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Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. An important internal shipping port in the 19th century, Louisville is today most well known for the Kentucky Derby, the widely watched first race of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.
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Dental Care for Babies

When to Start Caring for Your Baby's Teeth

It's a good idea to get in the habit of cleaning your baby's gums even before teeth emerge.

To clean your baby's mouth:

  1. Lay your baby in your lap with his or her head close to your chest.
  2. Gently, but firmly, rub a clean and damp piece of gauze or washcloth along both the upper and lower gums.
  3. Clean the gums at least two times a day -- after breakfast and after the last feeding of the day. Even better -- clean your baby's gums after every feeding.

What Is Teething?

Teething refers to the time when baby teeth (also called deciduous teeth or primary teeth) appear. Generally, teething first occurs between 6 months and 24 months of age. While this process is uneventful in some children; for others, it causes quite a bit of discomfort and irritability.

Check out this tooth chart and learn when to expect your baby's teeth to appear.

What Are Symptoms of Teething?

Symptoms include:

  • Increased irritability
  • Placing objects or fingers in the mouth and biting down on them
  • Increased saliva or drooling
  • Loss of appetite or becoming choosy about foods
  • Tender and swollen gums
  • Rash on cheeks or redness in the area of the cheeks near the affected gums
  • Restlessness
  • Ear pulling, which may be a sign of teething or possibly an ear infection (make an appointment to have your child seen by your doctor or pediatrician)

Teething does not result in fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. If your child experiences these problems, contact your doctor.

What Can I Do to Ease Teething Pain?

  • Massage your child's gums with a clean finger or the back of a small cold spo...

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Fever »

Aches, pain, fever facts

  • Although a fever could be considered any body temperature above the normal 98.6 F (37 C), medically, a person is not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 F (38.0 C).
  • Most fever is beneficial, causes no problems, and helps the body fight off infections. The main reason for treating a fever is to increase comfort.
  • Fever is the result of an immune response by your body to a foreign invader. These foreign invaders include viruses, bacteria, fungi, drugs or other toxins.
  • Children under 3 months of age with a temperature of 100.4 F (38.0 C) or greater should be seen by a health care professional. They may be quite ill and not show any signs or symptoms besides a fever. Infants less than 6 weeks of age should be seen immediately by their doctor.
  • Acetaminophen (Tylenol and others) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) can be used to treat a fever. Aspirin sh...

Emergency Contact for Louisville

  • In case of Emergency, call 911
  • Police (502) 574-7111 (suburban service) or (502) 574-2111
  • (urban service)
  • Fire/EMS (502) 574-2111 (suburban service) (502) 574-3220
  • (urban service)
  • Local Government Radio (502) 574-3506

Nearby Louisville Hospitals *

Frazier Rehab Institute
220 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202
(502)582-7400

Jewish Hospital Louisville
200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202
(502)587-4011

Kindred Hospital Louisville at Jewish Hospital
200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202
(502)587-3999

Norton Hospital
200 E Chestnut St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502)629-8000

Kosair Children's Hospital
231 E Chestnut St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502)629-6000

Norton Healthcare Pavilion
315 E Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202
(502)629-2000

University of Louisville Hospital
530 S Jackson St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502)562-3000

Clark Memorial Hospital
1220 Missouri Ave
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
(812)282-6631

Kindred Hospital Louisville
1313 St Anthony Pl
Louisville, KY 40204
(502)587-7001

Norton Audubon Hospital
1 Audubon Plaza Dr
Louisville, KY 40217
(502)636-7111

Our Lady of Peace
2020 Newburg Rd
Louisville, KY 40205
(502)451-3330

Louisville VA Medical Center
800 Zorn Ave
Louisville, KY 40206
(502)287-4000

Floyd Memorial Hospital & Health Services
1850 State St
New Albany, IN 47150
(812)944-7701

Sts Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
1850 Bluegrass Ave
Louisville, KY 40215
(502)361-6000

Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital
3104 Blackiston Blvd
New Albany, IN 47150
(812)941-8300

Baptist Hospital East
4000 Kresge Way
Louisville, KY 40207
(502)897-8100

Wellstone Regional Hospital
2700 Vissing Park Rd
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
(812)284-8000

Norton Suburban Hospital
4001 Dutchmans Ln
Louisville, KY 40207
(502)893-1000

Ten Broeck Hospital Dupont
1405 Browns Ln
Louisville, KY 40207
(502)896-0495

Ten Broeck Hospital KMI
8521 Old Lagrange Rd
Louisville, KY 40242
(502)426-6380

Jewish Southwest Medical Center
9700 Stonestreet Rd
Louisville, KY 40272
(502)995-2400

Central State Hospital
10510 Lagrange Rd
Louisville, KY 40223
(502)253-7000

Saint Catherine Regional Hospital
2200 Market St
Charlestown, IN 47111
(812)256-3301

Harrison County Hospital
245 Atwood St
Corydon, IN 47112
(812)738-4251

Baptist Hospital Northeast
1025 New Moody Ln
La Grange, KY 40031
(502)222-5388

Jewish Hospital Shelbyville
727 Hospital Dr
Shelbyville, KY 40065
(502)647-4000

Flaget Memorial Hospital
4305 New Shepherdsville Rd
Bardstown, KY 40004
(502)350-5000

Washington County Memorial Hospital
911 N Shelby St
Salem, IN 47167
(812)883-5881

Scott Memorial Hospital
1451 N Gardner St
Scottsburg, IN 47170
(812)752-3456

Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System
3909 S Wilson Rd
Radcliff, KY 40160
(270)351-9444

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