norton news november 2010

8/8/2019 Norton News November 2010

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12th Norton Immediate Care Centeropens at downtown arena

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Haitian girls lifesavingeart surgery, p. 8

Neurologists join staff, p. 4

Clean waterfrom shoes, p. 7

Forty under 40 honorees,. 11

Norton Immediate Care Center ArenaPlaza opened Oct. 11 in the downtownLouisville KFC Yum! Center. It representswhat is perhaps the rst time an urgent carecenter is providing health care services tothe public through a multipurpose sports,

arts and entertainment arena. The newimmediate care center is open Mondaythrough Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., andSaturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is NortonHealthcares 12th Norton Immediate CareCenter in Greater Louisville.

Our new center provides convenientaccess to walk-in urgent care services forthe approximately 60,000 people who workdowntown, said Bill Ritchie, system vicepresident, Outpatient Services. This also is

signi cant for people who live downtownand for those visiting our community for

conventions, games and shows, and stayingin downtown hotels. Currently they havevery limited options for convenient urgentcare services, meaning they often seek care inthe downtown hospital emergency rooms.

Norton Immediate Care Center ArenaPlaza features 1,600 square feet of space. Thefacility has an on-site physician, three patientcare exam rooms and X-ray and laboratorycapabilities. It is accessible via an exteriorentrance off Norton Healthcare Plaza, thearea just outside the arena on the MainStreet side, as well as via an elevator fromthe parking garage and off the arenas mainlobby. It employs eight people, includingDebbie Zegarra, who provides oversight of operations. Norton Healthcare has partneredwith Yellow Ambulance to staff two Norton-branded rst-aid stations, located on thearenas Main Concourse (Level 2) and UpperConcourse (Level 3), during arena events.

Reserved parking spaces for theimmediate care center are available inthe arena parking garage on Third Streetbetween Main Street and River Road. Thenew centers phone number is 446-5050.

Steve Menaugh and Cheryl Lockhart

Photo by Nick Bonura

Debbie Zegarra and Anna Newkirk,

irector, Nortonhysician Services,

work to get organized n the new Nortonmmediate Care

Center Arena Plaza.

Clean waterfrom shoes, p. 7


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2 N o r t o n N e w s N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 0

Norton Healthcare has a longhistory of donating time, resourcesand service for the betterment of our community and its citizens.Likewise, Norton Healthcareemployees historically have beenvery generous in supporting worthycauses.

Last year Norton Healthcareemployees achieved a new milestoneby giving more than $1 million

to the agencies participating in our Combined GivingCampaign. It had long been my hope that we wouldsomeday exceed the $1 million mark, and thanks to yourgenerosity, we did! Now that the bar has been raised, themillion-dollar question is, can we do it again in this yearscampaign?

Last year Norton Healthcare was the No. 1 employeecampaign supporting the WHAS Crusade for Children, theNo. 4 group supporting the Fund for the Arts and one of thetop 20 organizations giving to Metro United Way.

Thanks to employee donations last year, the ChildrensHospital Foundation was able to support Kosair ChildrensMedical Center Brownsboro, the Childrens HospitalFoundation Of ce of Child Advocacy of Kosair ChildrensHospital, construction of the hospitals new interventionalradiology suite and several other initiatives.

Your gifts to the Norton Healthcare Foundation helpedsupport projects at Norton Healthcares adult-servicehospitals, including certi cations and courses for staff,screening and outreach programs focused on preventioninitiatives, and equipment for areas such as Norton WomensPavilion, critical care, surgery and the Norton Suburbanneonatal intensive care unit.

In addition, many of you contributed to KosairCharities, which improves the lives of thousands of children

throughout our region by supporting Kosair ChildrensHospital, medical research, medical care for childrenwhose families cannot afford it and other child-servingorganizations.

Through the 2010 Combined Giving Campaign,you again have the opportunity to help support theseorganizations.

