Kentucky Racing Health Services Center (KRHSC) Staff and University of Louisville School of Nursing faculty in an exam room located in the Center. A photo of a horse is behind the members. They are wearing their white lab coats.

Kentucky Racing Health Services Center

The Kentucky Racing Health Service Center offers free or low-cost care to individuals who are currently employed as backside workers, as well as their family members.

Serving Health Care Needs of Backside Workers

The Kentucky Racing Health Services Center (KRHSC) is a nonprofit clinic funded by the Kentucky Racing Health and Welfare Fund (KRHWF). The center was started in 2005 as a joint venture between the fund and the UofL School of Nursing to provide comprehensive health care to the backside workers of the thoroughbred racing industry. The KRHSC provided more than 13,000 patient visits in its first 10 years of service.

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Celebrating 20 Years of Service

For two decades, this center has been a lifeline for the community of backside workers and their families, providing essential healthcare services and significantly impacting their lives.

Services Provided by the KRHSC

The KRHSC provides care for acute conditions (minor injuries such as sprains and strains. Illnesses such as respiratory infections, earaches, and the flu), preventative services (physicals, women’s annual exams, pap smears), chronic conditions (diabetes, asthma, hypertension), and pediatric services.  

Nurse practitioners can also help individuals and families coordinate care with other healthcare providers.