KNOX – Indiana University Health Starke Hospital, along with area partners, will hold a community program to end drug abuse in Starke County. President David Hyatt said the effort will focus on crystal meth usage. Currently, Starke County is the ninth largest producer of the drug in Indiana, with heroin and prescription pill abuse increasing …
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health has released a new free smartphone application that makes adding healthier habits to your daily routine easy. The “My Healthy Habits” smartphone app is an American Heart Association/Listen to Your Heart initiative supported by IU Health The app is loaded with features to turn positive behaviors into daily habits. Some …
MUNSTER – Citizens Financial Bank’s board of directors has announced a quarterly dividend of one cent per share, payable on Jan. 25 to shareholders of record on Jan. 4. The dividend was unchanged from the third quarter. CFS Bancorp, the parent company for Citizens Financial, has assets of $1.1 billion.
LAPORTE – When Family Nurse Practitioner Kimberley Mendez received her Master’s of Science in Nursing with a family practice specialty, she started looking for a place to practice to fit her philosophy of what medicine should be. She found it in North Judson, where she will share office space with Dr. Curtis Bejes, as part …
MISHAWAKA – Mark Murray, president and CEO at Center for Hospice Care, has announced the hiring Amber Burger as CHC’s third full-time medical director. Burger is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and has completed a one-year Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Ohio State University Medical Center. She has experience in the …
KNOX – Teresa Sickmiller is the new clinical dietician at Indiana University Health Starke Hospital. In the 20 years she has been in the field, Sickmiller has seen the effects of obesity and diabetes. “I’m really worried if these two, one a condition and the other a disease, are not brought under control we are …
MERRILLVILLE – Advanced Imaging Solutions, a marketplace leader in managed print services, copiers, printers, and managed IT services has purchased Pinnacle of Indiana, a Microsoft Certified Partner and one of the top managed information technology service providers in the Midwest. Together, they will serve over 3,000 customers concentrated in Northern Indiana and Central and South …
LAPORTE – Melissa Grcich has been named the new Transitional Care/Care Management Director for both Indiana University Health LaPorte and Starke hospitals. She will oversee the departments, collaborating in the development and implantation of transitional care and new structure within the Social Services/Case Management department. Grcich brings varied leadership experience in charge nurse roles, development …
MUNSTER – Women looking for exceptional imaging care close to home will find it at the Women’s Diagnostic Center of Community Hospital. A recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR) gave Community Diagnostic Center a three-year term of accreditation in breast magnetic resonance imaging. “By receiving the ACR Gold Standard of Accreditation, our …
HAMMOND – The South Shore CVA has unveiled a new web site. It uses the latest technological features that provide users with an aesthetically pleasing and easy-to-use format. “The South Shore has had this untapped source of art that we felt deserved to be showcased. It’s something unique to our area,” said Speros Batistatos, president …