Charitable giving is part of our not-for-pro t mission,and demonstrating stewardship of resources is one of ourorganizational values. Stewardship also is one of our Pillarsof Excellence, which help provide the framework for all wedo. During our 2010 campaign, I ask each of you to take amoment to consider how you might make a difference in thelives of individuals who are less fortunate.

Your generosity can have a profound impact on thosewho need it most. It is possible that some of those peopleare your friends, family members or neighbors. It also ispossible that any of us, at any time, might bene t from theagencies we support.

For more information about our 2010 Combined GivingCampaign and the organizations needing your support, callMission and Outreach at 629-2004. To make it easier foryou to provide support, we again are offering an option togive online. Go to Nsider and click on Applications. Scrolldown the list until you nd Combined Giving Campaignand click on it.

Just as we care for thousands of our communitys sickand injured, the organizations we support through theCombined Giving Campaign provide care for thousands of people struggling with poverty, chronic illness, disabilityand the stresses of life that cannot be overcome withouthelp. Your gift can hold a family together, lift spirits andteach ways to cope, give and accept love. I cant think of abetter way to ful ll our goal of responding to communityneeds and honoring our faith heritage. The choice to give isa good choice, so please ll out your pledge card and turn itin or give online by Dec. 1 if possible.

Thank you for your past generosity and for anythingyou can give this year to make the 2010 Combined GivingCampaign our most successful yet.

STRAIGHT TalkFrom Russell F. Cox Executive Vice President and Chie Operating O fcer

Combined Giving Campaign


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N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 0 N o r t o n N e w s

Norton Healthcare received theCommunity Spirit Award for itsinvolvement with the Dress ForSuccess Louisville scrubs programand a new career educationprogram in partnership with Norton

University. In addition, Mary Jo Bean , system vicepresident, Strategic and Business Planning, receiveda Volunteer Spirit Award for her work with Dress forSuccess. An international not-for-pro t organization,Dress for Success promotes the economic independenceof disadvantaged women by providing professionalattire, a network of support and career developmenttools to help them thrive in work and life. Bean serveson the board of the Louisville af liate.

Cindy Williams , a NortonCancer Institute music therapistat Kosair Childrens Hospital, isworking with Ear X-tacy musicstore to establish a process formembers of the community to

contribute to Norton Healthcares music libraries.For more information, contact Williams at 629-6680.

Norton Healthcare was named Institution of the Yea

by the Kentucky Society of Health-System PharmacistsThe award acknowledges an institution that developsand implements state-of-the-art processes to improvepatient care and contributes to the practice of pharmacy.Norton Healthcare was honored for its heart failureproject, in which pharmacists became an integralcomponent of the admission and discharge process forheart failure patients.

The Kentucky Regional Poison Control Center of Kosair Childrens Hospital served as a data center for

the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Servicesduring the World Equestrian Games Sept. 25 to Oct. 10in Lexington. The centers certi ed poison informationspecialists monitored calls and provided daily reports tothe health department. The data was monitored to allowfor rapid detection of any outbreaks of disease or casesof food poisoning. Henry A. Rick Spiller, R.N., directof the poison control center, said this type of monitoringis done when events held in the United States draw largnumbers of international travelers.

NEWS BriefsFirst screening event held onNorton Healthcare Plaza

Monday, Oct. 11, was a busy day at the new downtownLouisville KFC Yum! Center. In addition to being the opening dayfor Norton Immediate Care Center Arena Plaza, it also was the

rst day of health screening, prevention, wellness and educationactivities that Norton Healthcare will regularly offer on NortonHealthcare Plaza the area just outside the new arena on theMain Street side.

To celebrate October as National Breast Cancer AwarenessMonth, the entire Norton Healthcare Plaza was decorated in pink,the color that symbolizes the importance of detecting and treatingbreast cancer early, said Sandra E. Brooks, M.D., MBA, systemvice president of research and Norton Cancer Institute PreventiveServices.

