The latest group of future paramedics recently graduated from the Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point Emergency Medical Services Training Academy, which produces most of the first-responders from south Lake County departments. Shown (back row, from …
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Getting the right screenings at the right time can help prevent many illnesses and catch others early when they’re most treatable. Did you know most insurance plans now cover many preventive screenings and services such as vaccinations that can help you …
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Seven Months, Thirty Pounds, & A Body I Don’t RecognizeI don’t think I’m very unique. I’m decidedly middle-aged, a wife, a mother, an employee, a sister, a daughter etc. I stress eat, love sweets – really love sweets, always was busy and …
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Franciscan Alliance celebrates the anniversary of treating their first patient 140 years ago today. On January 3, 1876, just three weeks after arriving from Germany, the six Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration admitted and cared for an ill civilian …
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Community Hospital is among the hospitals nationwide to lead the fight against bladder cancer and give patients peace of mind by introducing Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview® technology. The FDA-approved breakthrough procedure uses a blue light with a …
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Pulmonary care at St. Mary Medical Center is among the top 10% in the nation as measured by lowest risk-adjusted mortality, according to this year’s evaluation from Healthgrades®, the leading online resource helping consumers make informed decisions in …
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Board Certified Plastic surgeon David Robinson, MD, and his family have donated $2,600 to the Women’s Diagnostic Center of Community Hospital. Their contributions to the Breast Cancer Awareness Fund will help local women – those without insurance and who …
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Being an organ donor is a choice based on beliefs, morals, and values. The choice is different for each person, in each country, in each religion, in each gender, and in each race. Among the African-American population, the need for organ donations is …
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Most Rev. Donald Hying, bishop of the Gary Catholic Diocese, blesses with holy water a packed crowd that attended a dedication ceremony on Dec. 17 for a new, 24-hour Emergency Department at Franciscan Healthcare-Munster. He also blessed each room of the …
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With a philosophy of “man’s best friend also can be a healer,” Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point launched a pet therapy program on Dec. 16, aimed at making patients’ stays more comfortable, with a dose of fun. The initiative kicked off in the …
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