LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Dec. 16, 2020) – Today Norton Healthcare began offering and administering the new COVID-19 vaccine to frontline health care workers. The not-for-profit health care system, with five acute care hospitals in Louisville, expects to vaccinate 1,950 employees this week. This number represents the total doses received in the initial shipment of the Pfizer-BioNtech…
You can test negative for COVID-19 and still have it. A nasal swab test is merely a snapshot in time. In other words, receiving a negative COVID-19 test result today doesn’t mean you definitely don’t have the virus, but rather that there wasn’t enough virus collected to register as a positive at the time of…
You saw some friends and family during the holidays, and now one of them is sick with COVID-19. What do you do? Stay home for 14 days after your last close contact with a person who now has symptoms. That means if you had close contact on Thanksgiving Day, you need to quarantine until Dec….
All four Norton Healthcare adult-service hospitals were awarded an “A” in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for a third straight time. Norton Audubon Hospital, Norton Brownsboro Hospital, Norton Hospital and Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital each received an “A” grade in fall 2019, spring 2020 and all repeated the national honor again for fall 2020….
Ultraviolet light, specifically, narrowband UVB light, can reduce skin inflammation, especially as a treatment for eczema and psoriasis. A Louisville-area dermatologist is using this therapy as a treatment for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a blood cell cancer that involves the skin. Depending on how much the cutaneous T-cell lymphoma has spread, the thickness of the lesions…
COVID-19 has brought so many changes to our work lives and will affect the way we celebrate the holidays with co-workers. Potlucks in the office, a departmentwide lunch out, the company holiday party … all need safety considerations and reconsideration. Food safety Any holiday meals/treats should be prepackaged (by manufacturer or restaurant) and distributed. No…
Staying connected with older adult friends and relatives can be difficult, but don’t assume video chats are out of the question. For those who are hard of hearing, video can help them understand by reading your lips and expression. “Studies have shown that isolation and the absence of positive social relationships increases health risks for…
Esta publicación también está disponible en español. The best advice for traveling this holiday season is “don’t do it.” But if you’re willing to accept the risks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has pulled together some tips to keep you safer during your travels whether by plane, train or automobile. “The best thing…
Norton Heart & Vascular Institute has expanded services for patients with advanced heart failure to include surgical implantation of ventricular assist devices (VADs) at Norton Audubon Hospital, which recently received VAD accreditation from DNV GL – Healthcare and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In early 2020, Norton Audubon Hospital was the winner of…
Photo by Anna May Photography Stephanie Virgin was 29 and hoping to start a family, so ovarian cancer was the last thing on her mind — even when she experienced textbook symptoms. The Louisville native chalked up her back pain to the high heels she wore to her work in real estate. She thought the…
Patients and family members on the third floor of Norton Hospital have a new outdoor space where they can go to relax, meditate or enjoy the company of family members. This floor is home to the hospital’s labor and delivery and postpartum units, as well as part of the Norton Children’s Hospital neonatal intensive care…
As winter arrives, snow shoveling soreness, slips and falls on ice, and cold and flu season all follow. With all the risk factors of the cold months, there’s a good chance you or someone you know will need some kind of medical help at some point. When that happens, where’s the best place to go…
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