COVID Vaccine, COVID19, Equity inclusion belonging

Study shows younger African Americans sick with diseases that tend to affect older white people

Younger African Americans are more likely to have conditions like heart disease, stroke and diabetes that among white people tend not to show up until much later in life, according…

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Heart, Neurosciences, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Sports Health, Stroke

I’m not the same person after my stroke

You wouldn’t look at Robert Taylor and think he survived a stroke. The 56-year-old is a poster child for good health. He ran the Boston Marathon, completed three Ironman competitions…

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COVID19, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Lauren Jones: The pain and loneliness of fighting COVID-19 locked away from family

I never thought it would pick me. Until it did. The elusive COVID-19 sneaked up on me like a killer in a horror movie, slowly tore apart my body, devoured…

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COVID19, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Lauren Jones offers a raw look at her life as a COVID-19 long-hauler

Most days it feels like I’m navigating through an endless sea of pain, drifting further away from shore, until the only thing I recognize is the darkness of night. The…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Health Equity, News, Norton Childrens Medical Associates, Norton Community Medical Associates

Norton Healthcare names three physicians as medical directors for community outreach

Crystal D. Narcisse, M.D., internal medicine physician and pediatrician; Maria F. Nota, M.D., pediatrician; and Steven Patton, D.O., family medicine physician, all have been named medical directors of community outreach…

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Cancer, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Art therapy patient shares stories of hope and healing

Daniel Bulleit knows a lot about the power of art. His interest began at age 5, when he would draw pictures to stand out among a family that would grow…

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Behavioral Health, COVID19, Faith and Health Ministries, Health & Wellness

Let’s redeem the past year and make a new future

Let’s face it, it’s been a rough year: COVID-19, politics, racial tensions, nontraditional instruction, weather. … Now, add whatever got dumped on you. It’s completely understandable if you’re feeling weary….

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Equity inclusion belonging

Generations of inspiration help health care worker rise to the COVID-19 challenge

Chandra Weathers got her drive to succeed from two very important women in her life — her mother and grandmother. “They instilled in me a drive to do great things,…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Equity inclusion belonging

Down syndrome doesn’t define James

World Down Syndrome Day is marked every year on March 21 to help raise awareness and advocate for equitable inclusion of those with Down syndrome. The date — the 21st…

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COVID19, Norton Brownsboro, Spirituality

Remembering the best of times and worst of times

One year ago, on March 8, 2020, Norton Brownsboro Hospital admitted our first COVID-19 Norton Healthcare patient. My co-workers recently have talked about how that time has passed. In many…

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Equity inclusion belonging

Children’s ER social worker and oncology nurse nominated as Black Achievers

A social worker at Norton Children’s Hospital’s emergency department and an oncology nurse at Norton Cancer Institute – Brownsboro have been nominated for the YMCA of Greater Louisville’s Black Achievers…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Equity inclusion belonging, Health Equity

Helping broaden horizons and improve health in the Black community

Steven Patton, D.O., was born in a small town in Michigan where role models in the medical field were few and far between. While achieving his lifelong dream of becoming…

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