Called Pink on the Plaza, the event featured mammogramsat no cost to eligible women, massages and $25 u shots. Pinkballoons created a festive atmosphere and guests could purchasepink Rice Krispies treats and pink lemonade.

As part of the regular screening and prevention events thatNorton Healthcare plans to hold monthly on the plaza (exceptin December and January), Norton Cancer Institute will offerMammogram Mondays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the rstMonday of every month. Other cancer, heart and womens healthscreenings and childrens health and safety activities also will beprovided on the plaza.


Free blood pressure checks and health screenings were held onNorton Healthcare Plaza on opening day.


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New neurologists bring specialized expertise

Eight neurologists joined the staff of Norton NeurologyServices in October and November.

Mohammad S. Alsorogi, M.D., M.S. , previously servedas a neurologist with Louisville Neurology Associatesfor two years. He is a graduate of Ain Shams UniversityMedical School in Cairo, Egypt. Dr. Alsorogi completed hisneurology residency at the University of Illinois Collegeof Medicine in Peoria. He maintains a special interest inmovement disorders and is board certi ed in neurology andvascular neurology.

Jeffrey H. Frank, M.D. , most recently served as aneurologist for nearly four years with Louisville NeurologyAssociates. Dr. Frank is a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He completed a neurologyresidency and a fellowship in neuromuscular disease at theUniversity of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.Dr. Frank maintains a special interest in electromyography,headache and neuromuscular disorders. He is board certi edin neurology.

Thomas W. Johnson, M.D. , earned his medical degreefrom Ross University School of Medicine. He completedneurology residency training at the University of ArizonaCollege of Medicine and is board certi ed in neurology.

Jason M. Meckler, M.D. , previously worked as aneurologist with Louisville Neurology Associates for nearlythree years. Dr. Meckler is a graduate of the University of

Louisville School of Medicine. He completed his residencyand a fellowship in epilepsy at the University of CincinnatiSchool of Medicine. Dr. Meckler is board certi ed inneurology and vascular neurology.

Roy J. Meckler, M.D., FAAN , worked as a neurologistwith Louisville Neurology Associates for more than 30years. Dr. Meckler is a graduate of Case Western ReserveUniversity School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, wherehe subsequently nished his neurology residency. Dr.Meckler is a Harvard fellow, completing his fellowshiptraining in neuro-ophthalmology at Massachusetts GeneralHospital in Boston. He is a fellow of the North AmericanOphthalmology Society and is board certi ed in neurology.

Kristi M. Nord, M.D. , is a graduate of PennsylvaniaState University College of Medicine in Hershey. Shecompleted her residency training in neurology at BaylorCollege of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nord maintainsspecial interests in electromyography, treating patients withneuromuscular diseases and neurological health issues inwomen.

George Wesley Scott II, M.D. , previously served as aneurologist with Louisville Neurology Associates for oneyear. Dr. Scott completed his medical training at SpartanHealth Sciences University in St. Lucia, West Indies. Hesubsequently completed residency training in neurology at

West Virginia University Hospitals in Morgantown.Nadeem A. Talpur, M.D. , earned his medical degree

at Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences inPakistan. He completed his residency training in neurologyat the University of Florida in Jacksonville, where he later

nished his fellowship in vascular neurology.All of these physicians bring much-needed neurologyservices to Norton Healthcare and the community, saidGinger Figg, president, Norton Physician Services. Theirarrival further solidi es our commitment to meeting thecomprehensive neuroscience needs of our community.

The of ce number for Drs. Alsorogi, Frank, JasonMeckler, Roy Meckler, Scott and Talpur is 629-2602.

Drs. Johnson and Nord can be reached at 899-6782.


From le t , fve o the new neurologists:Roy J. Meckler, M.D.; Nadeem A. Talpur, M.D.;Mohammad S. Alsorogi, M.D., M.S.;

Je rey H. Frank, M.D.; and Jason M.Meckler, M.D.


