HIGHLAND – The Indiana State Health Department’s Division of Acute Care and the Division of Aging for Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration recently granted approval for Great Lakes Personal Care Services LLC to being providing in-home care throughout the state. The company is managed by Linda Coleman Cleveland and Candice Kelly Casey, both of […]
GARY – Wright Alcorn has been named vice president of operations at Methodist Hospitals in Gary. He has been interim vice president since February. He will be responsible for the Centers of Excellence, clinical ancillary departments and other area. Previously, he was with Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta and at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.
MUNSTER – For the second year in a row, Community Hospital’s cardiac program has been named among Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care and Cardiac Surgery. The rankings are in “American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2013: Healthgrades Report to the Nation.” In the report, Community Hospital was rated best hospital in Northwest Indiana for
CROWN POINT – Dr. Frederick R. Klepsch is the recipient of this year’s Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point’s St. Raphael Award, which recognizes physicians who have improved patient care through the nurse-doctor relationship. Klepsch is an orthopedic surgeon who has been with the hospital for 32 years. “I try to approach medicine and to work
MICHIGAN CITY – More than 2,300 women attended the 11th annual Women’s Fair sponsored last week by Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital at Blue Chip Casino. During the event, there were 1,701 free health screenings offered including 449 for blood glucose, 400 for blood pressure, 202 for bone density, 85 clinical breast exams, 102 hearing
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte VNA Services is offering discounted flu vaccinations to protect against seasonal flu and pneumonia to the public in LaPorte and Starke counties. Vaccinations are available to those 9 and older. No appointment is needed at the walk-in clinic at 901 S. Woodland Ave., Michigan City, from 9 a.m. to
CROWN POINT – Bickford Senior Living has announced plans to build a 58-unit complex on East 107th Street in Crown Point. Bickford operates senior housing units in seven Midwestern states and Georgia. To mark the groundbreaking and the beginning of construction, Bickford will host a tree planting ceremony at the site at 11 a.m. Thursday,
LAPORTE – Operation Stand Down offers qualifying veterans a free dental screening from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Indiana University Health LaPorte Dental Center, 400 Teegarden St., LaPorte. The screening is offered to LaPorte County veterans who do not have a dentist or do not have dental insurance. No treatments will
CROWN POINT – Medical Specialists, a long-time Northwest Indiana health care organization of 69 health care providers who offer a variety of primary and specialty care services, has joined Franciscan Alliance. Medical Specialists, now called Franciscan Medical Specialists, was created in 1978 and has 12 locations in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties. It has 55
VALPARAISO – Porter Regional Hospital will host a reception for its new Center for Women’s Health from 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Medical Plaza at 85 E. U.S. 6, next to the hospital. The Center for Women’s Health offers a comfortable and convenient location for women to access outpatient diagnostic and treatment service.
