What Happened?
Louisville, KY-based Baptist Healthcare System has Promoted Janet Norton as Chief Legal Officer
About the Company
The mission of Baptist Health is to exemplify our Christian heritage of providing quality healthcare services by enhancing the health of the people and the communities we serve. The vision of Baptist Health is to be nationally recognized as the healthcare leader in Kentucky.
About the Person
As general counsel, she works with a staff of six attorneys to provide legal services for Baptist Health and its 30 affiliated corporations. She oversees the Baptist Health risk management program and professional liability, workers compensation and general litigation matters. Norton joined Baptist Health in 1988 as corporate counsel, rising to vice president and general counsel in 1999. Prior to joining Baptist Health, she served as legal counsel at Humana and as a staff attorney at the Kentucky Court of Appeals. She earned her bachelor’s and law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law. Norton is a member of the American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, American Health Lawyers Association, Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys, the Defense Research Institute, the Kentucky Society for Healthcare Risk Management, Healthcare Roundtable for General Counsel and the Louisville Forum.
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