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COURSE of the Month

Street-Smart Principled NegotiationThis one-day program teaches participants how to use interest-

based negotiation to move the involved parties away from thesplit caused by positional communication. Through interest-

based negotiation, the parties jointly seek solutions to the issuesbetween them, thereby preventing the negotiation process frombecoming a contest of wills. This program teaches ways to identifyinterests, generate options to meet these interests, use standardsto craft legitimate and fair solutions, and frame propositions thathave the best opportunity of being accepted. Participants walkaway with techniques they can use immediately to become betternegotiators. This program will be offered Thursday, Dec. 2, from8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 224 E. Broadway, Suite 115, Classroom 1.

Course registration is available on Nsiderunder Learning. For more information,contact Norton University at 629-7349 [email protected].


Kosair Childrens Hospital patient Conner OBryan receives a u shot

rom Brittanny Spurrier, R.N., whilehis parents, Suzy and Joe OBryan,watch. All patients admitted tothe hospital through Nov. 30 and their amilies are being o ered reein uenza vaccinations.

Free u shots for the family


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Norton Healthcare has established a newepilepsy monitoring unit that uses a comprehensive,multidisciplinary team approach to treating people whosuffer from epilepsy and other seizure disorders.

Epilepsy is a neurological condition that causes thebrains electrical system to malfunction, resulting inseizures. One in 10 adults will have a seizure sometimeduring their life. A person who has two or more unprovokedseizures is considered to have epilepsy. Approximately 40percent of epilepsy patients have seizures that cannot becontrolled with medicine.

The comprehensive epilepsy center is under the directionof Tarek M. Zakaria, M.D., epilepsy neurologist, David Sun,M.D., Ph.D., epilepsy neurosurgeon, and Todd S. Shanks,M.D., functional neurosurgeon, who work together toprovide comprehensive services to epilepsy patients.

The rst step is to see where the seizures are comingfrom, Dr. Zakaria said. Once we know the location of theseizures we can move to the next step: determining the besttreatment to get the seizures under control. Our goal is tohelp our patients be seizure-free with a minimum of sideeffects and the best possible quality of life. We achieve thisby providing individual treatment for each patient based onthe type of epilepsy and location of seizures.

Epilepsy can be an incredibly disabling disease, Dr. Sunsaid. For example, people who have uncontrolled seizurescannot drive a car. In the epilepsy monitoring unit we haveall the technology available to make the right diagnosis andrecommend the best treatment for each person.

Some patients with uncontrolled seizures can be helpedto a great extent through surgical intervention, Dr. Shankssaid. By gathering the latest technology and dedicatedspecialists into one center, we can provide those patientswith the safest and most effective solution.

The epilepsy monitoring unit, previously located atNorton Audubon Hospital, has been moved to NortonBrownsboro Hospital, where six patient rooms now arededicated to epilepsy patients. The doctors think of thework being done at the center as giving people their livesback.

Cheryl Lockhart

Epilepsy unit opens at Norton Brownsboro

Greater Clark County Schools and Norton Healthcarehave partnered to implement a new educational initiative for

Jeffersonville High School students. Beginning this schoolyear, students can take their rst steps toward a career innursing or nursing support services by participating in theNorton Academy at Jeffersonville High School, a programled by the Norton Healthcare Institute for Nursing and

Workforce Development. The academy provides JHS juniorsand seniors with the opportunity to receive instructionspeci c to the eld of nursing.

Students learn skills such as taking a patientstemperature, checking blood pressure, nding and

measuring a patients pulse and taking respiration readings.The students participate in classroom instruction, on-siteexperiences in Norton Healthcare facilities and simulationexercises. Kim Tharp-Barrie, DNP, R.N., system vicepresident of the Norton Healthcare Institute for Nursingand Workforce Development, serves as lead instructor of theacademy and oversees members of the Norton Healthcareeducation team.

