Cincinnati Children’s to help UK revive heart surgery program

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has agreed to help the University of Kentucky rebuild its pediatric heart surgery program at Kentucky Children's Hospital, which UK voluntarily suspended more than three years ago amid questions about mortality rates. Each hospital will invest well above $1 million in the joint venture, which will include creating new jobs for several doctors and upgrading facilities and technology in both Cincinnati and Lexington. “We’ll look to hire between…