Bellarmine's interim president, Dr. Doris Tegart, joins Norton Healthcare's president, Russell Cox, to announce a major grant to support health programs.
农夫导航 today announced it has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by 鈥檚 James R. Petersdorf Fund. The grant is to be disbursed over the course of five years and offer multiple layers of health care-related support for students as well as faculty and staff.
The grant will be used for:
- Continued support for nursing education in Bellarmine鈥檚 Lansing School of Nursing & Health Sciences
- Enhanced support for student athletes by Norton Sports Health through the Bellarmine Sports Medicine office
- Development of new learning space for Bellarmine鈥檚 Institute for Advanced Analytics
- Expanded access to health services for Bellarmine鈥檚 students
The James R. Petersdorf Fund is named for Norton鈥檚 former president and chief executive
officer. Petersdorf served Norton Healthcare for more than 24 years. He was named
chief executive officer in 1987 and passed away that same year. 鈥淣orton Healthcare and 农夫导航 have partnered together on multiple projects over the past 20 years,鈥� said Russell F. Cox, president, Norton Healthcare. 鈥淭he additional grant from the James R. Petersdorf Fund over the next five years will expand our partnership around our shared goals of increasing the number of skilled health care workers in this community.鈥�
Over and above the traditional educational support offered through grants of this nature, the funds will also assist with 农夫导航鈥檚 health and wellness initiatives including an onsite clinic with expanded hours of service; the addition of wellness, education and prevention offerings; access to e-visits and tele-visits; and implementation of technology and other resources to assist in coordination of care needs.
鈥淣orton Healthcare welcomes the opportunity to expand the relationship beyond the classroom and into the everyday health and wellness of faculty and staff as well as students,鈥� said Cox. 鈥淲e look forward to expanding the Norton Sports Medicine program to provide sports trainers and medical guidance to all of the university鈥檚 athletics teams and a health and wellness clinic for students, faculty and staff.鈥�
About Norton Healthcare
For 130 years, Norton Healthcare鈥檚 faith heritage has guided its mission to provide quality health care to all those it serves. Today, Norton Healthcare is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. The hospital and health care system is the Louisville area鈥檚 third largest private employer, providing care at more than 210 locations throughout Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana. The Louisville-based not-for-profit system includes five Louisville hospitals with 1,837 licensed beds; seven outpatient centers; 13 Norton Immediate Care Centers; more than 13,000 employees; more than 750 employed medical providers; and approximately 2,000 total physicians on its medical staff. In 2015 Norton Healthcare was named by Healthiest Employers as the 11th healthiest place to work in the country. More information about Norton Healthcare is available at .