Home Care After a Stay at Norton Children’s Hospital
After leaving Norton Children’s Hospital, your child may need home care or follow-up visits. Follow this checklist to make sure you:
- Review instructions for any home care before leaving the hospital. Follow the instructions for medications and care as directed.
- If follow-up visits are scheduled, make sure to add to your family’s calendar or add reminders to your phone.
Neonatologist champions follow-up clinic for NICU graduates
When Hannah R. Fischer, M.D., neonatologist with Norton Children’s Neonatology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, was doing her pediatric residency, it was in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) where she found her […]
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Twin gets pacemaker for congenital heart block
The Jackson family discovered the first surprise of their second pregnancy at their scheduled 14-week appointment: They were having twin boys. A few days before Christmas 2017, the family went for the 20-week anatomy scan, […]
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Plenty of allergens and severe weather can mean thunderstorm asthma
Warm temperatures in Louisville and Southern Indiana bring severe weather and a jump in allergens like pollen. For some, that may mean a risk of “thunderstorm asthma.” Thunderstorm asthma occurs when strong winds and rain […]
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When should I take my child to the hospital?
You’re not alone if you’ve wondered “When should I take my child to the hospital?” after your child has experienced an illness or injury. Having that kind of doubt is OK; no parent likes to […]
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Kentucky’s child abuse rate outranks rest of country for third year in row; Indiana leads nation in deaths
For the third year in a row, Kentucky has the highest child abuse rate in the country. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Children’s Bureau “Child Maltreatment 2019” report — released this year […]
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Neonatologist champions follow-up clinic for NICU graduates
When Hannah R. Fischer, M.D., neonatologist with Norton Children’s Neonatology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, was doing her pediatric residency, it was in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) where she found her […]
Read Full Story
Twin gets pacemaker for congenital heart block
The Jackson family discovered the first surprise of their second pregnancy at their scheduled 14-week appointment: They were having twin boys. A few days before Christmas 2017, the family went for the 20-week anatomy scan, […]
Read Full Story
Plenty of allergens and severe weather can mean thunderstorm asthma
Warm temperatures in Louisville and Southern Indiana bring severe weather and a jump in allergens like pollen. For some, that may mean a risk of “thunderstorm asthma.” Thunderstorm asthma occurs when strong winds and rain […]
Read Full Story
When should I take my child to the hospital?
You’re not alone if you’ve wondered “When should I take my child to the hospital?” after your child has experienced an illness or injury. Having that kind of doubt is OK; no parent likes to […]
Read Full Story
Kentucky’s child abuse rate outranks rest of country for third year in row; Indiana leads nation in deaths
For the third year in a row, Kentucky has the highest child abuse rate in the country. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Children’s Bureau “Child Maltreatment 2019” report — released this year […]
Read Full Story