For more information about Norton Academy at Jeffersonville High School, contact Tharp-Barrie [email protected] or 629-3556.

High school students introduced to nursing

Tarek M. Zakaria, M.D.

David Sun, M.D., Ph.D.

Todd S. Shanks, M.D.


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Shoe donations save lives

Norton Healthcare and other major health care providersin the Greater Louisville area collaborated with faith-based humanitarian organizations EDGE Outreach andShoeman Water Projects to hold a communitywide shoecollection drive on Oct. 2. More than 34,000 pairs of shoeswere donated at 15 drop-off sites staffed by 150 volunteersthroughout Louisville Metro and Southern Indiana.

The shoes will be resold as affordable footwear for peoplein developing countries or recycled into other products.Funds generated will provide drilling rigs, water puri cationsystems and hand pump repair micro businesses, resultingin clean, fresh water for those who thirst in such countriesas Haiti, Kenya, India, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica andothers.

EDGE Outreach specializes in delivering, installing andoperating low-cost, highly ef cient water treatment systemsthat make existing water sources safe for drinking in a veryshort amount of time. Shoeman Water Projects picks updonated shoes year-round and ships them to retailers indeveloping countries.

In this country we take for granted such basic needs asshoes and clean water, said Mark Hogg, executive directorof EDGE Outreach, which is based in Louisville. But indeveloping countries, affordable shoes are a lifesavingtool. They protect the new owners feet and overall healthfrom foot abrasion, parasites and mites. And the fundsgenerated from the resale of these shoes help provide safe,

clean drinking water. The shoes we collected on Oct. 2 willprovide clean drinking water for approximately 200,000people. EDGE is very grateful for all of the support that wasshown to us from the entire Kentuckiana community.

Its not too late to donate shoes. Visit www.shoeman.org/ locations to nd local drop-off sites. Any type of used ornew shoes may be donated as long as they are mildew- andmold-free, and the soles and upper parts of the shoes areintact.


Come to upcoming Marshall Center class

Holidaze Keep Life Manageable During the HolidaysThursday, Dec. 9, 5 to 8 p.m.Norton Medical Plaza III Suburban, Classroom 1B

The holiday season is fast approaching! Life coach Jennifer Blairof Excavive will teach attendees how to embrace the holidays whilestill taking time for themselves, honoring traditions and meeting allthe demands of this busy season. Each participant will receive a littlepersonal pampering with a mini-manicure, massage and refreshments.To register, call 629-1234.

Photo by Jamie Rhodes

Photo b y Nick Bonura

From le t, Dawn Balcom, Marjorie Buntin and Mistee Spry sort shoes that were donated to beneft EDGE Outreach and Shoeman Water Projects.


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Surgery gives new life to Haitian girl

A team of heart specialists at Kosair Childrens Hospitalreconstructed a heart valve of a 15-year-old Haitian girlduring nearly 10 hours of surgery on Aug. 3. StephaniePrivert weighed only 75 pounds when she arrived inLouisville on June 28. Her parents and seven siblings livein a tent shelter on the site of their Port-au-Prince home,which was destroyed by the Jan. 12 earthquake. Stephaniesheart was extremely enlarged, and one valve was leaking.She was on the verge of irreversible heart damage and agreatly shortened lifespan.

The nonpro t group Healing the Children broughtStephanie directly to Kosair Childrens, where sheunderwent tests that determined she was even more ill thanthe Haitian doctors had indicated, said Thomas D. Kmetz,president, Kosair Childrens Hospital and Pediatric Services.

