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Center for Hospice Care recently launched a new community-based palliative care program, Kaleidoscope, which offers a holistic approach to caring for patients with serious advanced illnesses wherever they call home. A team consisting of a nurse...

Franciscan Health Michigan City is presenting the latest installment in its free, faith-based church diabetes initiative, Fan Out Diabetes. Franciscan Health Michigan City’s Fan Out Diabetes program is a faith-based diabetes initiative that pairs...

Discover how to care for your body after cancer treatment and prepare for some common challenges survivors face. Being cancer free is a monumental achievement. You have faced many challenges and emerged stronger. However, life after cancer can be...

Home visits available for qualified, high-risk prenatal, postpartum patients Franciscan Health Michigan City is partnering with the La Porte Fire Department to provide home visits to high-risk prenatal and postpartum patients under the care of...

Northwest Health – La Porte offers diabetes support and education programs to individuals throughout the region.  Diabetes Self-Management Class This four-week class is a comprehensive program helping empower individuals with diabetes to control...

Franciscan Health Cardiology Olympia Fields is hosting free weekly smoking cessation group meetings aimed at helping smokers kick the habit. The meetings help smokers learn proven strategies for success in quitting for good, develop a personal plan...

Patrick Ohaver, an experienced athletic trainer and Coordinator of Methodist Hospitals Sports Medicine Program, has been recognized by the Secondary School Committee of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA). Ohaver was recently named...

Franciscan Health has received funds to support healthcare-related programs for non-profit, health and human service organizations in at-risk communities, which will be allocated through Franciscan’s Social Impact Partnership Program (SIPP). SIPP...

The Franciscan Health Foundation of Northern Indiana is thanking CAPTRUST for its recent donations totaling $4,166 in support of the Franciscan Health Michigan City Prenatal Assistance Program for vulnerable mothers with children under the age of...

A Munster pastor will mark World Voice Day today with the ability to speak clearly for the first time in several years.  Frustrated by his voice cutting in and out, the Rev. Jim Hollendoner, lead pastor at Munster Church, turned to Inna Husain,...