Tents erected at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital and Norton Audubon Hospital to handle any spike in COVID-19 patients are being removed, as current local trends indicate they won’t be needed. If numbers of patients with COVID-19 start to increase, the tents may need to go up again. We encourage everyone to keep practicing social…
Today Norton Healthcare held a celebration to honor the Norton Heart & Vascular Institute team. During the event, local businessman G. Hunt Rounsavall, a long-standing member of the Norton Healthcare board of trustees and major donor to the health system, announced a $1.5 million gift to the Norton Healthcare Foundation from the Robert W. Rounsavall…
Each year, more than 200 women are able to see David L. Doering, M.D., for issues requiring surgery for gynecologic cancers. A “Master Surgeon” as designated by the Surgical Review Corp., Dr. Doering uses minimally invasive and robotic surgery techniques. In February, he’ll be taking his surgical expertise to women in Chinandega, Nicaragua. Access to…
How do you prepare for just about any situation work life throws at you? For Justin Thornsberry, R.N., director of quality and clinical effectiveness at Norton Audubon Hospital, his experience and training in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force prepared him to meet any challenge with a calm, measured approach as well as incredible…
Norton Healthcare is asking Louisville Metro government to approve the issuance of $600 million in bonds that will be used on capital spending across the system as well as refinancing of existing bonds at a lower rate. These bonds are the sole responsibility of Norton Healthcare and do not burden the city or state. The…
A boy and a girl were the first babies of 2020 at Norton Hospital and Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital. Mathias Isaiah was born Jan. 1 at 1:35 a.m. at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital, weighing 7 pounds, 6.3 ounces and stretching out to 19 inches. He is the first baby for Alexis Dow and…
Crystal Narcisse, M.D., did not think twice about taking off her new tennis shoes and giving them to the patient in front of her, whose own shoes were falling apart. Rain was pouring on the brisk day in February 2019, and Dr. Narcisse, an internal medicine physician and pediatrician at Norton Community Medical Associates –…
The flu virus can live on surfaces like doorknobs and tables — and potentially infect people — for 48 hours, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). With flu making its way around the Louisville and Southern Indiana area just as family and friends are gathering for the holidays, it’s an important…
Jeremiah Howe’s last wish was to go to Louisville Cardinals basketball game. With advanced cancer, he needed to remain in the hospital for care. But the nursing team at Norton Hospital started working their contacts to get him something very special. Several members of the team surprised Jeremiah in his hospital room with a shirt…
Oprah Winfrey has opened up about her recent health scare that landed her in the emergency room and has urged people to get their flu and pneumonia shots. Oprah, 65, thought she had come down with a cold after an overseas trip, but eventually she was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was the latest of a…
All four Norton Healthcare adult-service hospitals were awarded an “A” in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This national distinction recognized the achievements of Norton Hospital in downtown Louisville, Norton Audubon Hospital, Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital, and Norton Brownsboro Hospital in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group…
The flu shot’s effectiveness this year — or any year — is not 100%. But getting the shot, along with practicing good hand hygiene and taking precautions when caring for someone sick with the flu, will improve your chances of staying healthy this season. Scientists who devise the flu shot each year have to predict…