Multi-board-certified heart specialist Tansel Turgut, MD, is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Michigan City. Dr. Turgut is board-certified in cardiology, interventional cardiology and nuclear...
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Franciscan Health Crown Point accredited for geriatric emergency department care
Franciscan Health Crown Point recently earned the bronze standard Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). The program recognizes emergency departments that...
Health Foundation of La Porte to Accept 2025 Grant Applications Beginning January 10
Grant applications for programs and projects that align with Health Foundation of La Porte, or HFL’s, strategic priorities of Healthy Children, Healthy Living, Healthy Minds, as well as Healthy La Porte will be accepted beginning January 10, 2025,...
Powers Health, St. Mary Medical Center Auxiliary host annual Angel Tree of Lights ceremony
The community gathered Dec. 4 to honor and memorialize loved ones during the Angel Tree of Lights ceremony at St. Mary Medical Center. Melina Dixon, manager of Volunteer Services at St. Mary Medical Center, said the annual event helps bring the...
Goshen Health to present Mental Health Matters series
To spark conversation and awareness surrounding mental health, Goshen Health is partnering with the Noble County Public Library to provide free, family-friendly programming on healthy coping strategies. Topics include the benefits of physical...
Goshen Hospital Celebrates the First Baby Born in Michiana for 2025!
Goshen Health is delighted to announce the birth of the first baby in the Michiana area for the year 2025, born at Goshen Hospital. We proudly welcome Sebastian Alejandro Graciliano, who was born on January 1, 2025, at 1:24 AM. Weighing 7...
Franciscan Health welcomes first babies of new year
Franciscan Health Family Birth Centers welcomed the first babies of 2025 on New Year’s Day. Curtis Lee Harris III was born to Tiara and Curtis Harris II of Lynwood, Ill. at 9:43 a.m. at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, making him the first baby...
Franciscan ExpressCare sites in Hobart, Portage expand hours
Franciscan ExpressCare locations in Hobart and Portage now have expanded in-person hours and virtual visits for patients with non-life-threatening illnesses and conditions seeking urgent care. Both locations are now open for walk-in visits from 8...
When it’s not “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
The first Thanksgiving. The first Chanukah. The first Christmas. The first holiday without a loved one can feel overwhelming. In fact, celebration may not be a word you can use this year. Instead, you may be asking yourself, “How will I make it...
Neonatologist helps Franciscan Health Crown Point NICU families experience first Christmas
Dr. Brett Galley dresses as Santa to spread holiday cheer to tiny patients Newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit at Franciscan Health Crown Point and their families had a special visitor this week, just in time for Christmas. Brett Galley, MD,...