HOBART – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that women ages 21 and older receive regular Pap tests, as the screening can detect precancerous changes in the cervix which may lead to cervical cancer. To help provide this important screening for women in the community, St Mary Medical Center presents Inaugural Pap-A-Thon. The event will […]
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Franciscan Alliance to head tobacco cessation effort as the lead community agency for a Lake County coalition of health care providers and organizations, municipalities, educational institutions and others. The state Department of Health’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission has approved a $250,000 grant, payable over two years, to spearhead the local initiative, with a goal of
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“The Regional Development Company is a proud supporter of the economic development efforts by the Starke County Economic Development Foundation,” said Erica Dombey, president and executive director of the RDC. “We have a long tradition of giving back to the communities of Northwest Indiana to assist with job creation and growth. The contribution of $1,000
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CHATTANOOGA – The Chattanooga Convention and Visitors Bureau announced today that IRONMAN has chosen Chattanooga to host 2017 IRONMAN Championships. The championships will take place over two days: professional and age-group women will race on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, and the professional and age-group men will race on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. “We are incredibly
Methodist Hospitals Chest Pain Center Accreditation was received from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC). “People tend to wait then they think they might by having a heart attack, and that’s a mistake,” states Dr. Michael McGee, Medical Director of Emergency Services at Methodist Hospitals. “The average person arrives in the emergency department more than two
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A leading cause of disability for people 50 years and older, peripheral vascular disease PVD, commonly referred to as peripheral artery disease (PAD), causes the narrowing of blood vessels outside the heart and brain, leading to weakened or blocked arteries. St Mary Medical Center raises PVD awareness. Interventional Cardiologist Anas Safadi, M.D., will present “Peripheral
The Center of Workforce Innovations, The Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation at Purdue Calumet (CIVS), NIPSCO, Urschel and The Northwest Indiana Forum will host a half-day summit – The 2015 Northwest Indiana Manufacturing Summit – focused on the manufacturing sector in our seven-county area. The summit will explore the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
MUNSTER — Brieanna Cole joins American Community Bank at the bank’s Lending Center. Ms. Cole, a graduate of Southern Illinois University with a degree in Hospitality and Tourism, originally joined the bank in 2013 and was recently promoted to a position in the bank’s Lending Center as a mortgage loan originator. American Community Bank, a community
