Kiki Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, was tortured and killed in 1985. His fight against illegal drugs and the devastation they do to communities has been championed since then via the Red Ribbon Campaign. In honor of his memory...
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This past week was National Women’s Health Week. And from May 13-17, the Portage YMCA celebrated the ladies. Each day there were different activities and classes held within the YMCA and free screenings for people to participate in. They partnered...
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In honor of May being Stroke Awareness Month, Porter Regional Hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Medicine will present “Signs and Symptoms of Stroke” at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28 in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department at Valparaiso Medical...
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Porter-Starke Services will host Dan Gediman, Executive Producer of the international radio, web and book series, This I Believe for a free-community wide event at Valparaiso University’s Center for the Arts on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from...
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Frequent hand washing The single best measure to prevent transmission of colds is hand washing. Frequent hand washing can destroy viruses that you have acquired from touching surfaces used by other people. When visiting public places, hand sanitizer...
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It is said there is no higher form of praise than that expressed by one’s peers. Four nurses, two each at Franciscan St. Margaret Health – Hammond and its sister campus in Dyer, echoed that sentiment on May 13 when they received St. Margaret of...
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Take a look at what's happening at Portage YMCA this week in honor of Women's Health Week! They are pulling out all the stops to make sure that the women of their community are as informed as possible. Wednesday May 15 at the Portage YMCA, a St. Mary...
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Bernie Puplava, a 24-year endoscopy registered nurse at Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point who has been in her profession for 44 years, was honored May 10 with the hospital’s annual 2013 Nightingale Award during National Nurses Week. She...
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Yes, Porter Regional Hospital is definitely the Best. Just ask Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly Magazine. The magazine recently named Porter Regional Hospital as the "Best Place to Work for 2013" for the third year in a row, the "Best Hospital...
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Franciscan St. Anthony Health Michigan City and three of its surgeons have been certified by the Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology program. The designation followed a rigorous site evaluation process, done at the hospital’s...
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