COVID19, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare

đź’™ Health care workers team up to make blue heart stickers for unity

Respiratory care practitioner Brittany Ballard and her longtime friend Hannah Fisher, R.N., are capturing the spirit of collaboration in the fight against COVID-19. They’ve created blue heart stickers for health…

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Taking it easy on the alcohol can increase your chances of fighting off COVID-19

Even though there isn’t anywhere to go, and boredom is a real thing, this is an especially good time to moderate our alcohol intake. According to the World Health Organization,…

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COVID19, Spirituality

Finding meaning in times of crisis

In James 1:2-3 it says, “…when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your…

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COVID19, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare

Staying ahead of the curve in Norton Healthcare’s COVID-19 command center

Within the walls of Norton Healthcare’s five hospitals, an army of health care heroes works the front lines in the battle against COVID-19. That army has an army of its…

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47th anniversary wish works out amid coronavirus restrictions

David and Mary Newton haven’t spent more than a few days apart since they were married 47 years ago in Loretta, Kentucky. As their anniversary approached, Mary was recovering from…

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Bringing Victory home: Employee benefit helps local couple adopt

Since she was a child, Jenni Haynes, P.T., CLT, wanted to adopt a baby girl from overseas. That dream became reality in April 2018. Jenni and her husband adopted a…

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A young nurse’s gratitude during a trying time

Sarah Cohron, R.N., is a new nurse at Norton Hospital. Her letter to Norton Healthcare President and CEO Russell F. Cox: Dear Russ, My name is Sarah Cohron, and I…

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A lifelong friend lay dying of COVID-19 in her intensive care unit

Maureen Loftus, R.N., saw her childhood neighbor lying in the intensive care unit (ICU). His eyes were closed. A ventilator helped him with the breath that COVID-19 had taken away….

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El CEO de Norton Healthcare está “muy cĂłmodo” por ahora con capacidad para manejar la oleada de COVID-19

Los funcionarios de Norton Healthcare están “muy cĂłmodos” con la capacidad del sistema de atenciĂłn mĂ©dica más grande del área de Louisville para manejar un aumento en los pacientes con…

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Can you spread COVID-19 if you don’t have symptoms?

New reports suggest that COVID-19 can be spread when a person has no symptoms or when symptoms are very mild. The virus also has a long incubation period, and symptoms…

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A little thoughtfulness on a snowy day goes a long way

On a snowy day this winter, staff members at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital were amazed to come out of work and find their windshield wipers propped up to prevent…

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COVID19, Spirituality

Embrace the stillness and know that God’s got this and God’s got you

When imagining what 2020 might be like, being caught up in a pandemic that is slowing the world down is not a circumstance that made my list of possible events….

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