CROWN POINT – The Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Capital Campaign recently received donations of $3,000 and $781.50 from Richard Sauerman of MainSource Bank of Northwest Indiana and Tracy Pohlmann of Crown Point, a distributor for Premier Jewelry Sales. Sauerman said he wanted to help the local community and donated to St. Clare Health […]
VALPARAISO – Porter is the only hospital in Northwest Indiana offering a new treatment option for patients with inoperable liver cancer, the Selective Internal Radiation Therapy procedure. “SIRT is suitable for patients who have liver tumors where the liver is the only site or the major site of disease,” said Dr. Amjad Alkadri,
CROWN POINT – Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point has announced it will begin construction on a $6 million Radiology Oncology Department that will include a Trilogy Linear Accelerator from Varian Medical Systems of California. Construction is expected to be completed by November. “The Trilogy radiation therapy machine will offer fast, more precise,
LAPORTE – Workforce Health LLC, an affiliate of Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital will offer occupational health and wellness services in Porter County in the spring. The clinic will be in the Eastport Centre off Indiana 49 between Indiana 2 and U.S. 30. It will offer treatment of work-related injuries, drug and alcohol
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
MERRILLVILLE – Centier Bank has reported growth in earnings and an increase in capital in 2010. Earnings for the year were $10.2 million with a return of assets of 0.51 percent and a return on equity of 6.71 percent. Centier also increased its capital from $167.1 million to $186.6 million. First Bancshares Inc.,
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
WEST LAFAYETTE – A Purdue University researcher has proposed development of a new cross-disciplinary approach for analyzing and preventing systemic failures in complex systems that play a role in calamities from power blackouts to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster and the subprime mortgage crisis. “The striking similarities in such catastrophes necessitate a broader
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
BURNS HARBOR – The GEM, an energy efficient and handicapped accessible home in the Village in Burns Harbor has been named one of the top five livable homes in the nation by AARP and the National Association of Home Builders. The GEM is certified as an Emerald by the National Green Building Standard.
