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The City of Valparaiso will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Friday, April 5, 2024, at Valparaiso City Hall, 166 Lincolnway from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. To schedule your appointment, visit redcrossblood.org.  The City of...

Franciscan Health Crown Point and Michigan City are offering new monthly stroke support groups for stroke survivors, their families and caregivers. Beginning Tuesday, March 12, the Michigan City group will meet at 2 p.m. Central on the second Tuesday...

Community Healthcare System is invested in the health and well-being of the communities it serves. Out of that commitment, its Occupational Health Program was born. Through this program, employers have access to a variety of services to support...

Monique Sturgeon has always been attuned to the needs of her community — and unfortunately, to the barriers and challenges that may exist. A member of the Weeminuche Band of the Ute Mountain Tribe, Monique sees the stark gaps in care...

A tradition of helping breast cancer patients in Northwest Indiana carries on. David Robinson, MD, and his practice, Indiana Plastic Surgery, again donated $2,500 to Community Healthcare Center’s Women’s Diagnostic Center in support of the Breast...

Discover the benefits of keeping a symptom diary to help treat your health issues! Your body has only one way to let you know something is wrong and that is through symptoms. It is a major problem when symptoms become disruptive to your day-to-day...

Support from rehab team helps man heal after head-on crash The clock inched toward midnight as D.J. Richmond navigated rainy backroads in Wheatfield. It was March 2022 and Richmond was heading home from a friend’s house, a route flanked by...

Franciscan Health is offering a 14-week book club focused on helping participants quit smoking and vaping for good. The club will read “The Naked Mind Nicotine: The Science-Based Method to Reclaim Your Health and Take Control Easily,” by Annie...

Today Northwest Health – Porter announced that it has expanded its partnership with The Milk Bank by becoming a dispensation site for families picking up orders of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk (PDHM). The hospital was already a breast milk donation...

Screenings made possible through Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust license plates Women in need of mammograms in Northwest Indiana may be able to receive them free of charge thanks to a grant to Franciscan Health from the Indiana Breast Cancer...