Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Community Health
• Patient Care
• Research and Innovation

Environmental Achievements

• New Brownsboro facility designed with energy-efficient features (100% LED lighting, recycled denim insulation), reducing environmental impact.

Social Achievements

• Opened new Norton Cancer Institute – Brownsboro facility, improving access to comprehensive cancer care.
• Established Norton Eye Cancer Program for retinoblastoma and other eye cancers.
• Launched Norton Complex Care Clinics to address hepatitis C.
• Expanded palliative care services to include inpatient and outpatient options.
• Increased colon cancer screenings through Saturday appointments and community outreach.
• Opened lung clinic in Fern Creek to improve access to lung cancer screenings.
• Developed Adolescent and Young Adult Transition Clinic for cancer survivors.
• Improved breast cancer screening and treatment with new Breast Health Center.
• Opened Adult Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program.
• Partnered with Churchill Downs for breast cancer awareness and fundraising.
• Offered same-day appointments for various cancers.
• Opened Prompt Care Clinics for cancer treatment-related side effects.
• Expanded multidisciplinary clinics for various cancers.
• Became an Addario Lung Cancer Foundation Center of Excellence.
• Offered acupuncture as a complementary therapy.
• Improved survivorship care with Survivorship Clinic.
• Increased community support through Norton Healthcare Foundation fundraising events (Derby Divas, Bike to Beat Cancer, Celebration of Courage).
• Improved quality outcomes with indwelling urinary catheter bundles in pediatric care.

Governance Achievements

• Norton Healthcare Breast Health Program received three-year reaccreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).
• Norton Cancer Institute is accredited by the Commission on Cancer, an American College of Surgeons program.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• High cancer rates in Kentucky.
• Access to care in underserved areas.
• Addressing hepatitis C prevalence.
• Managing side effects of cancer treatment.
• Addressing mental and emotional needs of patients.
• Increased urinary catheter days and CAUTI in pediatric inpatient care.

Mitigation Strategies

• Opened new facilities and clinics to improve access to care.
• Launched community outreach programs for screenings and education.
• Established Norton Complex Care Clinics for hepatitis C.
• Expanded palliative care services.
• Offered same-day appointments and Prompt Care Clinics.
• Developed Behavioral Oncology Clinic.
• Implemented indwelling urinary catheter bundles and staff education to reduce CAUTI in pediatric care.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

Focus on cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and support services.

Awards & Recognition

• Addario Lung Cancer Foundation Center of Excellence

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Community Service

Social Achievements

• Provides quality health care to all those served, regardless of ability to pay.
• Major participant in residency and medical education programs of the University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Catholic Health Association’s Guide for Planning and Reporting Community Benefit (CHA guidelines)

Third-party Assurance: Ernst & Young LLP

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Not disclosed

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Launched the Norton Maternal Opiate and Substance Treatment (MOST) program, with 78% of enrolled women delivering their babies full term.
• Increased the number of suicide screenings completed at Norton Healthcare by 40% from 2019 to 2020.
• Expanded access to care in underserved areas through the opening of a new primary care practice in the West End, including a COVID-19 testing and vaccination center.
• Purchased a second mobile unit to increase access to preventive services.
• Provided free healthy living wellness group virtual classes for parents of children ages 8 to 17.
• Offered Growing Cooks, a three-week virtual cooking class for families.
• Offered free weight management seminars to the community.
• Provided over 1,794 free screenings in the community through the mobile prevention unit.
• Offered a comprehensive tobacco cessation program.
• Established the Comprehensive Lung Center at Norton Cancer Institute.
• Implemented the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale to assess suicide risks for patients.
• Offered peer-to-peer education and awareness about mental health concerns in schools.
• Offered free online classes on mental health topics.
• Provided inpatient psychiatric care for children ages 2 to 17.
• Established the Norton Behavioral Health Practice, providing clinically integrated mental health care.
• Launched the Norton Baby app to streamline care for obstetrics patients.
• Launched a new Doula program to improve the long-term health of new mothers.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• COVID-19 pandemic impacting stock market volatility, business closures, event cancellations, supply disruptions, and disruptions to the provision of care.

Mitigation Strategies

• Developed protocols for opioid use and disposal.
• Promoted alternative pain management methods.
• Expanded addiction recovery programs.
• Offered virtual classes and programs in response to the pandemic.
• Opened a COVID-19 testing site and administered vaccinations.
• Provided preventive screenings aboard the mobile prevention center.
• Implemented a dedicated phone number for colonoscopy scheduling and at-home testing kits.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Mission: Lifeline Regional STEMI Trailblazer Achievement Award from the American Heart Association