Health care providers often form close bonds with their patients. But in situations where the provider is the only one who knows about a patient’s HIV infection — and is the only one who can be there to listen — the bond is even stronger. As practice manager for Norton Infectious Disease Specialists, Deanna Polsgrove…
“Respect every person” is one of Norton Healthcare’s foundational values that employees commit to following as they care for patients and foster a positive work culture. And now that commitment has been recognized. We are proud to have earned a score of 100 on the selective Healthcare Equality Index administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation….
Sometimes families have guns in the house for protection or for hunting, but any gun can bedangerous. A baby is strong enough to pull the trigger. If guns are part of your family culture, expose older kids to guns by showing them how to safely handle and secure them. This will help them develop respect…
You may be at an age when term papers and classes make it hard to get to a health care provider’s office. You may be so preoccupied with caring for kids and aging parents that your own health has taken a back seat. You may have plenty of time on your hands, but getting out…
In my years as an athletic trainer, I’ve come to realize my profession is misunderstood as well as confused with many other professions. In honor of National Athletic Training Month, here is some insight to what an athletic trainer is and is not. We are not personal trainers, physical therapists or emergency medical personnel. We…
If you’ve heard good things about working for Norton Healthcare but want to meet some people who actually live it, plan to come to a meet & greet at Norton Hospital downtown on March 22. Walk-ins are welcome, so feel free to wander over on a break and learn more about the inclusive culture at…
While cosmologist Stephen Hawking’s life was notable for many reasons, his death brought into focus his 1963 diagnosis with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Hawking was expected to live two years. Of course he went on to live more than 50 years, dying at age 76, recording advancements in our understanding of black holes and the…
On Friday, May 4, 2018, as some of this year’s finest fillies await their chance to run for the lilies, another special group will don their favorite pink attire for a walk around Churchill Downs’ famed racetrack. For the 10th year, the Survivors Parade, presented by Kroger, will take place on Kentucky Oaks Day as…
Who knew that a simple gesture of sharing a childhood book and video would inspire a high school student to find her career as a certified nurse midwife? For Julie Mease, CNM, APRN, Advocates for Women’s Health, a Part of Norton Women’s Care, that gift from her best friend’s mother is all it took to begin…
15“It was like I had the breath knocked out of me.” Owen Mercer is a talker. But one January day in 2012, he sat there silent. Doctors confirmed a diagnosis. Owen had multiple sclerosis (MS). “I thought of pretty much every scenario as to what I had, including a brain tumor,” Owen said. “But MS…
Joshua Martoccio comes from a family of candy makers; his great-grandfather invented the formulas for the PayDay and Zero candy bars. But Joshua found his calling when he got hurt playing baseball for a junior college in his hometown of Centralia, Illinois. He went to rehab and worked with an athletic trainer — and his…
Just before Valentine’s Day, Tracey Hoffman, APRN, was so troubled she couldn’t sleep. It wasn’t thoughts of chocolate hearts or red roses that had this nurse practitioner with Norton Cancer Institute tossing and turning. It was her patient, Joe Booth. Caring for the body and the person within Our united team of top cancer specialists,…