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–Misty Cruse
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Holiday food drive surpasses goal
Norton Healthcare employees helped provide countless employees,” Patyk said. “Not only did we meet the goal, we
holiday meals to community members in December by surpassed it!”
donating 7,336 pounds of food during the organization’s Planning has begun for a 2010 Dare to Care food drive.
second year to partner with the Dare to Care Food Bank. For more information, call Patyk at 629-8438.
This was 61 percent more food than employees donated in
–Misty Cruse
2008.
“When the program started, the facility Service
Excellence teams were just trying to offset some of the
need caused by the economy’s downturn,” said Chuck
Patyk, system manager, Service Excellence. “Dare to Care
explained the food push really drops after Thanksgiving
when the toy drives begin, so we chose the time between
Thanksgiving and Christmas to contribute.”
Hoping to surpass the previous year’s 4,500 pounds of
food collected, organizers set a goal of 6,000 pounds for
the 2009 drive. Employees and members of the community
dropped off their donations at Dare to Care collection boxes
at 30 Norton Healthcare locations, including many of the
physicians’ offices.
Recipients of Dare to Care food include the working
poor and older residents of 13 counties in Kentucky and
Southern Indiana; 50 percent of recipients are families with
children. Photo by Jamie Rhodes
“In a time when the economy is down, it really Chuck Patyk delivers donated food items to the Dare to Care
shows the compassion and caring of Norton Healthcare Food Bank.
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Norton Healthcare ‘friends’ social media
With a recent report finding 60 percent of Americans Twitter users can follow Norton Healthcare and
use the Internet to access health and wellness information, Kosair Children’s Hospital as well to read posts about
the decision for Norton Healthcare to join popular social popular health topics and trends, events and available
media outlets like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube was an health tools.
easy one. “Research has shown that medical information is the
“In early 2009 we started evaluating emerging online fourth most clicked topic on Twitter, and we wanted to be
communication tools available with the goal of creating an a part of that,” Riggs said. “Twitter gives us the opportunity
open stream of communication for patients and employees,” to post relevant, topical information. Our messages are
said Gabe Riggs, eBusiness marketing coordinator. intended to be about topics we all can find interesting and
Norton Healthcare and Kosair Children’s Hospital now useful in our daily lives. We also have some fun things
have Facebook fan pages that disseminate information about planned for 2010 in these arenas.”
relevant health issues, regional and national health news, Norton Healthcare also uses YouTube, iTunes podcasts,
and events happening on the campuses. The Children’s Vimeo, Ning and CaringBridge to communicate and
Hospital Foundation has a Facebook cause page, where improve experiences for patients and employees, all under
donations can be made and people can read amazing stories careful monitoring for appropriate use.
patients and others post. And there are group pages for “These sites and tools are continuously monitored and
such topics as cancer survivors, weight management and administered by representatives from several departments
women’s health. across the system,” Riggs said. “From strategizing to
“Recently, these pages proved to be a useful outlet for stewardship to daily operations, these individuals ensure
getting the word out about flu vaccine information,” Riggs accountability and appropriate use of these new tools.”
said. “We need to bring the message to our patients and To follow Norton Healthcare on any of these social
employees rather than expecting them to come to us.” media platforms, visit NortonHealthcare.com/socialmedia.
–Jennifer Reynolds
Gabe Riggs is administrator of the
Norton Healthcare Facebook page.
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Fund raises awareness about aneurysms
After the sudden death of longtime Louisville television 5K Walk/Run at St. Leonard Catholic Church on March 13,
reporter Chuck Olmstead from a ruptured brain aneurysm and a free stroke and aneurysm screening expo at Oxmoor
in March 2009, his widow, Candy Olmstead, decided to take Center on March 27 and 28.
action to increase awareness and help save lives. Working Visit ChuckOlmsteadFund.com for additional details.
through the Norton Healthcare Foundation, she established
the Chuck Olmstead Memorial Fund to support education,
prevention and screening efforts for brain illnesses such as
aneurysms, stroke and brain tumors.
“Since Chuck’s passing, I have been overwhelmed
with an outpouring of support and kindness from this
community,” Olmstead said. “I also have had countless
conversations with people who, like Chuck, are hesitant to
go to the doctor or hospital either because they fear it or
because other things in life simply seem to take priority.”
Olmstead is working with the neurosurgeons of Norton
Neuroscience Institute to develop screening and education
programs. She hopes to raise $2.4 million for the creation of
a mobile brain-screening unit to use in outreach efforts. In
the meantime, she has worked with Norton Neuroscience
Institute physicians to create mini-vignettes featuring
Norton Neuroscience Institute patients whose lives were
Photo by Nick Bonura
saved by early detection of brain illnesses.
From left, neurosurgeons Tom L. Yao, M.D., and Christopher
Several fundraising and screening events are scheduled B. Shields, M.D., president of Norton Neuroscience Institute,
for March, including special collections at various churches discuss the causes of aneurysms with Candy Olmstead.
