Registration is now open for the Franciscan Health Michigan City Produce Prescription Program, which aims to assist with chronic disease management. Upon successful completion of the free, four-week program, participants will receive produce vouchers...

Board-certified Cardiologist Manoj Duggal, MD, is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Crown Point.  Dr. Duggal specializes in cardiac electrophysiology. He completed medical school at Rohtak Medical...

Multi-board-certified heart specialist Tansel Turgut, MD, is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Michigan City.  Dr. Turgut is board-certified in cardiology, interventional cardiology and nuclear...

Franciscan Health Crown Point recently earned the bronze standard Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). The program recognizes emergency departments that...

Franciscan Health Family Birth Centers welcomed the first babies of 2025 on New Year’s Day. Curtis Lee Harris III was born to Tiara and Curtis Harris II of Lynwood, Ill. at 9:43 a.m. at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, making him the first baby...

Franciscan ExpressCare locations in Hobart and Portage now have expanded in-person hours and virtual visits for patients with non-life-threatening illnesses and conditions seeking urgent care. Both locations are now open for walk-in visits from 8...

Dr. Brett Galley dresses as Santa to spread holiday cheer to tiny patients Newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit at Franciscan Health Crown Point and their families had a special visitor this week, just in time for Christmas. Brett Galley, MD,...

Featured image: Specialty Physicians of Illinois, LLC General Surgeon Dr. Lubomyr Boris, DO, recently launched a comprehensive Foregut Clinic at his Franciscan Health Olympia Fields office. Minimally invasive methods allow for targeted treatment...

Franciscan Health recently was recognized for achieving Quit Now Indiana Champion Platinum Level status for smoking cessation. The recognition encompasses all of the Franciscan hospitals in Indiana: Carmel, Crawfordsville, Crown Point, Dyer,...

Gastroenterologist, cardiologist and breast surgical oncologist accepting new patients Three new physicians recently joined Specialty Physicians of Illinois, LLC and are accepting new patients in Olympia Fields. Gastroenterologist Amer AlSamman, MD;...