Education

Free Sibling Class Our Sibling Class prepares children ages 3 to 10 and their parents for the arrival of a new sibling. It will be held on May 17 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Community Hospital, located at 901 MacArthur Blvd., Munster, Ind. This program...

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...

As folks get older, the body starts to work against them. It is nature’s way of slowing us down. But when that wear-and-tear begins to impair quality of life, joint replacement surgery may become a viable option for some people. On Thursday evening...

Porter Regional Hospital will present Cancer Awareness & Prevention Day to the community from 7 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, May 3 at Valparaiso Medical Center located at the corner of Roosevelt and Glendale in Valparaiso. The event will feature...

Here is the Healthy U @ Work - April 2014 issue. Healthy U @ Work is a program provided by WorkingWell that is designed help employees keep up a healthy lifestyle while at work or at home. In this issue you will find great information on pertinent...

As part of a series of community-focused wellness clinics, Porter Regional Hospital on Wednesday evening hosted a seminar to help teach attendees on various aspects of women’s health. The presentation was given by Annabel N. Yuen, D.O., who...

Cheers to Our Volunteers No non-profit organization can function without a strong band of volunteers. Our success relies on those individuals who give countless hours to the cause of finding a cure for lupus. April is National Volunteer Month, and we...

Patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest in need a safety net for their heart have a less invasive option available with a new subcutaneous implanted cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD). Electrophysiologist Raghuram Dasari, MD, on staff at the...

The March 31 deadline for acquiring health insurance is fast-approaching and persons still in need of coverage can learn what's available and enroll through a program offered by Franciscan Alliance. Representatives of MDwise Hoosier Alliance...

Small, Wireless, Injectable Monitor Provides Long-Term Remote Monitoring to Help Physicians Diagnose and Monitor Irregular Heartbeats Porter Regional Hospital announced that it is the first hospital in northwest Indiana to implant the Medtronic...