LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A monument has been unveiled in Louisville's west end commemorating the development of medical care in the area over the years.
A block party was held Saturday at 28th Street and Garland Avenue in the Parkland neighborhood, the location of the new Norton West Louisville Hospital. The hospital will be the first in 150 years in the city's west end.
The monument is in honor of healthcare workers and pioneers west of Ninth Street in the late 1800s and early 1900s who dedicated their lives to provide medical care to people of color.
The statue was funded by the Norton Children's Hospital Foundation and the family of pediatrician Dr. Richard Wolf, former medical director at Norton Children's and Mayor of Safety City. The monument is in memory of his life and work as a pediatrician and "passionate advocate for access, prevention and wellness for children in our region," a news release said.
The monument will be one of the first things new patients see as they arrive to the new west Louisville hospital.
"We honor that as the gateway into the facility that we hope provides a different level of trust, a different level of access and a different level of service for all of our community," Russell Cox, Norton Healthcare President and CEO, said.
The grand opening for the new hospital will be Friday, Nov. 8 with patients starting to be seen Nov. 11.
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