Patti Pirkle, R.N. (left), a 34-year Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurse who has been with Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point since 2011, after starting her career at Franciscan St. Margaret Health-Hammond, receives an honorary pin as part of...
Read MoreBill Beven Chosen Hospital’s May 2014 Ambassador of the Month
Bill Beven, director of maintenance and plant operations, is the May Ambassador of the Month for Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City. The award, which has been ongoing since 1988, is presented by the hospital’s Social and Recognition...
Read MoreDyer Hospital Receives Highest Marks for Endoscopy Services
Recent recognition by an internationally renowned program assures patients and physicians at Franciscan St. Margaret Health-Dyer are offered the area’s best endoscopy services, said Laurel Pritchard, the hospital’s practice manager and endoscopy...
Read MoreSt. Monica 2014 Home Fundraiser Draws High Praise from Community
Helen Haddad had high praise for St. Monica Home during a recent, first High-Tea fundraiser to benefit the program, which serves as a haven young mothers and mothers-to-be. “I really love the staff; there were so kind and encouraging. They are like...
Read MoreHigh School Comedy Troupe Serious about Helping St. Clare Health Clinic
The Crown Point High School Stray Dogs Improv Group will donate proceeds of a May 30 performance to St. Clare Health Clinic, which since 1996, has provided free medical, educational and referral services to underprivileged area residents. “Stray...
Read MoreLocal Center of Hope Coordinator Honored by State with 2014 Award
Michelle Resendez, regional coordinator of Franciscan Alliance’s Center of Hope program and a board-certified forensic nurse, recently was selected an Outstanding Medical Professional during an annual awards presentation by the Indiana Coalition...
Read MoreNurse ‘Sisterhood’ Passes the Test of Time
Gloria Smokvina and Carolyn Fetsch-Sojka believe they are part of lasting sisterhood formed at a young age and born of close ties and challenges as students at the former St. Margaret Hospital School of Nursing. Now, decades hence, they are among the...
Read MoreFranciscan St. Margaret Health-Hammond: Ceremony Honors Organ and Tissue Donors
Chris Vanni, shown with her son, Michael, tells the stem cell transplant story of her late husband, Angelo, who died at age 56 in October, following complications arising from leukemia treatment. Vanni, who is Franciscan Alliance regional director of...
Read MoreMallwalkers Hear How Walking Can Help Prevent, Control, Diabetes
Lucy Cole, a registered dietitian and diabetes educator with Franciscan Medical Specialists, explains how walking can be “a powerful tool” in efforts to prevent and control diabetes, to participants in the monthly Franciscanfit Mallwalkers...
Read MoreCOEMIG Certification Assures Franciscan St. Anthony Health Patients the Best Treatment, Shortest Stays
Being certified as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology demonstrates a quality standard that assures Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City patients are receiving the best of care that also gets them home far sooner than in...
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