Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Injury and Trauma, Ortho - Hip, Orthopedics

More hip replacement patients can recover at home quicker with the arrival of Carl Kure, D.O.

One of the first things Carl Kure, D.O., noticed about Louisvillians is how active they are. It’s “one of the things that made us fall in love with this city,”…

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Bariatric Surgery, Medical Weight Management, Weekly Health Tip, Weight Management

What is the best diet?

For those thinking of starting the new year by shedding some pounds to reach a healthier weight, our weight management specialists have broken down some pros and cons to help…

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Cancer, Foundation

Churchill Downs named Philanthropist of the Year – Organization

In 2017, Churchill Downs named the Norton Healthcare Foundation its charitable beneficiary of the Kentucky Oaks. Over the past year, Churchill Downs raised more than $75,000 to benefit breast health…

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Cardiology, Heart, Weight Management

Your how-to for a healthy heart diet

If you’re ready to get serious about adopting a healthy heart diet, you don’t need to deprive yourself, and you don’t need the latest fad. Eating wholesome foods is a…

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Bike to Beat Cancer, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Foundation, Recruiting

More than 10 years of participation in fundraising events merits recognition

Gene Gruver ensures that patients, guests and staff have access to food and beverages nearly around the clock at Norton Healthcare’s cafeterias and bistros. Gene is system director, food services,…

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Dementia, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Norton Childrens Medical Associates, Spirituality

Physician’s kindness shown through gift of shoes to patient

Crystal Narcisse, M.D., did not think twice about taking off her new tennis shoes and giving them to the patient in front of her, whose own shoes were falling apart….

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During Your Pregnancy, Expecting, Labor and Delivery, Obstetrics, Planning Your Pregnancy

Doula vs. midwife: Who does what?

If you’re pregnant, you may be weighing the differences of a birth doula versus a midwife. You may think that the roles are interchangeable, but the roles they play in…

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News

Tushar Nayar, M.D., goes above and beyond to facilitate organ donation

Tushar Nayar, M.D., volunteered to come to the Norton Brownsboro Hospital operating room late one April night during his week off and worked longer than necessary to care for a…

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Behavioral Health, Epilepsy, Neurosciences

Epilepsy and depression often come together

There is a strong relationship between epilepsy and depression. The two come together so often that there are suspicions that brain changes that make people more susceptible to seizures also…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Recruiting

Norton Audubon Hospital nurse helps unconscious passenger on flight

While relaxing on a flight to California in May, Stacy Low​e, R.N., an operating room nurse at Norton Audubon Hospital, was needed to save the life of a passenger who…

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Pulmonary

Emphysema vs. COPD: What’s the difference?

The difference between emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be confusing. “While both are chronic conditions of the lungs, emphysema and COPD refer to different aspects of the…

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Heart

When Marty Metcalfe woke up, it didn’t seem like a heart issue — but it was

The day that changed Marty Metcalfe’s life began when she awoke with a terrible headache and tightness in the artery on the right side of her neck. She chalked it…

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