It was unclear whether she could withstand open heartsurgery.In addition to needing a new or repaired heart valve,

Stephanie had developed severe pulmonary hypertension.Then she came down with mumps, further complicating hercondition. Once it was determined that the surgery could beperformed, initial plans were to replace her heart valve witha mechanical valve or a valve from a pigs heart. Fortunatelythe surgeons were instead able to reconstruct Stephaniesvalve, sparing her from a lifetime of anti-rejectionmedications that would not have been readily available

in Haiti.Stephanie has made a miraculous transformation,Kmetz said. She has gained weight, and her energy hasreturned. She recently played tennis for the rst timein her life, and she started school at Kentucky CountryDay on Sept. 7. Her heart is healing as expected andher pulmonary hypertension has been reduced by50 percent. Thanks in large part to the talented,compassionate and dedicated physicians and staff of Kosair Childrens Hospital, Stephanie is enjoying lifein Louisville as a rejuvenated, healthy teenager with a

repaired heart.

If youd like to assist the Privert family in rebuilding theirhome in Haiti, make a tax-deductible donation to Healingthe Children at www.healingthechildren.org. Click on thedonate button and, via the secure PayPal system, designatethat the funds be directed to the Privert Haiti Projectduring the checkout process. Due to incompatibility issues,donations may need to be made from a home computer.

To help Kosair Childrens Hospital provide cardiovascularservices to other children, regardless of their ability topay, direct your tax-deductible donation to the ChildrensHospital Foundation at HelpKosairChildrensHospital.com.Click on Donate Online (orange box on left-hand side).Under select one, choose cardiovascular services, thencomplete the required elds.



Stephanie Privert and her frst host amily.From le t: Marta McKinnon, Stephanie, and Ellie, Will and Rob McKinnon


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LIVING the Service Basics

Sincere thanks: I show appreciation.Customers have many choices for health care. Its important to show appreciation for

their con dence in our ability to provide the very best care.Co-workers deserve thanks when they help out with a task or dif cult situation.

Teamwork allows us to deliver very good quality service every hour of every day.Show appreciation to your teammates and other departments for their support.

Ways to show appreciation:

A sincere thank you

Thank you cards or e-mails

Sharing appreciation for a co-worker with your supervisor

Submitting an account of a co-workers remarkable careas a Norton Story on Nsider

Chuck Patyk


Norton Healthcare provides employees with theopportunity to save for retirement through either a 403(b)or 401(k) retirement savings plan.

During the rst quarter of 2011, Norton Healthcare willmake a retirement contribution of 3 to 8 percent based onyears of service to each eligible employees 403(b) or 401(k)retirement savings plan account.

If employees do not have an account, we will setone up automatically, said Dawn Price, system associatevice president, Human Resources Services and Solutions.Retirement savings accounts offer so many bene ts to helpemployees set and achieve their retirement savings goals.

In addition to the automatic retirement contributionfor all eligible employees, the employer match, whichcurrently is 50 percent of up to 4 percent of employee salarycontributions, will be increased to 100 percent of up to4 percent of employee contributions made in 2011.

We hope that increasing the match from 50 to 100percent will encourage employees to contribute more fundsto their retirement, Price said.

Eligible employees will receive the 100 percent employermatch during the rst quarter of 2012.

To be eligible for the Norton Healthcare retirementcontribution and employer match, employees must work atleast 1,000 hours in the W-2 reporting year and be activelyemployed on Dec. 31. Current year-to-date pension hoursare viewable in MyHR on Nsider.

Once employees have a 403(b) or 401(k) account theymust designate a bene ciary by contacting Diversi edInvestment Advisors. This bene ciary designation isseparate from other Norton Healthcare bene ts.

For more information about retirement savings accountsor to designate a bene ciary, visit Diversi ed InvestmentAdvisors at www.divinvest.com, call Diversi ed at(800) 755-7801 or contact Norton Healthcares on-siteparticipant counselor, Brad Waterman, at 629-2733 [email protected] Killion

Changes made to retirement savings plans

Percentage of

Years of service company contribution

Fewer than 5 3%

5-9 4%

10-14 5%

15-19 6%

20-24 7%

25+ 8%


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N Good Health

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Sensible weight lossmade easy

Cutting calories can be simple!Did you know taking just three

fewer bites of a premium burger willsave you 100 calories? Other easyways to burn calories include takingthe stairs, parking farther from yourdestination or leaving a few bites onyour plate after a meal.

