At St. Mary Medical Center, care doesn’t just stop when a patient is released from the hospital. Through the Quality Care Coordination program, patients who are at risk for relapses and additional trips back to the hospital are assigned to a Care...
Franciscan Health Michigan City, in cooperation with Bolt for the Heart, the City of Michigan City, the Michigan City Parks Department and the Play For Jake Foundation, invites area runners and walkers to the inaugural Bolt for the Heart Family 5K on...
Hospice care is about improving the quality of living by focusing on both the patient and the family’s overall health (emotional, spiritual and physical) through interdisciplinary care, reducing stress, and providing caregiver assistance. This type...
Porter Regional Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®- Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the...
The Healthcare Foundation of La Porte recently awarded VNA of NWI a grant to assist in opening an office in La Porte in answer to the increasing demand for hospice and aging services. The new location at 803 Washington Street, La Porte, IN will be...
According to the National Institutes of Health, it is a misconception that as we get older, our sleep needs decline. However, it is true that older adults often do not get the recommended 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night. The reasons cited for this...
Breakfast anyone? La Porte Hospital offers a free, monthly breakfast program for all. Space is limited so registration required. The programs are part of La Porte Hospital’s HealthPorte program which was created to provide health...
St. Mary Medical Center Cancer Care Center is offering a free, six-week Cancer Transitions® class for survivors who are moving from treatment to the post-treatment phase. The classes will be held from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. beginning Thursday, July 18...
The event will be held on July 24th from 4-6p.m. and will include fun for the whole family: Free group workout classes with Anytime Fitness North Valpo at 4:30 and 6pmHealth ScreeningsVaccinationsPhysicalsFood Bank of NWISchool Supplies (while...
The community now has two convenient locations for urgent care with the opening on July 8 of a new Franciscan ExpressCare at the site of the former Michigan City hospital. The new Franciscan ExpressCare is in the emergency department area of the...