MUNSTER – The Franciscan Alliance has acquired the Surgical Hospital of Munster. It will be an outpatient surgery center as part of Franciscan Physicians Hospital. Some 20 physicians will be at the outpatient facility, which has four operating rooms and 14 recovery bays. It will have 31 nurses, operating room technicians and clerical workers. […]
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital announced on May 9 that is laying off 112 employees as a way to help it contain increasing administrative costs. In a letter to employees and the community, G. Thor Thordarson, president and CEO, said, “Most of us are aware that the cost of healthcare has to be
MUNSTER – The Hammond Clinic Sleep Disorders Center has received accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. “The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates Hammond Clinic Sleep Disorders Center on fulfilling the high standards required for receiving accreditation as a sleep disorders center,” said Dr. Patrick Strollo, president of the AASM. To receive a
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Heart & Vascular Center will hold a Hispanic Health Fair on Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 901 Lincolnway. Information will be available on women’s imaging in, pharmaceutical service, dental and maternal health programs, wellness opportunities and heart health. In addition, there will
SOUTH BEND – Memorial Health System of South Bend has put its plans to expand in Porter County on hold. Memorial has sold land where it planned to build a 100-bed, 275,000-square-foot hospital on six acres at Indiana 49 and Burlington Beach Road between Chesterton and Valparaiso. The land was sold to Community
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte VNA Services will hold a free bereavement support group meeting from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, May 4 to 25. Those who have experienced a recent loss or those who are unable to work through their grief are welcome to attend. The support group focuses on the
LAPORTE – Workforce Health has changed its name to Indiana University Health Occupational Services. The name change was done to “better identify a more unique brand of nationally recognized healthcare and more immediately identify the close relationship with the prestige of IU and its world-renowned IU School of Medicine,” according to an announcement
GARY – Methodist Hospitals has been ranked 22nd among 121 hospitals in the Chicago area by U.S. News and World Report in its first Best Hospitals metro area rankings. The ranking recognize 622 hospitals in or near major cities with a record of high performance in key medical specialties. “All of these