The following tips for reducingcalorie intake have been submittedby employees for a chance to win aprize:

Instead of having salsa and tortillachips, have salsa and carrot chips.Submitted by Alma Hammond,Patient Registration, KosairChildrens Hospital

Drink an 8 oz. glass of skim milk(or 2 percent) each day, especiallywhen you are feeling hungry. Itprovides nutrition, curbs yourappetite and is lling. Submitted byChristie E. Smith, CPA Lab

Its not too late to submit yourown tips on how to reduce 100calories a day. Prize drawings areheld biweekly. E-mail your tipsto Jamie Newman, R.N., at [email protected] orAllison Ledford at [email protected].

Weight loss surgery asuccess for employee

Gastric bypass surgery gaveMissy Kennedy the help sheneeded to lose 125 pounds. Shehad the bariatric procedure atNorton Suburban Hospital in2000 and has kept off most of the weight.

The gastric bypassprocedure involves dividing thestomach, leaving a small pouchabout the size of an egg. Thenthe small bowel is divided andreconnected where it entersthe large bowel, and one end of the small bowel is sewn to thestomach. After the operation,food comes into the tinystomach pouch then passesdirectly down to meet thedigestive juices. The procedurehelps patients lose weight bydecreasing the volume theycan eat.

My surgeon, Dr. Shina, has a very strict diet protocol, said Kennedy, whoworks in Patient Access at Kosair Childrens Hospital. I followed it and didnthave any complications. When I started to feel full, I stopped eating. In the10 years since the surgery, I have slowly put back on about 40 pounds, but Ivebeen able to keep off the rest.

Kennedy cautions that bariatric surgery is not a magic bullet forweight loss.

The surgery is a tool, not a cure-all, she said. You have to eat sensibly forthe rest of your life. You have to follow an exercise program. If you dont dothat, the weight wont stay off. You have to work hard at it every day.

Kennedy, who is married with two adult children and twin 6-year-oldgranddaughters, participated in support groups at Norton Suburban after shehad the procedure.

I took advantage of the support groups, and I really enjoyed them, shesaid. I want to get involved in them again.

For exercise, Kennedy climbs the stairs in the Kosair Childrens Hospitalparking garage and occasionally takes a jazzercise class. A Type 1 diabetic, shesaid the disease is under much better control since her weight loss.

Cheryl Lockhart


Missy Kennedy walks the stairs o theKosair Childrens Hospital parking garage.

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Shelley Gast, director of Managed Care, and Ryan J.Krupp, M.D., director of Sports Medicine, are NortonHealthcares representatives in Business Firsts 2010 Fortyunder 40 list. They were featured in a special sectionof Business First that recognizes 40 individuals from theLouisville area, younger than age 40, who have achievednotable successes and demonstrated strong leadership intheir business elds and their community. Forty under 40honorees were recognized at an awards luncheon at TheGalt House on Sept. 24.

Gast joined Norton Healthcare in February 2006 asdirector of coding and compliance. In October 2006she moved into her current position. Gast assists withnegotiation and administration of all hospital/physicianmanaged care contracts for the system. She holds bachelors

and masters degrees in business administration fromIndiana Wesleyan University.Gast serves on the board of directors of Passionate

About Kids and is an advisory board member for theSouthern Indiana Autism Resource Center. She volunteerswith Junior Achievement, is serving as winter activitiesprogram chair for the Kentucky chapter of the HealthcareFinancial Management Association and is a memberof Leadership Louisville Center. In addition, Gastvolunteered as a cycle instructor for The Rideto Conquer Cancer, bene ting Norton Cancer

Institute, and she completed the 2007 LouisvilleFord Ironman triathlon. Gast and her husband,Keith, live in Charlestown, Ind., with their threechildren.

