American Heart & Stroke Association Recognizes Methodist Hospitals Patient with Lifestyle Change Award

American Heart & Stroke Association Recognizes Methodist Hospitals Patient with Lifestyle Change Award This year’s recipient of the Lifestyle Change Award is Bennie Muhammad, a Methodist Hospitals cardiac rehab patient. In Oct. 2008, Bennie began experiencing shortness of breath so he went to his doctor's office. He was told that his heart was in...

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National Hygiene Specialist® Excellence Award Recognizes Sharon Jones – Environmental Services, Methodist Hospitals of Indiana, Gary Campus

National Hygiene Specialist® Excellence Award Recognizes Sharon Jones – Environmental Services, Methodist Hospitals of Indiana, Gary Campus Sharon Jones, a member of the Environmental Services (ES) team at Northwest Indiana’s Methodist Hospitals, Gary Campus, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Hygiene Specialist® Excellence award sponsored by UMF Corporation, a Chicago-based...

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Methodist Hospitals Holds Celebration of Life Event to Honor Patient Saved by Impella Device and Heart & Vascular Team

Methodist Hospitals Holds Celebration of Life Event to Honor Patient Saved by Impella Device and Heart & Vascular Team Within a few minutes after the heart stops, brain and the heart muscle are deprived of oxygen and valuable nutrition, causing irreversible damage. Hence the saying Time is Muscle and Brain. On August 29, 2016 Quinn Hochstetler, 55, was at work in...

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Update from Methodist Hospitals Regarding Strategic Partnership

Update from Methodist Hospitals Regarding Strategic Partnership “Methodist Hospitals’ Board of Directors is continuing to explore whether Methodist Hospitals should remain independent or partner with another leading health care system. We have narrowed the list of potential partners and the Board is currently...

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Methodist Hospitals Welcomes Two New Specialists to the Methodist Physician Group

Methodist Hospitals Welcomes Two New Specialists to the Methodist Physician Group Methodist Hospitals is pleased to announce the addition of two new specialists to the Methodist Physician Group. Dr. Ashish Patel, Spine and Scoliosis Surgeon, and Dr. Omar Perez, Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine. Dr. Ashish Patel’s areas of...

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Methodist Hospitals Holds Ribbon Cutting for New Immediate Care Center in Crown Point

Methodist Hospitals Holds Ribbon Cutting for New Immediate Care Center in Crown Point This Tuesday, August 23, Methodist Hospital celebrated the opening of one their first immediate care centers in NWI, Methodist Care First, with a reception and ribbon cutting ceremony. The new facility can be found at the grounds of the Sportsplex...

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Methodist Hospitals Receives Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

Methodist Hospitals Receives Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award Methodist Hospitals has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in ensuring stroke...

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Methodist Hospitals RN Only Nurse in NWI to Make the List of Finalist in the 2016 Nurse.com GEMS Awards

Methodist Hospitals RN Only Nurse in NWI to Make the List of Finalist in the 2016 Nurse.com GEMS Awards On her 20-bed postpartum unit, Walker provides comprehensive maternal-child care to mothers, babies and their families. Diligent about encouraging, coaching and educating her patients about maternal-child health, she takes the time to establish a...

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Methodist Hospital’s “Night Out with the Girls” Aims for Happier, Healthier Lives

Methodist Hospital’s “Night Out with the Girls” Aims for Happier, Healthier Lives The July heat may be beating down on Northwest Indiana, but women could stay cool and relaxed at Merillville Methodist Hospital’s Breast Care Center’s "Healthy Night Out with the Girls." The quarterly event focused on how to have an overall...

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Methodist Hospital Promotes Nutrition and Fresh Produce With a Farmer’s Market

Methodist Hospital Promotes Nutrition and Fresh Produce With a Farmer’s Market For the third year in a row, Methodist Hospitals is offering a Farmer’s Market for the Gary community area. All are invited to come and enjoy fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables of all kinds at wholesale prices. The Market will be held on...

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