HOBART – St. Mary Medical Center has been selected by Chicagoland nurses as a top hospital in the fourth annual Reader’s Choice survey by Advance for Nurses newsmagazine. This is the third straight year St. Mary has been chosen. Voting was open to registered nurses who ranked at selected hospital in quality of …
WESTVILLE – The 2010 Health and Productivity Symposium, presented by Workforce Health, will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Purdue University North Central. “Solutions at Work: The Effect of Healthcare Reform on Employers,” is $25 for the public or $15 for members of the Northern Indiana Human Resources …
KNOX – Starke Memorial Hospital has begun offering digital mammography to its patients. The Diagnostic Imaging Department at the hospital said the new equipment and technology allows it to provide incredibly sharp images within seconds. The equipment includes computer-aided detection technology and allows better detection of any abnormalities. To schedule an appointment, …
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet’s Healing Circles suicide survivor monthly support group meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 at PUC’s Couples and Family Therapy Center, 1247 169th St. Suicide survivors and friends of survivors are welcome. Admission is free. Groups are set up for adults 18 and old, young adults from 14 …
MERRILLVILLE – As part of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the Barden-Gary Foundation will honor breast cancer survivors at a Jubilation Celebration from 6-9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22 at the Radisson Hotel. After a pre-networking session, attendees will break into groups and travel by limousine to one of 19 restaurants or venues. They include …
LAPORTE – Tickets for the 16th annual LaPorte Hospital Foundation Holiday at the Pops program are on sale. The concert is 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at the LaPorte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St. Doors open at 6 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra, directed by Philip Bauman. …
VALPARAISO – Porter Health System has announced that interventional radiologist Amjad Alkadri recently performed Porter Hospital’s first translumbar type II endoleak repair. “Endoleak is the most commonly identified complication that occurs in patients who undergo endovascular grafting,” said Alkadri. “What endoleak means is that blood flow occurs within the aneurysm sac.” He explained …
LAPORTE – The Visiting Nurse Association Hospice of LaPorte Regional Health System will hold a bereavement support group series on Mondays from Oct. 28 to Nov. 18. The series, “Moving from Grief to Hope and Healing,” will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the First Church of God, 2020 E. Lincolnway, …
GARY – John Betjemann, 70, the former president and chief executive officer of Methodist Hospitals, has died. He was a hospital executive for nearly 40 years. Mr. Betjemann died of complications of Parkinson’s disease. Mr. Betjemann came to Northwest Indiana in 1980 after being named president and CEO of Methodist Hospitals. Before that, he …
LAPORTE – Rhonda Volk has been named vice president of the LaPorte Regional Physician Network. Volk, of St. John, has been with the network since 2007, when she was named executive director. She received her undergraduate degree in health services management from Indiana University and is currently pursuing a master of health administration …
