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Imo Jeanne Johnson wants to remain independent for as long as she possibly can. The 80-year-old retired social worker has lived in her Michigan City home for more than 25 years. When she fell and fractured a bone in her back, she worried she may no...

Northwest Health welcomes interventional cardiologist, Setri Fugar, MD, to Northwest Medical Group. Dr. Fugar will be seeing patients in the medical offices adjacent to Northwest Health – La Porte Hospital at 1331 State St. in La Porte and in the...

Northwest Health welcomes Michael Schwuchow, DNP, FNP-C, a nurse practitioner specializing in urology to Northwest Medical Group. Schwuchow joined the medical practice of Genri Pinkhasov, MD, FACS, at Northwest Medical Group – Urology located the...

Robert Korsch, DO, a Franciscan Physician Network urological surgeon at Franciscan Health Michigan City, has been named a Center of Excellence physician by Boston Scientific. The designation recognizes Dr. Korsch’s work with the GreenLight...

Franciscan Health Dyer and Franciscan Health Munster Chief Financial Officer Pamela J. Ott has been elected vice chair of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s (HFMA) Board of Examiners for 2023-2024. She will assume the role of...

September is National Recovery Month, an occasion meant to celebrate and support Americans working to overcome drug or alcohol addiction while promoting new and existing evidence-based treatments. In recognition of Recovery Month, NorthShore Health...

Family medicine nurse practitioner Katheryn White is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Lowell. White, NP, is board-certified and earned both her master of science and bachelor of science degrees in nursing...

Did you know that approximately 1 in 13 Americans have asthma?* And that asthma is the leading chronic disease in children?  Asthma symptoms include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness. During an asthma attack, symptoms...

Franciscan Health Munster is the first and only hospital in Northwest Indiana to offer a minimally invasive procedure that significantly improves quality of life for chronic emphysema patients, representatives announced today. The Zephyr Valve system...

Board-certified infectious disease and internal medicine doctor Annette Abraham, MD, is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Michigan City. Dr. Abraham completed her training at Government Medical College in...