Meet the team members who, together with Corenza Townsend, chief administrative officer, Norton West Louisville Hospital, will plan for and execute the hospital’s November 2024 opening. They will be responsible for hiring and training all staff, developing pre-opening plans and schedules, and serving as the administrative team for Norton Healthcare’s newest hospital at 28th Street and…
Mike Ashley Owner, Security Pros LLC Hometown: Owensboro, Kentucky (but has called Louisville home for more than 20 years) How would you describe your business? We are a small, minority-owned business. We primarily provide physical security, everything from events to construction projects. What inspired you to start your business? I was working in banks, in…
Norton West Louisville Hospital is beginning to take shape at the corner of 28th Street and Broadway, with steel frame rising from the ground. The hospital is on schedule to be complete and be admitting patients by the end of 2024. “For so long we’ve been talking about this and seeing the renderings of what…
When asked, Tonya Anthony, a clinical effectiveness coordinator with Norton Healthcare, offers some life advice. “You have to let go of your idea of help and accept the patient’s perspective and definition of help.” Tonya has put that philosophy into practice many times in her career and life. In 2012, Tonya left Louisville to work…
An open letter to Black men about primary care I was 6 years old the first time my mother ran my unconscious, nearly lifeless body into a medical facility — frantic for lifesaving help. I was lucky. I grew up in Bardstown, less than two blocks from my pediatrician’s office. It’s quite likely had that…
Mayor Craig Greenberg and other elected officials joined with representatives from LDG Development to break ground on a development that will serve local families who earn between 30-80 percent of the area median income or up to $67,000 annually (for a family of four). Located in the historic Russell Neighborhood, the development represents a $75…
It’s an all-too-common experience — lack of quality health insurance, a chronic illness and mounting bills set off a chain of bad luck and a financial struggle. A mystery illness The trouble started in the spring of 2022. “I started feeling burning in my arms, shoulders and fingers. Just excruciating pain,” said Thomas Williams, 55,…
Norton Healthcare* has announced changes to its financial assistance program. The changes are intended to increase access to health care by alleviating financial stress that often serves as a barrier and prevents individuals from seeking care. Previously, families were eligible for Norton Healthcare’s financial assistance program if their household income was equal to or less…
Norton Healthcare has been selected as an honoree for the Louisville Business First 2022 Business Impact Awards for its work promoting racial equality through the Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus and Norton West Louisville Hospital. Part of the honor was based on quantifiable results from efforts around racial equality. Over the summer of 2022, Norton…
Mental health conditions do not discriminate. Anyone can have challenges at any point in their lives. The difference is how these issues are addressed and perceived. These differences are glaringly obvious in African American communities. How mental health affects Black communities “We hear often that Black Americans view mental health struggles as a personal weakness,”…
With construction of the new Norton West Louisville Hospital site underway, the architects’ designs are one step closer to becoming reality. Tim Fishking, partner and national health care practice leader at Moody Nolan, an African American-owned architectural firm based out of Ohio, is leading the project for the first new hospital built west of Ninth…
Colon cancer is a treatable cancer, especially if it is caught in the early stages. Screening saves lives every year. Steven Patton, D.O., family medicine physician, Norton Medical Group, wants African Americans to know that they can benefit from colon cancer screening beginning at age 45. Why should African Americans make this cancer screening a…
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