CHICAGO — RUSH and Franciscan Alliance are partnering to jointly develop and provide clinical services to improve the availability of health care to patients in Northwest Indiana.
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MICHIGAN CITY — To help ensure that all 5,000 of its students are up-to-date on required immunizations, Michigan City Area Schools will hold a “Super Saturday” vaccine catch-up event.
MICHIGAN CITY — Franciscan Health Michigan City behavioral health professionals are urging people to talk to those potentially in crisis and to utilize available resources in an effort to help prevent suicides.
INDIANAPOLIS — The National Federation of State High School Associations has partnered with Crisis Text Line to encourage mental health support for teens across the country.
MICHIGAN CITY — Franciscan Health Michigan City is hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic aimed at increasing education and vaccination rates in underserved communities.
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MICHIGAN CITY — A beloved Michigan City nurse who was taken “too soon” would be pleased to see her legacy living on through scholarships to future operating room nurses, according to former co-workers.
MISHAWAKA — Franciscan Health is one of the places the victims of violence are taken to recover, but now, the hospital is joining a collaboration to try to stop that violence before it occurs.
La PORTE — Northwest Health is opening registration for its Diabetes Prevention Program, developed by the CDC in partnership with organizations including Northwest Health with the goal of preventing type 2 diabetes.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Northwest Indiana residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s and other dementias by participating in the 2022 Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
MICHIGAN CITY — A Franciscan Health infectious disease physician is urging patients who test positive for COVID-19 to ask their healthcare providers if antiviral medications are right for them – immediately upon diagnosis.
MICHIGAN CITY — Franciscan Health Michigan City’s new scholarship fund is meant to honor former members of the medical profession by assisting those just getting started in the field.
ITASCA, Ill. — Minorities continue to make up nearly six out of every 10 people waiting for life-saving organs in the U.S., but only three in 10 are registered organ, eye and tissue donors, according to the Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network.
MICHIGAN CITY — Lactation consultants at Franciscan Health Michigan City’s Family Birth Center have tripled the percentage of mothers who are exclusively breastfeeding their infants in just one year, representatives said.
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MICHIGAN CITY — Patients seeking surgical treatment for obesity and related conditions can now receive care at a nationally accredited program in the Michigan City area.
MICHIGAN CITY — Local health experts will be going to church in the coming weeks to preach a different kind of message – the danger of diabetes in minority populations.
GARY — The people with you 24/7 in a hospital are nurses, who are relied upon for both compassion and competency, according to a statement from Franciscan Health.
La PORTE — To increase awareness of a new procedure that helps eliminate gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Northwest Health will present “Got GERD? Turn down the Heat on Heartburn” at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 28.
MICHIGAN CITY — Two separate state grants to Franciscan Health will allow the hospital group to continue or start health programs, including two in Michigan City – one to assist victims of domestic violence, and two to address cardiovascular health in the Black community.
INDIANAPOLIS — Three agencies that serve La Porte County recently received a funding boost through a new state grant program aimed at tacking public health challenges.
MICHIGAN CITY — The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter will be starting a new caregiver support group in Michigan City this month.
MICHIGAN CITY — In just a year since Franciscan Health’s Family Birth Centers introduced patients to the YoMingo pregnancy app, about 1,100 new moms and moms-to-be have benefited from the free online tool’s information and support.
La PORTE — The childbirth teams at Northwest Health hospitals in La Porte and Porter County are now using an artificial intelligence-based maternal-fetal early warning system to enhance patient safety during labor and delivery.
MICHIGAN CITY — Three Franciscan Health health hospitals, including Michigan City, have earned national accreditation from the Commission on Cancer.
La PORTE — Sparked by a national shortage of nurses and other clinicians, Northwest Health is planning to train more employees to become nurses, nursing assistants and other clinical professionals.
MICHIGAN CITY — Health-conscious residents are invited to put on their walking shoes for a weekly dose of health information and exercise, as Franciscan Health’s Walk With A Doc program returns to Michigan City.
VALPARAISO — With many parents facing the stress of a baby formula shortage due to recent supply chain disruptions, the demand for donor breast milk is greater than ever and the milk depot at Northwest Health-Porter is asking all potential donors to help.
MICHIGAN CITY — A discharge from the hospital or a doctor’s visit can come with lengthy instructions and medication list needed for recovery at home.
MICHIGAN CITY — A boost in the health and fitness of Franciscan Health employees has been matched by a boost in the Franciscan Health Foundation’s Employee Emergency Fund, thanks to a challenge won by a team in Michigan City.
La PORTE — To mark National Drinking Water Week, the La Porte County Health Department is offering free In-Home Well Water Screening tests for all county residential well owners, starting Monday.
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MICHIGAN CITY — When Franciscan Health Michigan City’s Family Birth Center encountered a rare, life-threatening childbirth condition, expertise and teamwork combined to save the life of a Michigan City mother and her baby.
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VALPARAISO — Porter-Starke Services has launched a program designed to identify and treat individuals who have experienced a first episode of psychosis.
CROWN POINT — One spoke about how a mother who was slain while protecting her family gave her another chance at life. Another told how her late husband’s gift impacted the lives of more than 200 others.
MICHIGAN CITY — Franciscan Health will provide free screenings and health information at three Michigan City barbershops on Saturday, April 30, as part of the Indiana Black Barbershop Health Initiative.
MICHIGAN CITY — The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter is hosting a free, in-person Research Updates program in Michigan City.
La PORTE — There are two times each year when our bodies’ internal clocks get messed up as we switch to and from Daylight Saving Time, but sleep experts say there are ways to overcome the change, which can disrupt sleeping patterns.
MICHIGAN CITY — La Porte County has the highest infant mortality rate in Northwest Indiana and one of the worst in the state, and also suffers from one of the lowest rates of prenatal care in the state and region.
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MICHIGAN CITY — More than 100 participants helped raise some $1,200 when Minority Health Partners of La Porte County hosted its 10th annual Real Men Wear Pink Breast Cancer Walk last month at the Pentecostal Temple COGIC in Michigan City.
CROWN POINT — The Franciscan Health Breast Care Center has added advanced treatment options for breast cancer patients by adopting the Savi Scout Wire-Free Radar Localization System to provide easier, more compassionate care with less discomfort.
La PORTE — Breast cancer and other medical illnesses remain a serious risk for women, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MICHIGAN CITY — Franciscan Health Michigan City is partnering with local churches on a faith-based diabetes prevention initiative.
WASHINGTON – The FCC has approved an initial set of 62 applications for funding commitments totaling $41.98 million for Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
La PORTE — If you feel a sharp pain in your back, side, lower abdomen, or groin, or have blood in your urine, you may have a kidney stone – a condition that is common and on the rise. But left untreated, kidney stones can cause serious complications in addition to severe pain.
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MICHIGAN CITY — Franciscan Health’s Northwest Indiana hospitals have been recognized by the American College of Cardiology for “demonstrated expertise and commitment” in treating patients with chest pain.
La PORTE — La Porte Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Primary Stroke Certification.
La PORTE — Work on the new joint venture between two area health care giants is only a few weeks from completion.
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