Franciscan Physician Network welcomes Dr. Emmett Robinson, MD, to the Crown Point Internal Medicine and Specialty Center. Dr. Robinson trained at the University of Illinois at Chicago and performed his residency at St. Vincent Hospitals and Health...

Pathway to Adventure Council, Boy Scouts of America, has presented Donald P. Fesko, OD, MBA, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana, Inc. (CFNI), with the 2019 Distinguished Citizen Award. CFNI...

Franciscan Health Hammond’s Prenatal Assistance Program hosted “Celebrating Your Little Pumpkin Turning One,” an event to commemorate all the families the program has assisted and the babies that have celebrated their first birthdays. The...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and St. Mary Medical Center is making breast health and other women’s health and wellness topics a focus of this month’s community events. The Women’s Diagnostic Center (WDC) at St. Mary Medical Center...

On October 16, St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago partnered with the founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes to unveil and bless a device that enables mothers in crisis to anonymously surrender their babies into the arms of medical professionals to help...

Franciscan Health Crown Point is the proud alma mater to some of Northwest Indiana’s most distinguished graduates, the NICU babies who work tirelessly to go home with their parents. Three of Franciscan’s nurses, Patti Pirkle, Kim Federico, and...

“Every Breath You Take: A Lung Cancer Prevention Symposium” is the title of the free, annual symposium being offered to the public from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Community Hospital Fitness Pointe, 9950 Calumet Ave. in Munster....

The Upsilon chapter of the Pi Sigma Phi Sorority continued its generous support of the Franciscan Health Foundation with two donations to help Northwest Indiana families in need. A $1,300 donation will go to assist the Franciscan Health St. Clare...

For the third year, Franciscan Health is recognizing Diaper Insecurity during October by hosting its annual Diaper Drive to benefit families in need throughout Northwest Indiana and the South Suburbs. Due to the generosity and support of Franciscan...

An innovative program in La Porte County is helping women have access to mammography screening for the detection of breast cancer regardless of financial barriers. The Breast Cancer Project, established by the Healthcare Foundation of La Porte (HFL)...