Medicine

Clinics conduct graduation ceremonies for patients ending treatment Patients at the Franciscan Health Wound Healing and Prevention Institutes in Dyer and Munster now have a little something extra to look forward to at the end of their treatment....

 St. Catherine Hospital and St. Mary Medical Center earned an A grade for Hospital  Safety from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog. Leapfrog assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to  hospitals across the country based on over...

Photo by Randy Walker After 23 years of working with student-athletes in Northwest Indiana, Methodist Hospitals Sports Medicine Program Coordinator Patrick Ohaver’s efforts have been recognized by the Secondary School Committee of the National...

 St. Catherine Hospital has been recognized for its success in supporting Black maternal health by U.S. News &  World Report for Black Maternal Health Week 2024.  “This recognition affirms St. Catherine Hospital’s efforts in...

On March 20, Northwest Health – Porter added robotic-assisted lung biopsies to its comprehensive suite of advanced medical procedures for lung conditions. This innovative technology represents a significant milestone in the early detection and...

Access to affordable healthcare is an issue for many Northwest Indiana residents. The City of Portage recently welcomed GENERx Pharmacy as a solution to that problem.  As Northwest Indiana’s first insurance-free pharmacy, GENERx Pharmacy...

Franciscan Health Family Birth Center Dyer nurse Cynthia Ippolito has helped deliver more babies than she can count, but one baby born this Valentine’s Day is a little girl she won’t soon forget. Ippolito assisted in the birth of Fletcher Lainey...

Franciscan Alliance will fully acquire Franciscan Beacon Hospital this spring, representatives announced today. Franciscan Alliance and Beacon Health System entered an agreement in 2018 for a 50/50 joint partnership for the creation of Franciscan...

Board-certified family medicine provider Kimberland Anderson, MD, is now seeing patients at the Franciscan Physician Network Family Medicine St. John office at 8345 Wicker Ave. Franciscan Physician Network Director of Operations Rhonda Volk said all...

Less than a month after closing, Northwest Health reopened its Valparaiso Urgent Care on December 15.  The new location, 2505 Calumet Avenue, is also the location of Northwest Medical Group - Primary Care.  This new building, which opened...