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Internal Medicine Physician Joins Northwest Health in Chesterton

Internal Medicine Physician Joins Northwest Health in Chesterton Northwest Health is welcoming internal medicine physicians, Artemii Lazarev, M.D. to Northwest Medical Group. Dr. Lazarev is accepting new patients at the Medical Offices at Northwest Health – Chesterton, 650 Dickinson Road, Chesterton, Indiana....

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Community Hospital celebrates 1,000th TAVR, recognized for Excellence with ACC Transcatheter Valve Certification

Community Hospital celebrates 1,000th TAVR, recognized for Excellence with ACC Transcatheter Valve Certification Building on its reputation as a leader in cardiovascular care, the Structural Heart and Valve team at Community Hospital on Wednesday performed its 1,000th transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Known as TAVR, the procedure is a minimally...

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Franciscan Health, Diocese of Gary partner for Respect Life celebration

Franciscan Health, Diocese of Gary partner for Respect Life celebration Hundreds of students from Catholic schools across Northwest Indiana and Chicago’s South Suburbs gathered at Franciscan Health Dyer Wednesday morning for the annual Respect Life Celebration. The annual event, co-hosted by Franciscan Health and the...

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Northwest Medical Group Introduces Kristi McCormick, FNP-C to New Carlisle location

Northwest Medical Group Introduces Kristi McCormick, FNP-C to New Carlisle location Northwest Health is welcoming family medicine nurse practitioner, Kristi McCormick, FNP-C to Northwest Medical Group. She is accepting new patients at the at Northwest Medical Group – Primary Care, 8988 E. US Highway 20, in New Carlisle,...

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Franciscan Health Michigan City presenting faith-based diabetes initiative at local churches

Franciscan Health Michigan City presenting faith-based diabetes initiative at local churches Franciscan Health Michigan City is presenting the latest installment in its free, faith-based church diabetes initiative, Fan Out Diabetes. Franciscan Health Michigan City’s Fan Out Diabetes program is a faith-based diabetes initiative that pairs...

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Patients at Northwest Health – Porter to receive new treatment for Atrial Fibrillation

Patients at Northwest Health – Porter to receive new treatment for Atrial Fibrillation On October 1, cardiac electrophysiologists at Northwest Health – Porter will begin using an innovative new cardiac ablation therapy to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common heart rhythm disorder in adults.  When a person has AFib,...

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Franciscan WorkingWell donates $3,000 to Franciscan Health Foundation food insecurity program

Franciscan WorkingWell donates $3,000 to Franciscan Health Foundation food insecurity program Funds raised by sponsorships for recent healthcare symposium Franciscan WorkingWell recently donated the sponsorship proceeds from a day-long employer solutions symposium to the Franciscan Health Foundation of Northern Indiana’s Food...

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Franciscan Health Michigan City hosting Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

Franciscan Health Michigan City hosting Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Franciscan Health Michigan City, in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, is hosting a free, two-day workshop aimed at teaching suicide prevention skills to help those at risk stay safe. LivingWorks Applied Suicide...

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Urologist, David Kraklau, M.D., joins Northwest Medical Group in La Porte

Urologist, David Kraklau, M.D., joins Northwest Medical Group in La Porte On Monday, September 22 Northwest Health welcomed urologist, David Kraklau, M.D. to Northwest Medical Group. Dr. Kraklau joins Dr. Subba Rao Nagubadi at Northwest Medical Group – Urology and is seeing patients at the Medical Offices at Northwest...

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Board-certified pediatrician joins Franciscan Physician Network in Munster

Board-certified pediatrician joins Franciscan Physician Network in Munster Board-certified pediatrician Alicia Boykin, MD, is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Munster. Dr. Boykin completed medical school at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Her pediatric residency...

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