Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Heart, Heart Transplant

Meet the Norton Children’s surgeon who delivers every heart transplant

It’s a phone call pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon Deborah J. Kozik, D.O., has received more than 100 times. One of her patients has been waiting months for a new heart. On this morning, a donor heart in another state has become available. There’s little time to waste. Dr. Kozik and the team are on a plane…

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New physician office aims to improve health of West End families

Brent Duncan, M.D., was eager to return to West Louisville, a calling for him to improve the lives of families in the medically underserved area. Dr. Duncan, family medicine physician, will provide comprehensive primary care to patients across the lifespan at Norton Community Medical Group – West Broadway, which opened in December. The practice is…

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Cancer, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Patient Stories, Sarcoma

2-year-old cancer survivor from China finds a new home in Louisville

Since she was a child, Jenni Haynes wanted to adopt a baby girl from overseas. That dream recently became reality. In April 2018, Jenni and her husband adopted a 2-year-old girl from China who had survived cancer as an infant. The girl’s right arm was amputated when she was 5 months old after she was…

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Employee volunteers make annual Festival of Trees & Lights tree a show-stopping fundraiser

For 13 consecutive years, David Miller, Norton Healthcare’s director of creative services has served as “chief elf” of the marketing and communications department’s Festival of Trees & Lights tree decorating committee. He oversees choosing a theme for the tree, purchasing and creating ornaments, arranging for the accompanying gift package and decorating the tree on-site. For…

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Developmental-behavioral Pediatrics and Genetics, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Infectious Disease, Norton Childrens Medical Group, Prevention & Wellness

Scared of vaccines? Maybe you should be scared of measles instead

Measles outbreaks can occur due to an increase in the number of travelers carrying the disease and those who aren’t vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that measles was at an all-time low in 2016. In 2000, the CDC considered measles eliminated in the United…

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Norton Children’s Hospital and UofL name new chief of pediatric cardiac surgery

Bahaaldin Alsoufi, M.D., has joined the University of Louisville Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Norton Children’s Heart Institute at Norton Children’s Hospital as the new chief of the division of pediatric cardiac surgery. He will practice with UofL Physicians – Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Alsoufi comes to Louisville from Emory University, Atlanta,…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Faces of Norton, Norton Childrens Hospital, Teens

After teen’s attempted suicide, tragedy turns into purpose

On Nov. 6, 2008, Norton Healthcare employee Casey Phillips got the call no parent ever wants to receive. It was his father-in-law telling him he needed to get to the Shelbyville emergency room as fast as he could. His 14-year-old had tried to hang himself. “My heart stopped,” Phillips said. “As I was walking out…

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