Dr. Krupp joined Norton OrthopaedicSpecialists in August 2008. Anorthopaedic sports medicine andcomplex shoulder reconstructionspecialist, he earned a bachelorsdegree in chemical engineering fromthe University of Dayton and a medical

degree from the University of LouisvilleSchool of Medicine, graduating from bothschools summa cum laude.

Dr. Krupp has served as head team physician of theLouisville Lightning professional arena soccer team since2009 and as an advisory board member of the University of Dayton Department of Chemical Engineering since 2004.He also serves as a team physician for St. Catharine Collegeand as a consulting physician for several area high schoolsports teams. He was appointed a member of the Universityof Louisville School of Medicine Department of OrthopaedicSurgery gratis faculty as a clinical instructor in orthopaedicsurgery in 2008.

Dr. Krupp is a member of the American OrthopaedicAssociation emerging leaders program, the AmericanAcademy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the ArthroscopyAssociation of North America and the AmericanOrthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. He and his wife,

Kelly, have a son and a daughter. Cheryl Lockhart

Two employees named to Forty under 40

Photo b y Nick Bonura

Ryan J. Krupp, M.D., and Shelley Gast


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FOUNDATION News

ewsA Publication of Norton HealthcareMarketing and Communications DepartmentEDITOR: Cheryl LockhartDESIGNER: Kevin BaylessCOPY EDITORS: Jen Reynolds, Tammy WarrenP.O. Box 35070Louisville, KY 40232-5070502.629.8070 Phone502.629.2688 [email protected]

2010 Norton Healthcare

Cyclists help Norton Cancer InstituteThe second Ride

to Conquer Cancer inSeptember featured abeautiful weekend withcyclists traversing theLouisville countryside toraise funds for NortonCancer Institute.

All of those involved the bikers, thevolunteers, the sponsors came together for sucha meaningful event, saidLynnie Meyer, MSN, R.N.,chief development of cer.After this show of

support, the Norton Healthcare Foundation will contribute$242,500 to fund the work of Norton Cancer Institute. Staytuned for news on next years ride.

Donate now and receive a specialKosair Childrens Hospital Kentucky license plate

With a minimum donation of $25 to the ChildrensHospital Foundation, you can show your support witha new Kosair Childrens Hospital Kentucky licenseplate. Plates will be produced once 900 donationshave been received. Order your plate online atHelpKosairChildrensHospital.com or by calling 629-KIDS.

Plates may not bepersonalized. Onceproduced, you willbe noti ed thatyour plate isready for pick-upat your county clerksof ce. A $3 shipping fee must bepaid to the clerk upon pick-up.Plates are available only for vehicles registeredin Kentucky.

Birdhouse bene ts Kosair Childrens HospitalLouisville Stoneware has added a new birdhouse to its

line of handcrafted items. A portion of the proceeds fromthe Just for Kids birdhouse will bene t Kosair ChildrensHospital through the Just for Kids Campaign.

The Just for Kids birdhouseretails for $125 and is availablefor purchase at LouisvilleStonewares Studio One, 731Brent St., in Louisville. Thebirdhouse also can be purchasedonline at www.louisvillestoneware.com or at the Kosair ChildrensHospital Gift Shop.

Fans turn out for American Girl

To learn how you can help the Childrens HospitalFoundation and Norton Healthcare Foundation,call 629-8060 or visit the foundations page on Nsider.

Gene Gruver, director o ood and nutrition or Norton

Hospital, gets a high-fve at theend o day one during The Rideto Conquer Cancer.



Elizabeth Cole, le t, and her best riend, Felicity Hu man,teach girls at the American Girl Fashion Show how to

properly serve and drink tea. Hundreds o young girls and their mothers took a trip to Churchill Downs Oct. 8 to 10

or the annual ashion show to beneft Kosair ChildrensHospital.

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