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
MISHAWAKA – Mark Murray has been named 2011 chairman of the board for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Murray is president/CEO of Center for Hospice Care in Mishawaka. NHPCO has 52,000 members and is the oldest and largest organization representing hospice and palliative care programs. Murray has been on the
CROWN POINT – St. Anthony Medical Center’s Emergency Department ranks among the top 10 percentile in the nation for patient service and satisfaction according to survey by Press Ganey of South Bend. In the third quarter, Press Ganey, which works with more than 10,000 health care organizations nationwide, St. Anthony ranked in the
MERRILLVILLE – Five employees with Regional Mental Health (formerly Southlake Center for Mental Health) were honored recently for their years of service. Mary Havens, Stan Ladowicz, Gary Ronjak and Tom Zygmunt were honored for 31 years of service, and Marguerite Viteri was recognized for 25 years. Havens is a unit activity/recreation specialist
SCHERERVILLE – AthletiCo Physical and Occupational Therapy has opened a center at 1505 U.S. 42 in Scherevillville. It is the first center in Indiana. AthletiCo operates 50 centers in Illinois and Wisconsin. Services include physical therapy, sports medicine, work rehabilitation, functional capacity evaluations, work conditioning, golf rehabilitation and video throwing analysis. Facility
GRIFFITH – Since the launch of the Lake Area United Way/FamilyWize Prescription Drug Discount Card in April 2010, Lake County residents have saved more than $102,000. Lake Area United Way said the average savings is 34 percent, or $18.82 per prescription. The card has been used 3,500 times, an average of 388 times
VALPARAISO – Kankakee Valley REMC has donated $5,000 to Porter-Starke Services Foundation. The money will be used in youth programs in Northwest Indiana to create team building exercises for elementary students. In addition it will be used to provide discounts for adolescent substance abuse treatment and scholarships to high school seniors impacted by
