Norton Children’s Services

U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals

Norton Children’s is ranked No. 1 in Kentucky on the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals list for 2024-2025 and is ranked nationally in seven pediatric specialties.

At Norton Children’s, we recognize the importance of our referring providers and value our ongoing relationships. As a health care professional, if you have a question or need assistance, contact one of our provider liaisons or call Norton Children’s Direct Connect.

Norton Children’s Direct Connect

Your direct line to Norton Children’s specialty services

Norton Children’s Direct Connect is designed to allow you to speak with a Norton Children’s specialty provider in real time, when you need it most. The line is answered by nurses who can directly connect you with a provider to discuss a case, seek advice and determine next steps for care — anytime, day or night.

  • Providers can use Direct Connect to speak with a Norton Children’s specialty provider for direction on a patient.
  • Providers can speak with a physician about a patient admission.
  • Providers or office staff can schedule a patient with a Norton Children’s specialty provider.
  • Providers or office staff can schedule a patient for a diagnostic test.

Thank you for entrusting your patients’ care to the physicians and staff of Norton Children’s. We are always looking for ways to improve service to our referring providers and welcome your suggestions on how we can improve our service to you and your patients.

Recent News
Female physician listens to female pediatric patient’s lungs while patient’s mother watches

Clinical trial now enrolling to evaluate efficacy of inhalers for pediatric asthma patients

Norton Children’s Pulmonology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is actively recruiting adolescent participants who meet criteria for a clinical trial of two inhaled treatments for asthma. According to the Centers for Disease Control [...]

A child is shown struggling in school.

Managing cognitive deficits in childhood cancer survivors

After improving pediatric cancer survival from nearly nil in the 1950s to more than 85% today, health care providers face new challenges, especially long-term cognitive deficits associated with chemotherapy. In addition to attacking cancer cells, […]

A child is tended to during a fainting episode, illustrating pediatric syncope.

When to refer a pediatric syncope patient

Although most pediatric syncope cases are benign, general providers should be able to distinguish red-flag symptoms and refer patients as necessary. “Providers should differentiate syncope from cardiac conditions, seizures, metabolic disturbances or psychogenic causes,” said […]

A child holds his chest, indicating pediatric chest pain.

Pediatric Chest Pain: A Guide for General Healthcare Providers

Chest pain in pediatric patients is a common complaint, yet less than 5% of cases are due to cardiac disease. However, providers always should conduct a broad differential diagnosis and remain aware of red-flag symptoms […]

Evidence-based strategies for preventing common childhood respiratory illnesses

Common childhood respiratory illnesses such as influenza (flu), COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) continue to pose significant health risks in children. Kristina K. Bryant, M.D., epidemiologist and pediatric infectious diseases physician with Norton Children’s […]

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Study shows ETV failure in midline gliomas may indicate H3K27M mutation

Failure of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) to relieve hydrocephalus in patients with midline brain tumors may be an early indication of an underlying histone H3K27M mutation, according to a recently published study.

Notice to providers: Avian flu 2025 (bird flu)

The following guidance to health care providers has been issued by Norton Healthcare’s infection prevention and employee health department. Current situation in Kentucky On Jan. 16, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]

Measles guidance for providers

The following measles guidance for providers has been issued by Norton Healthcare’s department of infection prevention and employee health. When should children receive MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine? Do we need to vaccinate children early because of […]

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