Breast Cancer, Cancer, Foundation, Norton Healthcare Foundation

Raising pizza money for their mom’s cancer care team was just a start for these girls

The COVID-19 pandemic can provide angst and challenges for everyone. It can prove especially challenging for those undergoing cancer treatment and their families. Turning worry into action For 9-year-old Egan…

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COVID19, Foundation, Norton Healthcare Foundation

Louisville native raises money for health care providers’ meals in her hometown

Ellen Werner, a Louisville native living and working in New York City, saw on social media that one of her friends in Charlotte, North Carolina, was collecting donations to purchase…

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COVID19, Foundation, Norton Healthcare Foundation, Research and Clinical Trials

PNC Foundation gives $125,000 to Norton Healthcare Foundation to support COVID-19 efforts

Norton Healthcare Foundation announced that it received a $125,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to assist it in supporting COVID-19 relief efforts in the community. The funds will be used…

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COVID19, Foundation, Norton Healthcare Foundation

Cut It for COVID: St. X junior raising money to support caregivers

Benjamin Sheehan just wanted to find a way to help when he saw that Louisville needed helpers. Ben, a junior at St. Xavier High School in Louisville, knew that he…

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COVID19, Foundation, Norton Healthcare Foundation

Norton Healthcare, GE Appliances/FirstBuild create plastic boxes to protect caregivers

When a request for intubation shields for area hospitals came in, FirstBuild was happy to help. A staff member from Norton Hospital came across an article written by an anesthesiologist…

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Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiology, Diagnostics, Electrophysiology, Heart, Heart Failure, Interventional Cardiology, Norton Audubon, Norton Healthcare Foundation

Major gift and expansion for Norton Healthcare heart services

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…

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Foundation, Heart, Heart Failure

Making heart failure recovery a reality for more Kentuckians

Kentucky ranks third among U.S. states with the highest death rates from heart failure. That grim statistic is behind the work of Norton Heart & Vascular Institute and the Norton…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Foundation

Edie Nixon recognized for contributions to the Norton Healthcare Foundation

Edie Nixon has given a lifetime of service to Norton healthcare and the community at large. She currently serves on the following Norton Healthcare leadership groups: Board of trustees, 2011…

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Cancer, Foundation

Churchill Downs named Philanthropist of the Year – Organization

In 2017, Churchill Downs named the Norton Healthcare Foundation its charitable beneficiary of the Kentucky Oaks. Over the past year, Churchill Downs raised more than $75,000 to benefit breast health…

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Bike to Beat Cancer, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Foundation, Recruiting

More than 10 years of participation in fundraising events merits recognition

Gene Gruver ensures that patients, guests and staff have access to food and beverages nearly around the clock at Norton Healthcare’s cafeterias and bistros. Gene is system director, food services,…

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Norton Healthcare Foundation, Spirituality

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church lay ministry connects with care

Anne Willis, R.N., smiles as she lightheartedly exclaims she has 12 disciples — longtime members of the lay pastoral care ministry team she has led for seven years as the…

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Bike to Beat Cancer, Cancer, Foundation

Bike to Beat Cancer raises more than $525,000 for Norton Cancer Institute

Riders, donors and everyone who participated in the 11th annual Bike to Beat Cancer raised more than $525,000 for Norton Cancer Institute. The Saturday, Sept. 14, ride began and ended…

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