Critical Care Services
Norton Children’s Critical Care, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is committed to providing high-quality medical care for premature, critically ill and seriously injured infants and children.
Conditions We Treat
We provide care for children experiencing a wide variety of medical and surgical conditions, including:
- Acquired or congenital heart conditions
- Burn injuries
- Postoperative recovery from a variety of surgical procedures, including:
- Heart failure
- Heart transplants
- Kidney transplants
- Respiratory failure
- Septic shock
- Smoke inhalation
- Traumatic injuries
- Childhood cancer, including children receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplants
Norton Children’s Heart Institute growth helped pediatric cardiologist decide to move to Louisville
Pediatric cardiologist Sarah J. Wilkens, M.D., MPH, has trained to care for the sickest children — heart failure and transplant patients. “Ultimately what motivates me are the patients and trying to support their families in […]
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Pediatric cardiac surgeon connects with patients as a mom
Deborah J. Kozik, D.O., didn’t know what she wanted to be when she grew up. Raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she describes her family as blue-collar and her mother as someone who influenced her to swing […]
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Jennifer Lawrence CICU’s first patients move in
The first patients have moved into the Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Critical Care Unit (CICU) at Norton Children’s Hospital. More than 60 staff members lined the hallway to welcome the first patient and the caregivers who […]
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Nurse clinician makes coordinated care possible in the CICU
Stephanie Deitchman, R.N., BSN, is a caregiver in both senses of the word. She has been the registered nurse caring for patients in the “Just For Kids” Critical Care Center at Norton Children’s Hospital. She […]
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Erle H. Austin III, M.D., reflects on Norton Children’s Heart Institute growth
The newly opened Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Norton Children’s Hospital was made possible by gifts to the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation and is specifically for cardiac patients. It provides an opportunity […]
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Norton Children’s Heart Institute growth helped pediatric cardiologist decide to move to Louisville
Pediatric cardiologist Sarah J. Wilkens, M.D., MPH, has trained to care for the sickest children — heart failure and transplant patients. “Ultimately what motivates me are the patients and trying to support their families in […]
Read Full Story
Pediatric cardiac surgeon connects with patients as a mom
Deborah J. Kozik, D.O., didn’t know what she wanted to be when she grew up. Raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she describes her family as blue-collar and her mother as someone who influenced her to swing […]
Read Full Story
Jennifer Lawrence CICU’s first patients move in
The first patients have moved into the Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Critical Care Unit (CICU) at Norton Children’s Hospital. More than 60 staff members lined the hallway to welcome the first patient and the caregivers who […]
Read Full Story
Nurse clinician makes coordinated care possible in the CICU
Stephanie Deitchman, R.N., BSN, is a caregiver in both senses of the word. She has been the registered nurse caring for patients in the “Just For Kids” Critical Care Center at Norton Children’s Hospital. She […]
Read Full Story
Erle H. Austin III, M.D., reflects on Norton Children’s Heart Institute growth
The newly opened Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Norton Children’s Hospital was made possible by gifts to the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation and is specifically for cardiac patients. It provides an opportunity […]
Read Full Story
