U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that he has appointed Steve Ready of Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Kentucky, to serve on the Health Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Committee which is within the executive branch and established by the 21st Century Cures Act. “Norton Healthcare provides critical patient services to the people of Kentucky,…
This article is part of a series on the emerging public health crisis ofopioid abuse. Because addressing the disease of addiction requires a comprehensive approach, several Norton Healthcare providers have come together to educate the public and work to manage the epidemic in our community. The current heroin crisis is placing a tremendous strain on…
Jae Y. Jung, M.D., Ph.D., an oncologic dermatologist, recently joined Norton Cancer Institute, where she sees patients with skin cancer and serious skin-related disorders or complications. To date, Dr. Jung is the first cancer specialist within the Louisville area who has a subspecialty in dermatologic oncology. One focus of Dr. Jung’s work is melanoma. She…
The mission of Norton Healthcare is to provide quality health care to all those we serve, in a manner that responds to the needs of our communities and honors our faith heritage. This can take many forms. Recently that meant participating in a Surgery on Sunday program and providing endoscopic procedures for those who were…
I have been in Louisville for 21 years as a child neurologist. I ended up in Louisville because Dr. Sole, who was also a child neurologist, was two years my senior at St. Louis Children’s and came here to practice. During my last year I can remember going to our administrative department in St. Louis…
Sure, a hospital couldn’t run without doctors and nurses. But there are countless underdogs helping families get through some of the most difficult times of their lives. One of them is chaplain Rev. Brian Wilson, M.Div. He sat down with us to talk about what it’s like to do his job. Why did you become…
Nine months, 40 weeks, three trimesters — however you describe the length of your pregnancy, one thing is for sure: It is the fastest timeline of your life. I can’t believe I am already pushing toward my due date, well into my third trimester. It seems like yesterday that my husband and I were just…
In March 2004 when our son, Kendall, was born, my husband and I were flooded with emotions — the overwhelming joy of becoming parents, followed by total shock when we were told Kendall has Down syndrome. While we were thrilled with our baby boy being born, we also felt like we were grieving the loss…
Last month, I wrote about my mother’s battle with ovarian cancer. My mom was diagnosed with a mutation on her BRCA2 gene — making her highly susceptible to both breast cancer and ovarian cancer. It’s the home run of cancer genes. My mom was first diagnosed with breast cancer 10 years ago at age 54…
As parents it is impossible to prevent our children from experiencing hardships —divorce, financial struggles, illness, death of a loved one just to name a few. Resiliency is the ability to bounce back and rise above setbacks or hardships. Resilient people see challenges as opportunities. Teaching children how to be resilient is critical, because It…
On Sept. 15, Give Local Louisville day, we shared 24 Hours of Courage on Facebook — a day highlighting the stories of courageous mothers, sons, husbands and friends who have fought or are currently fighting one of the most tragic diseases of our time — cancer. We’re now turning these stories of courage into tales…
I’m in the final stretch before meeting Baby B. and one of the last decisions my husband and I had to make is about preferences for our birth plan for Baby B.’s arrival. Many women begin thinking about their birth plans early in their pregnancies. I am not one of those women. I was focused…