LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital is offering a free series on Healthy Cooking on Thursday, Feb. 10, and Thursday, March 10. The programs include cooking demonstrations and sampling of the prepared items. The programs are from noon to 12:45 p.m. at The Crossing, 1203 Washington St., LaPorte. Chef Keith Peffers […]
MUNSTER – Meteorologist Ginger Zee of NBC Channel 5 in Chicago will be the featured speaker for a fund raising dinner for the Cancer Resource Centre at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 at Briar Ridge Country Club in Schererville. The luncheon centers on Zee’s career and uplifting, inspirational story. She was born in
MUNSTER – Community Hospital has been named for the eighth consecutive year a HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence. The designation honors hospitals with the best overall clinical performance across all 26 medical diagnoses and procedures. “Making a difference in the quality of life for the residents in our communities is what our
MERRILLVILLE – John Lowenstine has been named a board member for Methodist Hospitals. Lowenstine is a certified public accountant and worked at Geo. S. Olive before opening his own practice. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society. At the same time, Methodist
VALPARAISO – HealthLinc and Porter-Starke Services recently received the Special Exemplary Project Award from the Indiana Primary Health Care Organization. “HealthLinc is honored to have received this award with valued partner Porter-Starke,” said Beth Wrobel, CEO. “It’s a testament to the strength of both organizations and the partnership we have formed. More importantly,
CHESTERTON – Even though construction of the new Porter hospital at U.S. 6 and Indiana 49 south of Chesterton is far from complete, other development in the area has begun. Porter County Commissioners are considering a request to rezone 110 acres west of the site for a commercial, office and residential development. The
SOUTH BEND – The 30th anniversary of Center for Hospice Care is being marked with publication of a commemorative cookbook of favorite recipes of many of the patients served by the staff. “Sweet Memories” is available for $26.50 through the web site, www.CenterforHospice.org. Families were encouraged to include a photo along with brief
CROWN POINT – St. Anthony Medical Center is now offering patients the da Vinci Surgical System. DaVinci consists of a robotic platform designed to enable complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach. Sister hospitals St. Anthony Memorial in Michigan City and St. Margaret Mercy in Hammond and Dyer already offer da Vinci.
CROWN POINT – The first Innovators Café of 2011 will feature WorkingWell Occupational Healthcare, the world’s first freestanding occupational health provider to receive International Organization of Standardization certification. It will be held starting at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at Franciscan Point, the new outpatient health care complex operated by St. Anthony Medical
VALPARAISO – Porter Health systems is participating in the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines Stroke Program. It has a goal of improving the quality of care for stroke patients by improving acute stroke treatment and preventing future strokes and cardiovascular illness. The guidelines of the program address acute stroke
