www.kdmc.com/content.asp?pkid%3D34 |title=King's Daughters Medical Center &#124; About KDMC |access-date=2007-01-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109221732/http://www.kdmc.com/content.asp?pkid=34 |archive-date=January 9, 2007 |df=mdy }}.</ref> It offers numerous inpatient and outpatient services for the region.

In addition to UK King's Daughters, another hospital, the Ashland Tuberculosis Hospital, was located on a hill above U.S. Route 60 in the Western Hills section of the city and opened in 1950.<ref name="HIS_ASHLAND_1954">"A history of Ashland, Kentucky, 1786–1954." Ashland Centennial Committee. 1954. January 2, 2007.</ref> It featured 100 beds and served 18 eastern Kentucky counties. It has long since been closed due to the discovery of antibiotics that successfully treat tuberculosis, eliminating its necessity. The facility has since been used as a state office building and is now owned by Safe Harbor, a secure domestic violence shelter and advocacy center.