Norton Now, Telehealth

What hardware and software do I need for a telehealth appointment with my Norton Healthcare provider?

If you are planning a telehealth appointment with your Norton Healthcare provider, whether  your primary care physician or specialist, there are a few steps to take to prepare, including checking…

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COVID19, Telehealth

Norton Healthcare lanza un enfoque por etapas para reanudar los servicios de manera segura

Norton Healthcare comenzará un enfoque gradual para reanudar los servicios de forma segura lo que nos permitirá abordar las necesidades médicas actuales y en transcurso de nuestros pacientes, a partir…

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COVID19

Norton Healthcare resuming elective surgical procedures with stringent COVID-19 controls

In keeping with guidance from Gov. Andy Beshear, Norton Healthcare is resuming previously-postponed medical procedures, including elective inpatient surgeries. The health system gradually will add procedures such as outpatient surgery…

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COVID19

Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades actualizan la lista de síntomas de COVID-19

Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CCPEEU) han agregado seis síntomas de COVID-19 a su lista. La lista original de síntomas incluía solo fiebre, tos y…

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COVID19

CDC updates COVID-19 symptom list

Esta publicación también está disponible en español. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added six symptoms of COVID-19 to its list. The original list of symptoms included…

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COVID19, Norton Community Medical Associates, Norton Now, Spirituality

Tips on social distancing fatigue: Give yourself some grace and understanding

Social distancing fatigue, cabin fever or just simple frustration — call it what you will. Many of us have had enough. Everyone has been doing their part to help flatten…

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COVID19

Coronavirus protections for retail and other workers interacting with the public

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued recommendations for employers to protect workers at “medium exposure risk” to the coronavirus. Those are people who work jobs that require…

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COVID19

Norton Healthcare providing COVID-19 testing to all patients before admission or outpatient surgery

Norton Healthcare will resume outpatient surgery and other outpatient invasive procedures on Wednesday, May 6. To accommodate these patients, who are required to have a COVID-19 test before their procedure,…

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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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Cardiology, COVID19, Heart, Heart Attack, Interventional Cardiology, Neurosciences, Stroke

Don’t ignore heart attack or stroke symptoms: Louisville-area emergency rooms are prepared

Esta publicación también está disponible en español. During a visit to the Norton Brownsboro Hospital emergency department one recent afternoon, a man was brought in two days after he first…

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COVID19, Research and Clinical Trials

Norton Healthcare specialists using multiple COVID-19 treatments

Norton Healthcare specialists are researching a variety of experimental therapies as possible treatments for patients with COVID-19. These therapies fall into four categories: Agents that work to prevent the virus…

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COVID19

How long does coronavirus live on surfaces?

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the coronavirus can live in the air and on surfaces between several hours and several days. The study found…

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