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Today Northwest Health announced a partnership with inHealth Integrated Care to ensure optimal emergency services in Porter County. Northwest Health holds the county contract for EMS services, responding to 911 calls from four stations within Porter...

Above: St. Mary Medical Center and Roche Diagnostics leaders, including St. Mary Medical Center CEO Janice Ryba, third from left, stand in front of the new conveyor-system testing equipment in the St. Mary Medical Center Laboratory. A new system at...

Franciscan Health patients in the Region now have a new option for combating liver cancer, thanks to an innovative treatment available at Franciscan Health Munster.  The hospital is now offering Boston Scientific’s TheraSphere Yttrium-90...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness month and Northwest Health – La Porte is hosting a free HealthyU seminar featuring Marvi Bikak, M.D., Pulmonologist and Critical Care Specialist.  Attendees can look forward to hearing how lung cancer...

Are you among those who have tirelessly tried diets and exercise routines without achieving your weight-loss goals? If you aim to shed 25 or more pounds and are searching for effective, evidence-based methods beyond conventional approaches, this free...

As the festive season approaches, learn how to navigate holiday feasts without the discomfort of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Whether you’re craving pumpkin pie or a hearty roast, Powers Health Medical Group’s Yazen Assaf, MD, will...

Nearly 69 million Americans have experienced dizziness or imbalance at some point in their lives. However, dizziness, vertigo and balance issues may be symptomatic of a deeper problem. Join staff members from our Dizzy and Balance Therapy...

Franciscan Health broke ground Monday for a new medical office building in St. John with a blessing by The Most Rev. Robert McClory, bishop of the Diocese of Gary. The two-story, 82,881-square-footbuilding is being built by Tonn and Blank...

Lake County has among the highest incidence of type 2 diabetes in the entire state of Indiana. And type 2 diabetes can lead to serious complications such as heart disease, kidney damage, vision problems and more. Fortunately, type 2 diabetes can be...

Northwest Health continues expansion with the addition of  husband and wife obstetrician/gynecologist Erika Pettis, M.D., and general surgeon Jaron Pettis, M.D., to Northwest Medical Group. Dr. Erika Pettis, obstetrician/gynecologist is seeing...