HIGHLAND – First Financial Bank has completed a major renovation on its 45th Street Banking Center. The project included a new interior design, new teller lines, and a revamped 10-lane drive-through that includes two full-service ATMs. “As we continue to grow in this area, the upgrades will allow us to serve clients faster […]
KNOX – Starke Memorial Hospital has begun offering digital mammography to its patients. The Diagnostic Imaging Department at the hospital said the new equipment and technology allows it to provide incredibly sharp images within seconds. The equipment includes computer-aided detection technology and allows better detection of any abnormalities. To schedule an appointment,
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet’s Healing Circles suicide survivor monthly support group meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 at PUC’s Couples and Family Therapy Center, 1247 169th St. Suicide survivors and friends of survivors are welcome. Admission is free. Groups are set up for adults 18 and old, young adults from 14
CROWN POINT – The expansion of the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday (today) at 9000 Connecticut Drive. The keynote speaker is U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Merrillville, who was instrumental in getting the center locate in Northwest Indiana. The $2.2 million, 12,000-square-foot expansion brings the Purdue Technology Center to
MERRILLVILLE – As part of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the Barden-Gary Foundation will honor breast cancer survivors at a Jubilation Celebration from 6-9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22 at the Radisson Hotel. After a pre-networking session, attendees will break into groups and travel by limousine to one of 19 restaurants or venues. They include
LAPORTE – Tickets for the 16th annual LaPorte Hospital Foundation Holiday at the Pops program are on sale. The concert is 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at the LaPorte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St. Doors open at 6 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra, directed by Philip Bauman.
VALPARAISO – Porter Health System has announced that interventional radiologist Amjad Alkadri recently performed Porter Hospital’s first translumbar type II endoleak repair. “Endoleak is the most commonly identified complication that occurs in patients who undergo endovascular grafting,” said Alkadri. “What endoleak means is that blood flow occurs within the aneurysm sac.” He explained
LAPORTE – The Visiting Nurse Association Hospice of LaPorte Regional Health System will hold a bereavement support group series on Mondays from Oct. 28 to Nov. 18. The series, “Moving from Grief to Hope and Healing,” will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the First Church of God, 2020 E. Lincolnway,
