Access to affordable healthcare is an issue for many Northwest Indiana residents. The City of Portage recently welcomed GENERx Pharmacy as a solution to that problem. As Northwest Indiana’s first insurance-free pharmacy, GENERx Pharmacy...
Franciscan Health Family Birth Center Dyer nurse Cynthia Ippolito has helped deliver more babies than she can count, but one baby born this Valentine’s Day is a little girl she won’t soon forget. Ippolito assisted in the birth of Fletcher Lainey...
Franciscan Alliance will fully acquire Franciscan Beacon Hospital this spring, representatives announced today. Franciscan Alliance and Beacon Health System entered an agreement in 2018 for a 50/50 joint partnership for the creation of Franciscan...
Board-certified family medicine provider Kimberland Anderson, MD, is now seeing patients at the Franciscan Physician Network Family Medicine St. John office at 8345 Wicker Ave. Franciscan Physician Network Director of Operations Rhonda Volk said all...
On December 28, 2023, the Play for Jake Foundation presented Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to La Porte High School and New Prairie High School. This significant contribution marks a crucial step in enhancing emergency preparedness. The...
Less than a month after closing, Northwest Health reopened its Valparaiso Urgent Care on December 15. The new location, 2505 Calumet Avenue, is also the location of Northwest Medical Group - Primary Care. This new building, which opened...
Positive patient experiences and outcomes are the primary reasons the hospitals of Community Healthcare System use robot-assisted technology for minimally invasive surgeries and diagnostics. Each year, Community Healthcare System’s acute care...
Barbara Brown’s plan to spend retirement pedaling cruiser bicycles on trails with her husband and hiking along Michigan’s beaches was interrupted by a medical diagnosis. “It’s hard to enjoy a bike ride with this condition,” the 70-year-old...
While influenza viruses (flu virus) spread year-round, most flu activity peaks between December and February. The flu vaccine is your best bet for avoiding getting and/or spreading influenza this winter. This year's seasonal flu vaccines each provide...
Board-certified family nurse practitioner Jessica Van Noort is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Cedar Lake. Van Noort, NP, earned her master of science degree in nursing at Chamberlain University and her...