Assistance

The Cancer Patient Fund has been a long-standing community tradition. The fund was originally created by the La Porte Hospital Foundation (LPHF) in the mid 1980’s to assist cancer patients facing financial difficulties with the cost of their...

After years of fundraising to grow the Cancer Patient Fund and assisting hundreds of community members fighting cancer in La Porte County, Healthcare Foundation of La Porte (HFL) has officially transferred the Cancer Patient Fund to NewDay...

Today Northwest Health announced the addition of Dr. Daniel De Gala, Internal Medicine physician to Northwest Medical Group. Dr. De Gala is accepting new patients at his office at Northwest Medical Group’s Primary Care practice located at 401 New...

Franciscan Health has updated the hours for drive-thru testing for novel COVID-19 coronavirus at its hospitals in Hammond, Dyer, and Munster. The testing takes place at trailers located outside of hospital emergency departments. Individuals without...

Franciscan Health’s Community Health Improvement team is partnering with Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) to help families strengthen their resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Families Tackling Tough Times...

Pink ribbons worn around the world serve as a symbol of unity in the fight against breast cancer and search for a cure. Those well-known ribbons also remind women of some important current recommendations: women 40 and older should have a yearly...

With the status of our world creating uncertainty in healthcare and the economy, providing employees quality health benefits, while helping companies balance important cost savings is on everyone’s mind. UnitedHealthcare recognized businesses’...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world immensely. One of the aspects of daily living that has been affected the most is healthcare, and the pandemic has had ramifications on how healthcare is used and distributed both now and most certainly in...

Community Healthcare System recently welcomed several practitioners to the Community Care Network, Inc. (CCNI) team of physicians. Among the specialties these physicians and surgeons represent are general surgery, internal medicine, neurocritical...

Understanding that support of a diverse population is at the core of its mission, Franciscan Health Michigan City is committing to a multi-faceted plan to promote equity and parity in health care. As one of the largest employers in the region,...