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Online center answers billing questions
NortonHealthcare.com has a new patient-friendly To ensure privacy and security, submitted questions are
online Billing Information Center for patients to securely encrypted and sent directly to Patient Financial Services.
submit general and specific questions about their hospital Once questions are received, patients are contacted with
bills; make changes to their mailing address and insurance answers by mail or phone, depending on the complexity of
information; and request an itemized bill or hospital the question.
account balance. “We realize that hospital bills can be confusing, and we
“Patients have been asking for this capability, and we are want to provide another way for patients to find answers to
excited to be able to offer it,” said Audrey Beeson, director their questions,” said Natalie Cashon, manager, eBusiness.
of patient accounting, Patient Financial Services. “We’ve had The Billing Information Center went live on Jan. 6. For
a great response so far and will be able to expand the area as more information, contact Natalie Cashon at 629-8676 or
future needs arise.” visit NortonHealthcare.com/hospitalbilling.
–Misty Cruse
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Psychiatric pioneer leaves longtime post
After serving as medical director of Norton Psychiatric “When people come to me now with depression or anxiety
Center since 1983, Jesse Wright, M.D., has stepped down or even a psychotic illness, I’m very optimistic that we can
from that post. But don’t get the idea he’s retiring. This do a whole lot to help them.”
practicing psychiatrist, writer and lecturer is busier than A pioneer in the field of cognitive-behavior therapy
ever. Dr. Wright is continuing in his role as a professor and (CBT), Dr. Wright was instrumental in developing the first
vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral computer program used to treat people with depression.
Sciences at the University of Louisville. He has taken on the Another of his accomplishments was the implementation of
role of director of the Depression Center at U of L, and he is CBT for inpatients at Norton Psychiatric Center. Inpatients
in the process of writing his eighth book. previously were thought to be too seriously ill to benefit
Dr. Wright recently reflected on the many changes in from the therapy.
the field of psychiatry since he began practicing in 1975. “I feel good about all the things we were able to do
“Tremendous advances have been made in to treat Norton Healthcare’s patients,” Dr. Wright said. “I
understanding mental illnesses,” he said. “We have all kinds have enjoyed working with the really inspired group of
of new treatments that offer advances over what we had 30 nurses, social workers and other mental health professionals
years ago and a much broader palate of drugs to treat mental throughout the Norton Healthcare system. It takes a special
illness. person to reach out to someone who’s been traumatized and
to see that person as a human being with great potential.
I could tell thousands of stories about the difference these
caring employees have made to the outcomes for people
who were in really desperate shape.”
The Rev. Dr. William J. Schultz, who has served on the
Norton Psychiatric Clinic Council for many years, was sad
to see Dr. Wright step down.
“He has been an excellent leader in the field of
psychiatry,” Schultz said. “He has a brilliant mind and
excellent communication skills. He’s able to break it down
and make it understandable for a lay person like myself.”
Dr. Wright received his medical degree from Jefferson
Medical College in Philadelphia. Becoming a psychiatrist
was not in his original plan, but he became fascinated by
the field.
“There seemed to be so much to be done, so many
unanswered questions, so many people suffering,” he said.
Dr. Wright considers his career a “gratifying and rich
experience.” He is proud that his son and daughter both
became physicians. He and his wife, Susanne, also have twin
9-year-old granddaughters and a 6-month-old grandson who
is his namesake.
–Cheryl Lockhart
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Nurse stops pre-diabetes N Good Health
with help from YMCA
Studies suggest that 90 percent
Deborah Jo Wente, R.N., of heart disease risk factors can be
mother/baby unit, Norton controlled by modifying your lifestyle.
Suburban Hospital, was told by Take control of your health and reduce
her physician that she had pre- your risk of heart disease with these
diabetes, defined as blood glucose tips:
levels that are higher than normal
but not yet considered diabetes. Eat healthy.
Staff in the N Good Health Eat no more than six ounces of
Department and Norton Diabetes meat, fish and poultry each day. Fill
Education Services suggested your plate with healthy vegetables
Wente consider participating and fruits. Avoid processed and
in a YMCA diabetes prevention convenience foods. Most are loaded
program being piloted in with fat, salt and sugar. Choose skim
Louisville. The class met for one or 1 percent milk and nonfat or low-fat
hour each week for 16 weeks. yogurt and cheeses.
“It wasn’t a typical diet or
weight loss program,” Wente said. Know your numbers.
Photo by Nick Bonura
“I had a personal trainer, Barbara Keep your weight/body mass
Debbie Jo Wente, right, receives
Millhollan, who helped me create instruction from personal trainer index, cholesterol, blood pressure and
an exercise regimen with weight Barbara Millhollan at the YMCA’s glucose in the appropriate ranges.
