Spring has sprung and so have allergy flare-ups, especially here in the Ohio Valley. However, what you think might be seasonal allergies could be asthma, a disease of the bronchial tubes that often is triggered by allergies. “During an asthma episode or ‘attack,’ the airways tighten, become swollen or inflamed, and produce thick mucus, making…
Who can say that 15-year-old Ella Beames’ impulse to make the most of every moment is any stronger than the next person’s? Even Ella doesn’t know for certain. All she knows is that it’s been there since 2011, when she suffered the first of five sudden cardiac arrests that could have taken her life. As…
My name is Amanda Trautwein. I’m 17 years old and a senior at Butler Traditional High School in Louisville, Kentucky. Since I was 11, I’ve volunteered at Children’s Hospital Foundation events, on Norton Children’s Hospital floors and the hospital gift shop. I’ve been a part of the Summer Teen Program as well. I have been…
Fourteen families have joined the Wade Mountz Heritage Society after making gifts totaling more than $2.4 million to the Children’s Hospital Foundation and/or Norton Healthcare Foundation. Established in 2008, the society recognizes individuals who have made irrevocable planned gifts of $100,000 or more to the foundations, which benefit the hospitals and services of Norton Healthcare…
More than 2,500 former Norton Children’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients and their families reunited with the doctors and nurses who saved their lives on Saturday, May 12, for the 10th annual NICU Reunion at Louisville Waterfront Park. Attendees enjoyed a kids’ play zone, sand activities, face painting and more. The event was…
About 300 students from North Harrison Elementary School in Ramsey, Indiana, gathered at Louisville Slugger Field on Thursday, May 17, to celebrate their fundraising success for Norton Children’s Hospital. The students raised more than $34,000 for Norton Children’s Hospital during a recent walk-a-thon. This event marked the school’s 30th year of fundraising for the hospital,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 14, 2018) – Today Norton Children’s Hospital announced a $500,000 gift from BB&T to support a special area for infants in the soon-to-be constructed Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU). The gift through the Children’s Hospital Foundation will fund a three-bed section for infants needing heart care. Every year, more than…
Back in 2004, I was driving along with my son Ethan, who was 2 years old at the time. As we were passing an airfield, I noticed a banner advertising the Wings For Kids Radio Controlled Air Show, benefiting Norton Children’s Hospital. As young as Ethan was, he had expressed a love for anything that…
Norton Healthcare has named Emmett Ramser chief administrative officer of Norton Children’s Hospital. In his role, Ramser will oversee all facets of the hospital’s operations and work diligently to ensure that children throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana have access to specialty care. He also will oversee operations of Norton Children’s Medical Center in northeastern Jefferson…
The ninth annual Bourbon & BowtiesTM to benefit Norton Children’s Hospital through the Children’s Hospital Foundation features a record 43 of Louisville’s best-known and up-and-coming chefs in one night. The June 7 event, presented by Northwestern Mutual, will be held at a new location this year: The Bridgeman residence, Fleur de Lis Farm, in Prospect….
Elizabeth S. Doll, M.D., completed years of medical training to become a child neurologist. But what most people don’t know is she also spent hundreds of hours at Harvard University, training in the art of acupuncture. “I’ve always been interested in integrative and alternative medicines,” said Dr. Doll, who cares for patients at Norton Children’s…
Seven-year-old Bradley Roberts has a heart of gold and a gargantuan goal. “I’m going to raise $2 million to help kids at Norton Children’s Hospital,” Bradley said. He considers it a perfectly attainable goal, and we wouldn’t dare underestimate him. In just one day he raised $1,500. “We have 20, 30, 40, no — 150…