With electric blue accents and a high-resolution screen that changes scenery with just a tap, the sophisticated new apparatus looks like it could belong in an arcade. Instead, it is located on the second floor of Munster’s Community Diagnostic...

With the press of a button, the “patient” starts hemorrhaging. His blood pressure begins to plummet. The nurses in the room must decide what to do next to save his life. Nurses may face this scenario in the Simulation Laboratory at Community...

Treatment plans at Community Healthcare System include medical, physical and emotional support A breast cancer diagnosis can shatter your world. It can bring you to your knees and release a flood of anxiety and depression. But that diagnosis is not a...

Community Cancer Research Foundation’s Cancer Resource Centre (CRC) received $16,000 in donations in 2023 from Laini Fluellen Charities, Inc., whose goal is to improve health outcomes for women at high risk for and diagnosed with breast cancer,...

Barbara Brown’s plan to spend retirement pedaling cruiser bicycles on trails with her husband and hiking along Michigan’s beaches was interrupted by a medical diagnosis. “It’s hard to enjoy a bike ride with this condition,” the 70-year-old...

Therapy equipment offers support, safety for patients Secured in a harness that was tethered to a track on the ceiling gave Doug Bakker a feeling he longed for: freedom. The 60-year-old Cedar Lake father of three had lost some of his freedom after...

Vanessa Wheeler-Hardimon was not sure how bad the wound was on her left foot. “To be honest, I did not look at it for a long time,” the 68-year-old Gary resident said. “I just could not do it.” With her wound getting worse, she made the...

Hartsfield Village has been recognized as a 2024 Best Nursing Home for Short-Term Rehabilitation by U.S. News & World Report for a second consecutive year. The annual report assists prospective residents and their families in making informed...

St. Mary Medical Center again has earned the distinction as a Baby-Friendly birth facility. The hospital continues to meet criteria set by Baby Friendly USA, Inc. The re-designation is in effect through 2028. “Our Family Birthing Center provides...

U.S. News & World Report has named St. Catherine Hospital as a 2024 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy). This is the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. St....