Childrens Hospital Foundation, Foundation, Research

Donation furthers research of CAR-T, precision medicine and innovative pediatric cancer treatments

A Louisville philanthropist’s $288,000 commitment to the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation will help further research into CAR-T cell immunotherapy and other potentially life-changing novel treatments for kids with cancer. Tom Dunbar, who has now given more than $500,000 to the foundation, said his newest gift will support research into some of the latest treatment options…

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Childrens Hospital Foundation, Foundation

Donations of more than $317,000 advance health care in Louisville and Southern Indiana

It takes the generosity of everyone in the community to enable Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s to provide quality care regardless of patients’ ability to pay. These generous gifts help the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation and Norton Healthcare Foundation support the vital work being done across our region and respond to our community’s needs: You…

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Foundation

2021 Facility Dog Calendars Now Available

Love dogs? Love kids? Love the holidays? The 2021 Paws for Days facility dog wall calendar is on sale now. The calendars are available for sale online for $20, with free shipping, and proceeds support Norton Healthcare’s Heel, Dog, Heal facility dog program. The program provides highly trained dogs and handlers to give comfort and…

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Childrens Hospital Foundation, Foundation

Ways to support Norton Children’s Hospital this holiday giving season

Holiday giving season is officially upon us! There are plenty of ways you can support children who need your help. Donations to the not-for-profit Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation support Norton Children’s Hospital and may be tax deductible. Give from home Papa John’s promotion through Jan. 1 Enjoy Papa John’s pizza while helping Norton Children’s Hospital….

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COVID19, Foundation, Kentucky Poison Control Center

The health care providers staffing the Kentucky COVID-19 Hotline

The rapid spread of the coronavirus has made it critical that accurate health information be distributed as quickly as possible to Kentucky residents. The Kentucky Poison Control Center of Norton Children’s Hospital stepped up to establish the commonwealth’s COVID-19 hotline in early March. The center is led by Ashley Webb, Pharm.D., DABAT, who oversees a…

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Childrens Hospital Foundation, Foundation, Home & BMW Raffle, Snow Ball

Take a look inside the 2020 Home & BMW Raffle house

Thanks to your generous support, all 12,000 tickets for the 2020 Norton Children’s Hospital Home & BMW Raffle have been sold. The winners will be drawn during the virtual Snow Ball gala Nov. 21. Visit NortonChildrensSnowBall.com for more information.

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Childrens Hospital Foundation, Foundation, Home & BMW Raffle, Snow Ball

Norton Children’s Hospital Home & BMW Raffle tickets sell out

Tickets for the 2020 Norton Children’s Hospital Home & BMW Raffle have sold out. It’s the first time in the fundraising raffle’s history that all the tickets sold. The 12,000 tickets were sold with days to go before the Nov. 21 drawing during the Snow Ball gala, which will be online only this year to…

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Childrens Hospital Foundation, Foundation, Heart, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Norton Childrens Outreach

Western Kentucky babies get state-of-the-art technology for detecting fetal heart anomalies

Doctors have a new way to detect heart and other conditions in Western Kentucky babies even before they’re born. Norton Children’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine, on the campus of Med Center Health, Bowling Green, Kentucky, recently installed state-of-the-art diagnostic and ultrasound equipment. The equipment is designed to identify complex anomalies in unborn babies through early detection so…

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Childrens Hospital Foundation, Foundation

Helping the NICU babies their daughter didn’t get to be with for long

Books and words have always been important to Carter and Sara Ruml. When it came time to put together a nursery in anticipation of their daughter’s birth, they settled on a children’s book theme. After baby Grace was born in June 2019, she experienced some unanticipated complications and had to be transferred to Norton Children’s…

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Festival of Trees and Lights, Foundation, Snow Ball

Annual Festival of Trees & Lights, Snow Ball move online

Home for the holidays has a new meaning for many this year. To help you get ready, the annual Festival of Trees & Lights, presented by Republic Bank, and Snow Ball, presented by Konica Minolta, will take place in an online format this year. The 31st annual Festival of Trees & Lights will include online…

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Foundation, Snow Ball

Snow Ball at home — Make this year’s event special to help Norton Children’s Hospital

The annual Snow Ball benefiting Norton Children’s Hospital will be an at-home affair this year, with special gourmet meal packages available from some of Louisville’s top restaurants and a livestreamed event on Nov. 21. A three-course meal for two from Grassa Gramma, Village Anchor or Le Moo comes with a bottle of wine (chardonnay, cabernet…

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Childrens Hospital Foundation

Home & BMW Raffle winner visits new home away from home

Deb Kipper and her husband have lived in California their whole lives. For their retirement, they were looking for fresh air and a home base for traveling and considered an out-of-state move. When a friend suggested she buy a ticket for Norton Children’s Hospital Home & BMW Raffle last year, Deb did –– and she…

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