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Franciscan Health Fitness Centers is hosting their Virtual Open House on Tuesday, March 16th. This fun day will be filled with opportunities to learn more about your health, and about how they are keeping their environment safe for your use....

Blood centers across Texas are pleading with the rest of the country for help. As they reel from the aftermath of recent storms, many centers don’t have the needed blood and blood products for their hospitals. Versiti Blood Centers is hoping some...

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) – with its focus on keeping participants at home and in the community – are safer and more effective than nursing home care. According to the...

Northwest Health - Porter has been recognized by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield with a Blue Distinction® Centers (BDC) for Maternity Care designation, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Racial and ethnic disparities are...

Individuals interested in a career as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) need look no further than a new class in Valparaiso. Northwest Health Emergency Medical Services will be hosting an EMT-Basic Course from April 12 to July 21. The class will...

The Indiana Department of Health announced today that Hoosiers age 50 and older are now eligible to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine. This expansion of eligibility makes the vaccine available to an additional 412,000 Hoosiers. Due to limited vaccine...

Board-certified internal medicine physician Nabil Abdo, MD, is now welcoming patients after joining the staff at Franciscan Physician Network Hammond Clinic. Dr. Abdo received his training at University of Aleppo Medical School in Aleppo, Syria. His...

The Indiana Department of Health today announced that it has partnered with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, University of Notre Dame and Ivy Tech Community College to host three mass vaccination clinics to help eligible Hoosiers receive a free...

 An activist with a history of connecting members of the community to health care services will continue that work as the community health improvement coordinator for Franciscan Health Michigan City. Nila Williams arrives at Franciscan Health...

For the past nine years, Illiana Heating & Air Conditioning has supported the Women’s Diagnostic Center in Munster with a check from their fundraising efforts in October. With the pandemic, nothing was certain last year, but the need has been...