Community Healthcare System was presented the 2019 Corporate Leadership Award by Calumet College of St. Joseph.
St. Catherine Hospital receives $20,000 grant to provide free breast cancer screenings
St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago was awarded a $20,000 grant for the Pretty in Pink breast cancer screening and awareness program to provide free screening mammograms, diagnostic testing and follow-up care.
Lakeshore chamber honors East Chicago-Hammond area professionals
Community achievements and outstanding contributions by professionals in East Chicago, Hammond and neighboring communities, were recognized during the annual Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce’s annual recognition event on March 9 at Dynasty Banquet Center in Hammond. Leo Correa, CEO Community Healthcare System’s Saint Catherine Hospital in East Chicago, and Jeff Williams, general manager Marcus Allard Rental […]
Community Healthcare System offering pharmacy technician program for recent high school graduates
Community Healthcare System in Munster is offering a 12-week pharmacy technician program designed for recent high school graduates interested in a health care profession. A pharmacy technician performs pharmacy-related functions such as assisting customers/nurses, stocking medications, delivering medications within the hospital, operating cash registers, sterile and nonsterile medication compounding, inventory management, order fulfillment, quality control, […]
Community Healthcare System offers laboratory career education program for high school graduates
The central laboratory at the hospitals of Community Healthcare System in Munster is offering the clinical assistant program, a new initiative designed to prepare students interested in the healthcare field, specifically laboratory services. The goal of the curriculum is to graduate well-qualified, well-educated individuals to meet the present and future demand in the clinical laboratory […]
Community Healthcare System recognized for stroke care
MUNSTER – The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently presented the hospitals of Community Healthcare System with Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Quality Achievement Awards. St. Catherine Hospital and St. Mary Medical Center achieved Gold Plus status and Community Hospital earned Silver Plus. The hospitals also earned Target: Stroke honor roll status, which recognizes […]
Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana appoints executive
EAST CHICAGO – Jesus Delgado was named vice president of information technology/chief information officer for Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana Inc., parent company of the hospitals of Community Healthcare System. Delgado will be responsible for strategic planning, directing and managing information technologies for Community Hospital, Munster; St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago and St. Mary Medical […]
Mobile app provides progress report for Community Healthcare System rehabilitation patients
MUNSTER – Rehabilitation patients at the hospitals of Community Healthcare System can track their progress toward recovery via a mobile app. RehabTracker is a phone app, available in both Apple and Android formats, which lets patients view updates from their therapy team, track progress on areas of functional improvement and share the results with designated […]
Two physicians join Community Hospital network
MUNSTER – Community Hospital recently welcomed Drs. Robert Clemency and Krishnaveni Gorantla to Community Care Network Inc. The CCNI physicians of Community Healthcare System are affiliated with Community Hospital in Munster, St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. Clemency, a podiatrist, is board certified in foot, reconstructive rear foot […]
St. Catherine Hospital honors RN Amanda Arredondo with Caregiver Excellence Award
EAST CHICAGO – Amanda Arredondo, a registered nurse at St. Catherine Hospital, was presented with the 2018 Nursing/Caregiver Excellence Award. A total of 16 nurses at St. Catherine were recognized during National Nurses Week, though Arredondo was chosen for the top honor. “Nursing is a respected, highly-rated profession,” said Paula Swenson, vice president patient care […]