Health

At 29 years old, Kerri Clark thought she was having a stroke. Double vision set in. She looked in the mirror and noticed one pupil looked enlarged. She headed to the Community Hospital Emergency Department. Doctors there did not diagnose her with a...

Franciscan Health Family Birth Centers across Northwest Indiana were recognized Thursday by the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA), in partnership with State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, M.D., FACEP, for their commitment to...

Community Hospital, St. Catherine Hospital and St. Mary Medical Center again have been recognized for their commitment to infant and maternal health. All three earned accolades from the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA), in partnership with State...

Over the past six months, Dr. Bryan Robins has worked as a general surgeon at Methodist Hospitals, lending his expertise about colon and rectal cases to enhance patients’ health and overall quality of life through treatment and surgery. Robins has...

Two Northwest Health hospitals were recognized today by the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA), in partnership with State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, M.D., FACEP, for their commitment to infant and maternal health at the fifth annual INspire...

When she was just 10 years old, Megan App found out that her 2-month-old baby brother suffered from bilateral hernias. It was a fairly serious condition, one that required surgery to repair. For a young child who had just welcomed a new sibling, it...

Initiative launched after concept won inaugural employee contest Doug Samuelson knows a thing or two about the healing power of dogs. Samuelson retired from the Michigan City Police Department after serving for 14 years as a K9 handler and saw...

Board-certified gastroenterologist Eric Steinberg, MD, is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Crown Point. Dr. Steinberg attended medical school at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, N.Y....

Public invited to tour new space during March 19 open house Franciscan Health Outpatient Therapy services are now available in new, state-of-the-art Homewood clinics in Cherry Creek Plaza. Franciscan Health Outpatient Pediatric Therapy, a department...

Four Winds Casinos remains committed to promoting responsible gaming at all locations The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s Four Winds® Casinos, in collaboration with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), recognize March as Problem...