Adult Services, Medical Group

August 2020 Norton Medical Group new providers

Hasan AlAdili, M.D. Internal Medicine Norton Inpatient Care Specialists Joseph Annunziata, M.D. Anatomic and Clinical Pathology CPA Lab Kathryn Bower, DNP, APRN Urgent Care Norton Immediate Care Centers Chad E. Campion, M.D. Orthopedic Spine Fellow Norton Leatherman Spine Jared Cobb, M.D. Anatomic and Clinical Pathology CPA Lab Tammy Evanow, APRN Neurology Norton Neuroscience Institute Amber…

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Adult Services, Medical Group

June and July 2020 Norton Medical Group new providers

Ruth A. Adene-Peter, M.D. Norton Inpatient Care Specialists Samer Alnabhan, M.D. Norton Inpatient Specialists Carrie Araneta, APRN Norton Community Medical Associates – Heartland Taylor J. Burkhart, D.O. Norton Inpatient Specialists Morgan Cole, APRN Norton Immediate Care Centers Sarah Daniel, APRN Norton Community Medical Associates – Preston Patricia Estes, APRN Norton Cancer Institute M. Lauren Huff,…

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Adult Services, Oncology/Hematology

John T. Hamm, M.D., named chair for American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Quality of Care Council

John T. Hamm, M.D., director of Norton Cancer Institute’s research program and chairman of the Norton Hospital Cancer Committee, will lead the Quality of Care Council of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The Quality of Care Council provides strategic guidance on ASCO’s cancer quality activities, leadership in joint efforts with other societies and…

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Adult Services, CME

‘MedChat’ CME podcast: ‘Psychedelics: Potential for Therapeutic Use’

The latest episode of the “MedChat” podcast, “Psychedelics: Potential for Therapeutic Use,” is now available. Promising research is being conducted on psychedelics for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. This episode covers the history of psychedelics, the chemical and pharmacological properties of psychedelics and the clinical use of psychedelics in the United States, including clinical trials….

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Adult Services, Weight Management

12-week nonsurgical weight loss program guided by a health care provider

Norton Health & Wellness Center offers an individualized, 12-week program for overweight and obese patients looking to lose weight and improve their health. Patients enrolled in the 12-week program give a comprehensive medical history, have their body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage and waistline measured, and have screening lab work done. During the program,…

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Adult Services, Medical Group, Neuroscience, News, System

Norton Brownsboro Hospital expansion opens

The expansion of Norton Brownsboro Hospital is complete, with 70 new patient beds — a 55% increase — advancements in stroke and aneurysm care capabilities and a larger emergency department. The new emergency department has 42 patient care areas, including two triage rooms, 33 exam rooms and a dedicated space for performing rapid electrocardiograms (EKGs)….

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Adult Services, Infectious Disease, News, System

Norton Healthcare to offer COVID-19 Long-term Care Clinic for patients with lasting side effects

Norton Healthcare will launch a COVID-19 Long-term Care Clinic for adult patients who continue to experience side effects after having battled the coronavirus. “Norton Healthcare has been a regional leader in caring for patients with COVID-19. From innovative treatments and clinical trials to community-based testing, we have been at the forefront of this pandemic,” said…

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Adult Services, Weight Management

Providing general surgery for obese patients

Because we’re accustomed to operating on obese patients, surgeons with Norton Weight Management Services are uniquely situated to perform general abdominal surgery on these patients, including gallbladder removal, repairing hiatal or abdominal wall hernias, colon resections and lipoma removal. We get pigeonholed as bariatric surgeons, but Jeff W. Allen, M.D., and I both continue to…

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Adult Services, Medical Group, News

Daksha P. Mehta, M.D., has been providing rheumatology care in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, for more than two decades

Daksha P. Mehta, M.D., is a board-certified rheumatologist in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, where she has served the community for over two decades. Dr. Mehta treats auto immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and lupus as well as osteoporosis, gout and osteoarthritis. According to Dr. Mehta, since there are more than 100 types of…

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Adult Services, Medical Group

Norton Healthcare partnering with DNV GL Healthcare for fresh approach to accreditation

Looking to gain more from its hospital accreditation program, Norton Healthcare has joined with DNV GL Healthcare National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIAHO) for hospital accreditation. DNV GL’s world-leading innovative accreditation program integrates International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 compliance with the Medicare conditions of participation (CoPs). It is designed to empower everyone in…

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Adult Services, Gastroenterology, Oncology/Hematology

Updates on colon cancer screening, including patients with a family history

The latest colon cancer screening recommendations call for earlier screenings and include guidance to better reflect individual risks. The starting age for screening for the average person with no risk factors is now 45, five years earlier than the previous recommendations. A family history of polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel disease pushes the recommended…

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Adult Services, Weight Management

FDA-approved weight loss medications

Patients who are overweight or obese potentially can benefit from a medication approved for long-term weight management. Five new drugs have been approved since 2012, giving weight management physicians a lot more tools in the toolbox to help treat obesity. Prior to 2012, we didn’t have as much to offer. These weight loss medications are…

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