Norton Children’s Hospital receives $1 million from Walmart
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 28, 2016) – Today Walmart announced that it will donate $1 million to support the Norton Children’s Hospital Level I Pediatric Trauma Center. The donation is Walmart’s second toward the Pediatric Trauma […]
View moreBabies get a health boost
Helping more babies live to see their first birthdays is the goal of a new coalition that includes Norton Children’s Hospital and Norton Healthcare. In Louisville, there are nearly seven infant deaths per 1,000 children, […]
View moreMiracle on the Field
Tanner was born premature with a rare congenital heart defect, but it hasn’t stopped him from playing sports and staying active. After undergoing surgery as an infant, his heart remained healthy and never showed […]
View moreGood at Heart
No one watching Ethan Byler play on the swing set with his sister, Emily, would point to the toddler and say, “He had a heart transplant.” They wouldn’t know that earlier this year Ethan became […]
View moreImproving infants’ quality of life through music
The neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) at Norton Children’s Hospital downtown and Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital in St. Matthews offer music therapy for infants and their families. This clinical and evidence-based health practice is very […]
View moreNorton Children’s Hospital again granted prestigious Magnet status
LOUISVILLE, Ky. , (Jan. 15, 2013): Norton Children’s Hospital has once again been granted Magnet? status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. The hospital becomes one of only five in the […]
View moreAdvanced technology for pediatric heart failure now available in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Dec. 4, 2015) – While often it is assumed that adults are the only ones who suffer from heart failure, the condition also affects infants, children and teens. In Kentucky, more than 300 […]
View moreConjoined twins separated at Norton Children’s Hospital
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Nov. 19, 2015) – Specialists at Norton Children’s Hospital have announced they performed a surgery to separate 7-week-old conjoined twin girls on Nov. 11. Since the surgery, the girls have been under close […]
View moreKentucky becomes only fourth state to mandate physician training on child abuse
Kentucky and Indiana continue to rank among the worst states in the nation for the number of children who are abused and neglected, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services […]
View more3-D printing technology helps surgeons save a boy’s life
When Par Tha Sung had a routine ultrasound during her pregnancy, she found out that her unborn child had four congenital heart defects. “I was very sad and just cried,” said the Owensboro, Ky., resident, […]
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