Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center strives to promote breast cancer awareness and make women feel safe and comfortable during their appointments. Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center provides screening mammograms and diagnostic services as well as Bone …
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A procedure offered at Franciscan Health Crown Point is allowing cardiac patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) to eliminate the use of blood thinners and live more active lifestyles. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AFib …
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The Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center at Methodist Hospital provides an opportunity for residents of the Region to be proactive in their physical health. Offering an array of tests and preventative strategies to ensure that women and men who are …
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The Northwest Health – La Porte Emergency Department (ED) is now the first and only Accredited Senior-Friendly ED in Northwest and North Central Indiana. The hospital received the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Geriatric Emergency …
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Healthcare Foundation of La Porte (HFL) has a clear vision: to make La Porte County one of Indiana’s top 10 healthiest communities by 2030. HFL is working toward this vision by supporting nonprofit organizations in the county with capacity building …
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Board-certified family medicine doctor Caitlin Sienkiewicz, DO is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Crown Point. Dr. Sienkiewicz completed her training at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pa. She …
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Each year, Healthcare Foundation of La Porte provides grants for AEDs (automated external defibrillators). These annual grants help ensure our community has access to these life-saving devices. HFL works in conjunction with La Porte County EMS, through the …
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A region cardiologist says a healthy lifestyle may be the key to preventing strokes. Strokes, or “brain attacks,” claim the lives of nearly 160,000 Americans each year. As the fifth leading killer and the most common cause of disability, strokes devastate …
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St. Catherine Hospital now offers an innovative program shown to prevent chronic lymphedema in 92% of cancer survivors through three years. It is estimated that 1 in 3 at-risk cancer patients will develop lymphedema. Cancer survivors were not previously …
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A warning from diabetes researchers says the number of Americans under 20 with diabetes is likely to skyrocket in the future. Additionally, they say there could be a substantial widening of racial and ethnic disparities in the prevalence of type 2 …
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