Medicine

Patients in Michigan City will have the opportunity for earlier lung cancer diagnoses, thanks to the new Ion robotic bronchoscopy platform recently installed at Franciscan Health Michigan City. According to the American Cancer Society, more patients...

The Franciscan Physician Network Center for Midwifery is now open in Crown Point, expanding Franciscan Health Crown Point’s offerings to meet the healthcare needs of women of all ages. “Franciscan Health Crown Point has consistently built and...

A fast-growing class of therapeutic drugs called biosimilars is creating expanded treatment options in certain instances. The result may help lower costs for some patients and the healthcare system overall. For example, the availability of...

With Medicare annual enrollment upon us, now is the time to review whether your Medicare coverage is a good fit for your healthcare needs and make any needed changes for 2023. A growing number of people – nearly half of eligible Medicare...

In observance of American Heart Month, Northwest Health will be offering free blood pressure screenings every Tuesday in February. The screenings will be conducted by the hospital’s chest pain and stroke coordinators in the main lobby at each of...

St. Catherine Hospital now offers an innovative program shown to prevent chronic lymphedema in 92% of cancer survivors through three years. It is estimated that 1 in 3 at-risk cancer patients will develop lymphedema. Cancer survivors were not...

MUNSTER | Little Warrior” is one of the names almost 10-year-old Brooke Smith wrote on care bags that she recently dropped off for babies and their families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Community Hospital. On...

Northwest Health – La Porte has announced its Team Members of the Year, honoring individuals who were nominated by their peers for their outstanding performance and exemplary service. Keith Nichols, Chief Executive Officer for Northwest Health - La...

MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana – Franciscan Health Michigan City in December performed the first patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure procedure in the hospital’s history, thanks to the addition of a new interventional cardiologist to the Franciscan...

CROWN POINT | Community Stroke & Rehabilitation Center recently earned a three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Founded in 1966, CARF International is an independent, nonprofit...