Primary care nurse practitioner Kimberly A. Wright, APRN, is where she wants to be, doing what she wants to do. The Shelbyville, Kentucky, native is caring for her friends and neighbors. “It’s exciting. I can actually make a difference in the community. You go to Walmart or Kroger, and you see your patients,” Kimberly said….
Most people get sunburns. That painful tightness and red skin causes discomfort with every movement. Have you ever blistered from sunburn, or wondered if you have sun poisoning and need to seek medical treatment? Melody Presley, APRN, nurse practitioner with Norton Community Medical Associates – Taylorsville, answers a few questions regarding sunburns and when to seek…
With so many opinions about face masks and the coronavirus, it can get confusing trying to determine what’s fact and what’s myth. Monalisa M. Tailor, M.D., internal medicine physician with Norton Community Medical Associates – Barret, fielded some common questions about face masks recently to set the record straight. Does wearing a cloth face mask…
Increasing access to health care for African Americans will reduce racial health disparities, but real progress will come as more patients get preventive medicine like routine lab work and cancer screenings, according to a physician who practices in Louisville’s West End. Gov. Andy Beshear recently announced the launch of an effort to provide health coverage…
A urinary tract infection (UTI) can cause mood swings like irritability in young children. In older adults a UTI can bring on restlessness and other mood changes. And why are they more common during the summertime? Blame swimming pools, wet bathing suits, sweaty clothing and dehydration. Here are three more things you may not know…
Shelbyville is getting a new urgent care option to treat minor illnesses and injuries as Norton Immediate Care Center – Shelbyville opens in Governor’s Square shopping center. The new location, due to open June, 22, 2020, will be close to the existing Norton Community Medical Associates – Shelbyville primary care office and the Norton Children’s…
Ha terminado su visita al proveedor de atención médica, bájese de la mesa de examen y abandone la práctica. Detrás de usted, el personal de la oficina está utilizando soluciones germicidas de alta resistencia y limpiando para prepararse para el próximo paciente. Si bien la telesalud ha creado una forma popular de obtener atención médica…
En adición a limpiar con las soluciones de desinfección tradicionales, los equipos de servicios ambientales en las instalaciones del Norton Healthcare usan una luz UV-C para desinfectar las habitaciones del hospital. Después de hacer una desinfección tradicional, la desinfección con luz UV-C le añade una capa protectora final de seguridad a las salas de aislamiento…
Esta publicación también está disponible en español. In addition to cleaning with traditional disinfectant solutions, the environmental services crews at Norton Healthcare facilities use UV-C light to sanitize hospital rooms. After a traditional sanitizing, the UV-C light disinfection adds a final layer of safety to isolation rooms and other rooms where the risk of infection…
Appointments with your health care providers are changing, and new options may be around long after the coronavirus threat has passed. For Christina M. Breit, M.D., the waiting room at her St. Matthews primary care practice isn’t used much. Patients check in from their cars and go directly to an exam room. Ryan J. Krupp,…
Social distancing fatigue, cabin fever or just simple frustration — call it what you will. Many of us have had enough. Everyone has been doing their part to help flatten the curve by staying healthy at home since mid-March. The novelty has worn off for many, and even introverts are starting to miss socialization! Many…
All four Norton Healthcare adult-service hospitals were once again awarded an “A” in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Norton Audubon Hospital, Norton Brownsboro Hospital, Norton Hospital and Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital each received an “A” grade in fall 2019, and all repeated the national honor again for spring 2020. (Pediatric hospitals are not rated…