Adult Services, Womens

OB/GYN returns to Bardstown to practice in her hometown

Amy E. Farrell, M.D., is where she wants to be, practicing medicine in her hometown of Bardstown, Kentucky. An OB/GYN, Dr. Farrell recently joined Norton Women’s Care, seeing patients at 106 W. John Rowland Blvd., Suite E, in Bardstown. Dr. Farrell grew up in Bardstown, went to Bardstown High School and cheered for the Tigers…

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Adult Services, Orthopedics, Sports Health

Integrated sports performance center started as a young resident’s vision

By integrating rehabilitation, wellness and performance under one roof, the Norton Sports Health Performance & Wellness Center is more than a workout facility geared for athletes. It’s for people throughout their lives who simply want to live healthier lifestyles. In early 2022, Norton Sports Performance moved into the almost 40,000-square-foot facility that brings together space…

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Adult Services, Womens

Norton Women’s Care recognized for supporting patients who desire VBAC

Norton Women’s Care, with childbirth services at Norton Hospital and Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital, has been recognized as High Performing in Adult Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report, in part due to its regular support of patients who attempt vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). A pregnant patient who previously has…

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Adult Services, Orthopedics

Local surgeon first to complete 100 cementless knee replacements using 3D printing technology

Cyna Khalily, M.D., orthopedic surgeon and medical director for adult reconstructive/joint replacement at Norton Orthopedic Institute, has completed his 100th cementless press-fit knee replacement using an implant with an advanced, porous titanium stem designed to fit immediately and encourage stronger bone growth to hold it in place. Dr. Khalily, who has been performing cementless knee…

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Adult Services, Womens

Certified nurse midwife Kimberly S. Barnes, APRN, CNM, joins Norton Women’s Care

Kimberly S. Barnes, APRN, CNM, has joined Norton Women’s Care as a certified nurse midwife, seeing patients on the campuses of Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital and Norton Brownsboro Hospital. Kimberly comes to Norton Women’s Care with more than five years of experience providing antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and gynecological care. She has 12 years of…

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Adult Services, Neuroscience

Phase 3 trial examines whether donanemab can prevent Alzheimer’s

Patients who are cognitively normal but have a family history or other concern about developing Alzheimer’s may be eligible to participate in a study looking at whether an investigational drug can slow or prevent the disease. Norton Neuroscience Institute is one of 230 centers around the country participating in the phase 3 trial of a…

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Adult Services

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, Norton Healthcare break ground on $100 million Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus

Today, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky and Norton Healthcare broke ground on the Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus at 28th Street and Broadway that will include a 120,000 square-foot opportunity center and the first hospital west of Ninth Street in more than 100 years. Together, both organizations are investing more than $100 million to transform a 20-acre brownfield site in…

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Adult Services, NMG

June 2022 Norton Medical Group new providers

Cristy Abreu, M.D. Hospital Medicine Thomas W. Johnston III, M.D. Hospital Medicine Lisa Coleman, LCSW Pediatric Neurology Clayton K. Condon, APRN Cardiology Loren Garza, APRN Gastroenterology Marie Honeycutt, APRN Family Medicine Hannah Niewadomski, APRN Gastroenterology Megan F. Potts, APRN Gastroenterology Andrea Frickman, G.C. Genetic Counseling

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Adult Services, Pulmonary

Norton Pulmonary Specialists accredited as a Pulmonary Hypertension Center of Comprehensive Care

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association has recognized Norton Pulmonary Specialists as a Pulmonary Hypertension Center of Comprehensive Care. The combination of outpatient care provided by experienced pulmonologists and hospital interventions available at Norton Audubon Hospital provides the highest level of care for those facing pulmonary hypertension (PH). Physicians at Norton Pulmonary Specialists, formerly Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates,…

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Adult Services, Neuroscience

When are headache symptoms a red flag for a more serious condition?

When are headache symptoms consistent with migraine or red flags of a condition warranting urgent or emergency medical attention? Migraine occurs in a recurring pattern and can be diagnosed clinically, without MRI or other tests, according to Brian M. Plato, D.O., neurologist and director of headache medicine at Norton Neuroscience Institute. Because migraine occurs in…

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Adult Services, Neuroscience

Is it a stroke or does it just present like one?

Ischemic stroke is the among the leading causes of death in the United States, but so-called stroke mimics and stroke chameleons also can be deadly. At a recent presentation, Bryan J. Eckerle, M.D., neurologist with Norton Neuroscience Institute, discussed the differences. “A stroke mimic initially presents like an acute ischemic stroke, but the final diagnosis…

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Adult Services, NMG

May 2022 Norton Medical Group new providers

Norton Medical Group welcomes these new providers. Amanda Cothern, M.D. Family Medicine Amy Farrell, M.D. Obstetrics/Gynecology Teresa B. Finke-Moreland, M.D. Hospital Medicine Samantha Beavin, PA-C Neurosurgery Barbara Carpenter, APRN Pulmonology Valarie Higgins, APRN Pulmonology Dennis L. Johnson II, APRN Behavioral Medicine Jessica Keller, PA-C General Surgery Allison Maher, APRN Family Medicine Courtney Moore, APRN Medical…

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