MUNSTER – Community Hospital has received accreditation from the American College of Radiology and the American Society for Radiation Oncology for its radiation department. The three-year accreditation means the department meets established guidelines for patients care and treatment, patient safety, personnel qualifications, adequacy of equipment, quality control and quality assurance.
HAMLET – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital VNA Services will hold an open house for its new office in Hamlet in Starke County from 1-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 5955 E. County Road 600 North. During the open house, staff will be on hand to administer seasonal flu shots for $25. The main office
MICHIGAN CITY – The Woodland Cancer Care Center has opened at 8955 W. County Road 400 North, just south of Michigan City. The $12 million, 20,000-square-foot facility is operated by Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City. It offers Trilogy Linear Accelerator, PET/CT scan and diagnostic CT, 13 infusion bays, a laboratory and pharmacy and cancer screenings.
SOUTH BEND – Beacon Health System, which includes Elkhart General Hospital and Memorial Hospital of South Bend, have received the 2012 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award. Both hospitals were among the top 5 percent of all U.S. hospitals in patient safety. The study finds that Medicare patients at Patient Safety Excellence Award hospitals were 48
VALPARAISO – The Mental Health Alliance, comprised of Mental Health America of Porter County, Porter-Starke Services and the Porter-Starke Services Foundation, honored several people for their work. They include Judge Kim Hall of Starke County Circuit Court with Aled P. Davies Award for Public Policy on Health; Charles Johnson of the Aliveness Project with the
VALPARAISO – Porter Regional Hospital has received the Chest Pain Center accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The accreditation signifies that patients who arrive at the hospital with chest pain or other symptoms of a heart attack are treated within the critical window of time when damage to the heart muscle can be
MICHIGAN CITY – Women’s Fair will offer the public exhibits, preventative screenings and wellness information from 2-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Blue Chip Casino’s Stardust Event Center. The 11th annual Women’s Fair is presented by Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital. The event is free and open to the public. Exhibits include AmeriHeart, a walk
TERRE HAUTE – Indiana State University’s online LPN to Bachelor of Science program has been honored with a seventh place ranking on TheBestColleges.org rundown of the top 10 online program. Each year, the Web site ranks various university programs based on national standards in affordability, retention rate and median starting salaries for graduates. Indiana State
MUNSTER – Dr. Lesley Rhee, who is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, has begun practice at the Franciscan Hammond Clinic Specialty Center, 7905 Calumet Ave., Munster.
GARY – Methodist Hospitals has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. It is an international not-for-profit organization that focuses on transforming cardiovascular care. Hospitals that have received accreditation have achieved a higher level of expertise in dealing with patients who arrive with symptoms of a heart attack. They emphasize
