Medicine

For years, spinal surgeon Dr. Nitin Khanna, MD, has used minimally invasive spine surgery techniques to provide pain relief to his patients in Northwest Indiana. His expertise has led to him having his research published, writing a textbook chapter...

Franciscan Physician Network welcomes podiatrist Dr. Nathan Windsor, DPM, to the Hammond Clinic staff in Munster. Dr. Windsor was trained at the Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine, Midwestern University in Glendale, Ariz. He performed his residency...

Colleagues and a former patient surprised Franciscan Health Dyer nurse Marie Weaver, RN, presenting her with the hospital’s first DAISY Award, which recognizes nurses who provide extraordinary, compassionate and skillful care. Weaver works in the...

Sister Marlene Shapley, vice president for mission integration with Franciscan Health, was recently celebrated at the Influential Women of Northwest Indiana awards banquet for the impact she has made on our region. During a ceremony held at the...

Schererville resident Teri Milcarek is no stranger to sinus infections. “Each year I would get at least one infection,” she says. “The past couple of years it seemed like I was getting them more often and they lasted longer-sometimes causing me...

Community Hospital unveiled its newly designed space dedicated to cardiovascular patients receiving inpatient and outpatient diagnostics, advanced treatments and disease management services. The newly expanded Cardiac Care Center features advances in...

Over the past several months, the scope of care has broadened within the hospitals of Community Healthcare System and in Northwest Indiana as a whole. This past April, Community Hospital received certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center...

The public is invited to tour the new Community Stroke & Rehabilitation Center and get a sneak peek at the new inpatient rooms and healthcare services at an open house scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. An autograph session...

Narayan Prabhakar, MD, has joined the staff at Franciscan Physician Network Hammond Clinic, bolstering the team-based care provided to patients. Dr. Prabhakar is board certified in family medicine. He trained at American University of Caribbean...

Porter Health Care System has announced the addition of Interventional Cardiologist, Fahd Syed, M.D., M.P.H, F.A.C.C. to Porter Physician Group.  Sean Dardeau, Porter Health Care System and Northwest Indiana Market Chief Executive Officer...