Medicine

CROWN POINT | Spare change from parishioners at Holy Name Catholic Church added up to a valuable donation to help expectant mothers in need at the Prenatal Assistance program at the Franciscan Health St. Clare Health Clinic in Crown Point. A check in...

Franciscan Physician Network Oncology and Hematology Center Crown Point has welcomed Dr. Wajihuddin Syed, MD, to its staff. Dr. Syed received his training at Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India. He did his residency and his fellowship in...

The Indiana Coordinating Body of the American Diabetes Association has named La Porte Hospital nurse, Rose Flinchum, R.N. its Diabetes Educator of the Year for 2019.  Rose is a Certified Diabetes Educator and is Board Certified in Advanced...

While online information can be super helpful in choosing a family doctor or healthcare provider, patients are often left with only that option. La Porte Hospital and La Porte Physician Network aimed to change that Tuesday night by offering a...

Porter Health Care System has announced the addition of Neurologist and Valparaiso native, Ryan Pappas, D.O. to Porter Physician Group.  Sean Dardeau, Porter Health Care System and Northwest Indiana Market Chief Executive Officer announced that...

Community Healthcare Partners ACO, Inc., (CHP ACO) saved Medicare $2.6 million in its first year of participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) through more efficient care coordination and a reduction in duplicate services. The CHP...

For years, spinal surgeon Dr. Nitin Khanna, MD, has used minimally invasive spine surgery techniques to provide pain relief to his patients in Northwest Indiana. His expertise has led to him having his research published, writing a textbook chapter...

Franciscan Physician Network welcomes podiatrist Dr. Nathan Windsor, DPM, to the Hammond Clinic staff in Munster. Dr. Windsor was trained at the Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine, Midwestern University in Glendale, Ariz. He performed his residency...

Colleagues and a former patient surprised Franciscan Health Dyer nurse Marie Weaver, RN, presenting her with the hospital’s first DAISY Award, which recognizes nurses who provide extraordinary, compassionate and skillful care. Weaver works in the...

Sister Marlene Shapley, vice president for mission integration with Franciscan Health, was recently celebrated at the Influential Women of Northwest Indiana awards banquet for the impact she has made on our region. During a ceremony held at the...