Franciscan Health’s Prenatal Assistance Program will benefit from a toy drive organized by a group of boys from Chicago Heights, Ill. The boys collected more than 100 toys, which were delivered to the Prenatal Assistance Program in Crown Point on...
Read MoreTop 10 health articles on Portage.Life in 2020
Whether it was organizations donating supplies to local hospitals, clinics, or shelters, new breakthroughs being created to care for patients of all kinds, or businesses being celebrated for protecting, informing, and taking care of others, the...
Read MoreFranciscan Physician Network Otolaryngology Dyer offering comprehensive services for ear, nose, and throat
Head and neck surgeon Kartike Gulati, DO, and Doctor of Audiology Dianna Galvan, AuD, will now treat patients at the new Franciscan Physician Network Otolaryngology Dyer. The location offers comprehensive services for ear, nose, and throat...
Read MoreGenetic counseling services come to Woodland Cancer Center
In most cases, the cause of cancer is unknown. However, 5 to 10 percent of all cancer is hereditary. Genetic counseling provides insights that can help individuals anticipate their risks and act early to detect and prevent cancer. Franciscan Health...
Read MoreFrontline healthcare workers receive initial COVID-19 vaccinations at 3 Northwest Indiana Franciscan Health hospitals
Excitement was in the air as needles went into arms, marking the first of the COVID-19 vaccines delivered at Franciscan Health hospitals in Crown Point, Hammond and Michigan City on Friday morning. Physicians, nurses and support staff who have been...
Read MoreFranciscan Health Michigan City administers first COVID-19 vaccinations
Today the first doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine were administered to six frontline workers. The first doses were administered at 10 A.M. “Today is a historic day,” Dr. Dafer Al-Haddadin, infectious disease doctor at Franciscan Health in...
Read MoreFranciscan Health staff prepare to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations
With the staggering number of patients hospitalized and suffering from COVID-19 and surging numbers of those testing positive locally and throughout the nation, there is now more reason for hope. Franciscan Health hospitals in Crown Point, Hammond...
Read MoreOB/GYN Stephanos Rizos moves practice to Michigan City
Franciscan Physician Network OB/GYN Stephanos Rizos, MD, FACOG, is now welcoming new patients at the Franciscan Medical Pavilion in Michigan City after moving his practice from Crown Point. Dr. Rizos is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology....
Read MoreClass of VASIA volunteers goes through virtual training to become ‘eyes and ears’ for seniors and incapacitated adults
Eight individuals raised their right hands and were virtually sworn in last month as the newest members of the Volunteer Advocates for Seniors and Incapacitated Adults (VASIA) organization of Franciscan Health Hammond. The COVID-19 pandemic...
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