MERRILLVILLE – Methodist Hospital employees from its Southlake Campus receive a Spirit Gram for exemplary work. The award is given to employees who work together and exemplify Methodist’s core values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence. The staff members honored are Diane Beukema, emergency room nurse; Debbie Cole, Daniella Feddler and Kelly […]
HAMMOND – Mirko Marich, president of the Contract Services Group, has been named an Innovator of the Month by the Society of Innovators for creating an automated order processing system to meet the needs of Lear Corp. With help from production manager Ronni Przewoznik, Marich created an automated system that reads pick sheet data and
MERRILLVILLE – Retired Lake County Judge Lorenzo Arredondo, has been named an Innovator of the Month by the Society of Innovators for establishing a Domestic Relations Counseling Bureau for families. “There were no professional services available,” said Arredondo, who created a family help system after being elected in 1981. The DRCB is one of only
GARY – Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville have honored its board certified nurses as part of Nurses Month in March. Those honored include Connie Adams, Debra Alexander, Sarah Baran, Billie Childress, Jackie Curtis, Nancy Daw, Kristy Darnell, Gina Demuth, Janet Ellis, Kay England, Becky Esco, Paula Estilla, Karen Franklin, Ron Harris, Nancy Hill, Kashmir
MUNSTER – The Franciscan Alliance has acquired the Surgical Hospital of Munster. It will be an outpatient surgery center as part of Franciscan Physicians Hospital. Some 20 physicians will be at the outpatient facility, which has four operating rooms and 14 recovery bays. It will have 31 nurses, operating room technicians and clerical workers.
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital announced on May 9 that is laying off 112 employees as a way to help it contain increasing administrative costs. In a letter to employees and the community, G. Thor Thordarson, president and CEO, said, “Most of us are aware that the cost of healthcare has to be
HAMMOND – To observe National Tourism Week starting, the Indiana Welcome Center on Tuesday, May 14, will host an Explore the South Shore event from11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The first 500 families to attend will receive coupons for discounts to area attractions. Representatives from more than a dozen attractions will take part in the
VALPARAISO – The 40th anniversary of Amtrak will be observed with a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Friday, May 13, at the Harre Union on the campus of Valparaiso University. The event is sponsored by the Indiana High Speed Rail Association and the guest speaker is Marc Magilari, media relations manager for Amtrak. Amtrak was created
CROWN POINT – The Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana will hold Innovation Day at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 12, at the Purdue Technology Center in Crown Point. The seventh annual call for nominations for the Society of Innovators will be held. Nominations will be accepted from Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski and Starke
INDIANAPOLIS – The 20th anniversary of the Heartland Film Festival will be held this year at the Murphy Art Center in Indianapolis. As part of the annual show, the Heartland High School Film Festival will be held. Entries are being sought from high school filmmakers. Deadline to enter the competition is June 1.
