Here, Porter’s professionals take a look at three diagnostic tests and help calm your fears, because taking these tests could save your life. The next is a Mammogram. Most of the fear comes from the unknown. Why am I having the test? What is...
Read MoreFranciscan St. Anthony – Crown Point 2015 Feast Day Honors Saint, Clinic Staff, Volunteers and Supporters
St. Clare Health Clinic in Crown Point observed the feast day of its namesake, St. Clare of Assisi, on Aug. 12 with a program that honored her, as well as present and past donors, volunteers and staff. Presiding at the celebration was Most Rev....
Read MoreHave the Ride of Your Life at Lorie’s Lakeside Century
Coming up on September 19, 2015 is Lorie’s Lakeside Century, the annual cycling event put on in memory of Lorie Kirkley, a cardiac rehab nurse with Porter Health Care System who lost her life to a violent crime in 1999. Lorie was an avid cyclist,...
Read MoreLimb-Saving Center Coming for Franciscan St. Anthony Health
Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City is scheduled to open a Limb Preservation Center at its Woodland Health Center-Vascular Center of the Great Lakes, on Aug. 24. That news is welcomed by such patients as Leslie Brady of Monterey, Ind., who...
Read MoreSeniors Shine during their Day at 2015 Lake County Fair
Hundreds of area residents once again took advantage of free health screenings, information, refreshments, giveaways, an apple-peeling contest and live music by the Goldtones Aug. 10 during the Franciscan Alliance-sponsored Senior Citizens Day at the...
Read MoreFuture Nurses Receive Boost from Franciscan St. Anthony Health Doctors
Danielle Dobe, of Crown Point, and Tana Ryken, of Wheatfield, were recently chosen as the 2015 recipients of $1,000 Health Care Provider scholarships awarded by the Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point Medical Executive Committee. They are shown...
Read MorePorter Regional Hospital Reinvents Joint Replacements
Porter Regional Hospital’s Center for Orthopedic Medicine recently reinvented the way patients and their families experience joint replacement surgery. The result of their work is Porter’s new Joint Care Program – a comprehensive program that...
Read MoreComplicated Procedure Solves Potentially Fatal Problem Close to Home
Janis Kazmucha of Michigan City needed a rare, complex surgical procedure to treat a kidney aneurysm that could have proved fatal had it burst. Fortunately, the remedy was found close to home, through the efforts of Virginia Newman, MD, a vascular...
Read MoreFranciscan St. Anthony Health Obstetrics Team Touts Lasting Health Benefits of Breastfeeding
The Birth Place obstetrics unit at Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point emphasized its ongoing support of breastfeeding during World Breastfeeding Week, Aug. 1-7. August also is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Large posters located on...
Read MoreThe SAG to Beat All SAGs
There’s only so much PB&J a guy can take. Not to knock the trusty sandwich, but it’s such a common staple at cycling Support And Gear (SAG) stops that Larry Noel knew he just had to do something different. Noel, 67, is a former cyclist...
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