By HFT Staff

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky and Norton Healthcare recently announced a $100 million investment in West Louisville that will bring life-enhancing programs and services to one of Kentucky’s most underserved communities. 

The investment will transform a 20-acre brownfield site into an campus that will house Goodwill’s headquarters operation, career services, a collection of local social service agencies and Norton Healthcare’s new $70 million hospital. Norton Healthcare’s investment includes $7 million that will be used to purchase the land for the hospital, as well as to support the transformational services that will be provided on the campus. 

In a separate 40,000-60,000-square-foot building on the campus, Norton Healthcare will open the first hospital in West Louisville in more than 100 years. Services will include adult and pediatric primary care physician offices, emergency room services, inpatient services and outpatient functions. Imaging services, including X-rays and CT scans, will be available, along with specialty services, such as women’s health, cardiology, neurology and endocrinology. he new hospital will create approximately 100 new jobs in West Louisville with an average salary of $60,000. 

“Norton Healthcare has been intentional about providing access to quality medical treatment by eliminating obstacles so all residents can live a healthy and prosperous life,” says Russell F. Cox, president and CEO, Norton Healthcare. “This state-of-the-art facility will help us continue to bring health equity to the forefront. A person’s ZIP code should never define their health status and their ability to receive care.” 

The campus is expected to be complete in 2023 when Goodwill Industries of Kentucky will celebrate its 100-year anniversary. Norton Healthcare’s facility is expected to take 18-24 months to complete.