LAPORTE – LaPorte Regional Health System has announced that beginning in 2011, its name will be changed to Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital. The change is part of an effort to establish a new identity that better aligns with Clarian Health, (which will become Indiana University Health), said G. Thor Thordarson, president and …
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet’s Center for Innovation Through Visualization and Simulation has received a $749,853 federal grant to advance wind energy education. The three-year grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. The money will support a project, “Mixed Reality Simulators for Wind Energy Education.” Five simulators will be developed to …
MERRILLVILLE – A high-tech life sciences company that uses radio frequency identification technology for patient identification has moved into the Purdue Technology Center in the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana. I-DENTI-FIED Inc., founded by dentist Kevin M. Brunski in 2008, has developed a patent-pending system in which a unique patient ID on …
MISHAWAKA – The Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Inc. announced Monday that the hospitals it operates will now be known as Franciscan Alliance. “Franciscan Alliance is the perfect pairing of two words to create a meaningful, memorable name that affirms our promise to continue Christ’s ministry in our Franciscan tradition,” said Sister …
SOUTH BEND – Brad Toothaker, president and CEO of CB Richard Ellis/Bradley has been named 2010 Realtor of the Year by the Indiana Commercial Board of Realtors. Toothaker was president of the organization in 2004 and served on the board of the Indiana Association of Realtors in 2006-08. He also is a certified …
WEST LAFAYETTE – The new Rossmann supercomputer at Purdue University is among the most powerful high-performance computing systems in the world, according to TOP500 Supercomputer Sites. The announcement was made this week at the SC10 supercomputing conference in New Orleans. The Rossmann supercomputer is 126th on the latest list. It is named after …
KNOX – Starke Memorial Hospital has announced that its campus is now 100 percent tobacco free. A public event to mark the announcement will be at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19. Golden Living Center in Knox has partnered with SMH and also will become 100 percent tobacco free. “We encourage all community …
LAPORTE – Lakeshore Surgicare, an affiliate of LaPorte Regional Health System, has been named the 2010 recipient of the APEX (Attributes for Patient Excellence) Quality Award. The award is based on excellence in patient satisfaction and is gauged by patient feedback, interaction with clinic staff and the processes used by the clinic. …
SOUTH BEND – The Center for Hospice Care has named Cerner as its new software provider. It was chosen because of its plans to help the center reduce paperwork, offer remote access to charts, accelerate third-party reimbursement and securely share information between providers. Using Cerner software will allow CHC to partner with …
KNOX – Starke Memorial Hospital is offering grant money to allow qualifying Starke County women to receive free mammograms. The LaPorte Hospital Foundation received grants from two organizations in 2010 to offer free mammograms to the uninsured and low-income women in Starke County. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Northern Indiana Affiliate awarded …
