Living within stay-at-home orders during COVID-19 may have tested your mental and emotional well-being in a new way. There are many different ways to cope with COVID-19 and the impact it can take on one’s emotional health may vary. Recognizing...

Effective Monday, June 1, drive-through pre-surgical and outpatient COVID testing will move from Franciscan Health’s Homer Street campus to the Franciscan Health Michigan City hospital located at 3500 Franciscan Way. Drive-through testing will take...

At Community Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Munster, there is now a piece of technology that eases some of the families’ stress while their newborn is hospitalized. The NicView™ live-streaming video system lets parents check...

Patients who have delayed surgery or other non-emergency procedures can now work with their physician to secure care as La Porte and Starke Hospitals have successfully resumed some outpatient elective services. The hospitals are following Indiana...

When the pandemic became very real for LaPorte County, the Healthcare Foundation of La Porte (HFL) did what they do best – mobilized resources, gathered the right people around the (virtual) table, began collecting data, and pushed forward with...

As COVID-19 cases continue to spread across the country, experiencing a sneeze, cough or tickle in the throat may be more nerve-wracking. Before worry sets in, remember that spring is the time of year for seasonal allergies, which affect close...

Franciscan Health is participating in a national study spearheaded by the Mayo Clinic to investigate the effectiveness of convalescent plasma in treating patients infected with COVID-19. Convalescent plasma is blood plasma collected from people who...

As we navigate this unprecedented time as a country and across the globe, finding simple and effective ways to ease our minds may make a big difference. Maybe you know someone who takes five minutes each morning to meditate or finds time...

Family Nurse Practitioner Angela Vittorio-Wilson is now accepting patients at Franciscan Physician Network St. John Health Center. Vittorio-Wilson, a board-certified nurse practitioner, obtained her Master of Science in nursing at Indiana Wesleyan...

Last year, Center for Hospice Care’s (CHC) annual Gardens of Remembrance and Renewal event took place on Tuesday, June 4th of 2019. The late afternoon sun shone down on the memorial bricks and benches as families gathered to remember their loved...