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Norton West Louisville Hospital leadership team announced

Meet the team members who, together with Corenza Townsend, chief administrative officer, Norton West Louisville Hospital, will plan for and execute the hospital’s November 2024 opening. They will be responsible for hiring and training all staff, developing pre-opening plans and schedules, and serving as the administrative team for Norton Healthcare’s newest hospital at 28th Street and…

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Topping off ceremony for Norton West Louisville Hospital

Today, Norton Healthcare recognized the hard work of the Norton West Louisville Hospital construction and design team as it celebrated the completion of steel installation at the site. This is a significant milestone in building the first hospital west of Ninth Street in more than 150 years. It also marks the beginning of the next…

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Local business supporting the Norton West Louisville Hospital project

Mike Ashley Owner, Security Pros LLC Hometown: Owensboro, Kentucky (but has called Louisville home for more than 20 years) How would you describe your business?  We are a small, minority-owned business. We primarily provide physical security, everything from events to construction projects. What inspired you to start your business? I was working in banks, in…

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Norton West Louisville Hospital moving closer to reality

Norton West Louisville Hospital is beginning to take shape at the corner of 28th Street and Broadway, with steel frame rising from the ground. The hospital is on schedule to be complete and be admitting patients by the end of 2024. “For so long we’ve been talking about this and seeing the renderings of what…

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Norton West Louisville Hospital structure begins to rise

The first of the steel columns and beams that will form the frame of the new Norton West Louisville Hospital began rising from the building’s foundation this week. All told, about 500 steel beams and columns will be put in place to support the structure — the first hospital to be built west of Ninth…

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This Norton West Louisville Hospital subcontractor runs a ‘one-woman show’

Portia L. Shoulders PLSIX Porta Potty Rentals LLC Hometown: West Louisville How would you describe your business? I have a small, Black- and woman-owned business based out of West Louisville. I provide port-a-potty rentals, sanitized portable restrooms and cleaning services. I am currently providing these facilities to construction crews at the Norton West Louisville Hospital site. Right…

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From Louisville’s West End to the American West and back, a career in caring and listening

When asked, Tonya Anthony, a clinical effectiveness coordinator with Norton Healthcare, offers some life advice. “You have to let go of your idea of help and accept the patient’s perspective and definition of help.” Tonya has put that philosophy into practice many times in her career and life.  In 2012, Tonya left Louisville to work…

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Construction update: Laying the foundation for future Norton West Louisville Hospital

The vision of a hospital west of Ninth Street is now becoming a reality. Crews have begun the next phase of the construction by pouring concrete on the site at 28th Street and Broadway. This is the beginning of laying the foundation for Norton West Louisville Hospital. “We’re trying to knock down every barrier we…

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Norton Healthcare partnership will create career pathways for residents living just blocks from new West Louisville hospital

Mayor Craig Greenberg and other elected officials joined with representatives from LDG Development to break ground on a development that will serve local families who earn between 30-80 percent of the area median income or up to $67,000 annually (for a family of four).  Located in the historic Russell Neighborhood, the development represents a $75…

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Community feedback drives architects’ designs for Norton West Louisville Hospital

With construction of the new Norton West Louisville Hospital site underway, the architects’ designs are one step closer to becoming reality. Tim Fishking, partner and national health care practice leader at Moody Nolan, an African American-owned architectural firm based out of Ohio, is leading the project for the first new hospital built west of Ninth…

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From idea to reality: Norton West Louisville Hospital leader looks forward to making a difference

Years ago, Norton Healthcare employee Corenza Townsend noticed something big was missing in West Louisville. The area and its residents desperately needed better access to health care.  “West Louisville is in our backyard, and we hadn’t touched it,” she said. “Norton Healthcare had mobile mammogram units and participated in other events, but we didn’t have…

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Norton Healthcare announces features, services and new chief administrative officer for Norton West Louisville Hospital

At a community update meeting, Russell F. Cox, president and CEO of Norton Healthcare, presented the results of a community survey in which more than 4,500 people shared their ideas about the features and services they wanted in the new Norton West Louisville Hospital, which will be part of the Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus…

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