Northeast Family Branch.
lifting and treadmill use to build
my strength and endurance.” Be active.
The trainer also provided healthy recipes and encouraged participants All activity helps to reduce the risk
to keep a daily food journal. of cardiovascular disease and obesity.
“I ate 1,500 calories a day and kept a log of everything I ate,” Wente Exercise helps to decrease stress, body
said. “I also worked my way up to weight training two or three times a fat and blood pressure while increasing
week and a 45-minute cardio workout on the treadmill and elliptical six flexibility, strength, cardiovascular
days a week.” fitness, bone strength and self-esteem.
Wente learned to make healthier food choices, such as eliminating
fried foods, eating more fruits and vegetables, switching to skim milk and
drinking more water.
“I started the program thinking that it probably wouldn’t work,
because nothing else has,” Wente said. “Now my resting heart rate has
dropped from 80 to 67, I have lost nearly 42 pounds, and I no longer have
any blood sugar problems.”
Wente also has become a role model for her two college-age daughters,
who are more active and making healthier food choices following Wente’s
success.
“I’ve noticed they are more than willing to reach for a yogurt instead
of a candy bar,” Wente said.
The YMCA is receiving funding from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention for the pilot and anticipates expanding the program to
more cities starting this year.
–Tammy Warren
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Fannie Bumphus: 50 years on the job
Chances are, if you go to the Norton Healthcare Pavilion A loyal employee, she believes Norton Healthcare has
cafeteria between 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., or if you visited the much to offer.
Norton Hospital cafeteria before 2005, you’ve been helped “There is so much possibility here,” she said. “If you
by cashier Fannie Bumphus. A charming woman who start at the low end of the totem pole, you can advance if
declines to reveal her age, Bumphus began her career with you want to. Personally, the way I feel, it’s a great place and
Norton Healthcare on Feb. 20, 1960, working in the coffee also a great and wonderful place to work.”
shop at the old Children’s Hospital. Bumphus recently Her strong work ethic is evident.
recalled a humorous event from her first days on the job “Sometimes it might seem a little rough,” Bumphus
50 years ago. said. “You might even get your eyes right teary because you
“The lady who was training me told me to fix an egg feel that it has been too rough. But it only makes you into
salad sandwich, and I fixed a potato salad sandwich by what you are.”
mistake,” she said, laughing. “It was comical. The customer After raising five children of their own, she and her
said it tasted pretty good.” husband, James, adopted a 6-year-old girl and 3-year-old
A native of Athens, Ala., Bumphus moved to Louisville boy. They also have eight grandchildren.
after graduating from high school. She took some business Bumphus now works 25 hours a week at the pavilion
courses at Jefferson County Community and Technical cafeteria. Her husband drives her to work from their home
College while working, but she found her heart was not in in Shively and picks her up in the evening. Outside of work
the college curriculum. she stays busy with her adopted children, now 19 and 16,
“Business to me was all machines,” she said. “I like and her church, where she sings in the choir. Despite some
working with people, and I seem to get along with people arthritis in her knees, she never thinks about retiring.
really well.”
–Cheryl Lockhart
After the coffee shop closed, Bumphus went to work
half-time in the hospital’s formula room preparing baby
bottles and half-time as a cashier in the hospital cafeteria. Fannie Bumphus, right, visits with Margie Reed, a
She then transferred to the Norton Hospital cafeteria, where customer at the pavilion cafeteria. When Bumphus
started working for Norton Healthcare in 1960, she
she worked as a cashier for many years. earned 75 cents an hour.
“I’ve enjoyed working with all the
people,” Bumphus said. “We grew to be
such a family with our doctors and nurses
and other employees. I just like working
with the family. If I had to do it again,
I would.”
Upcoming events
March 25 • Runway for the Roses, 6:30 p.m., Churchill
Downs Millionaires Row. Get ready for Oaks and Derby
by attending this pre-Derby fashion show to benefit
Photo by Jamie Rhodes
Kosair Children’s Hospital. This event features Dillard’s
Ben Davis and Kelly K of the WDJX morning show interview
former Kosair Children’s Hospital patient Coral Ehret, 3, and spring collection and includes opportunities to shop for
her mother, Misty, during the “Just for Kids” Radiothon held race day hats, shoes, accessories and attire. For details and
Feb 4 to 6.
reservations, call 629-KIDS.
Family Allergy & Asthma supports April 15 • Derby Divas, fourth annual event, 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Kosair Children’s Hospital Rodes for Him and for Her, 4938 Brownsboro Road. Mark
The Children’s Hospital Foundation has received a your calendar for an evening of fun to benefit the Norton
gift of $152,000 from Family Allergy & Asthma to benefit Breast Health Program. Details to come in March.
Kosair Children’s Hospital. This contribution is in addition
to $38,000 in past support, which helps children from
throughout the region who come to Kosair Children’s
Hospital for specialized care.
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