Medicine

Site work began this week on a new $3 million Franciscan Physician Network pediatric facility that will provide more space to care for Crown Point area families. The FPN Crown Point Pediatrics Health Center, currently located at 1505 S. Court St.,...

Franciscan Health staff, members of the St. John Chamber of Commerce and local officials welcomed the newest Franciscan ExpressCare and WorkingWell location during a blessing and open house on Wednesday, May 8. The new location at 8345 Wicker Ave.,...

La Porte Hospital has announced the appointment of Dr. Usama Moustafa, Jessica Romine, and Andrew Snyder to its Board of Trustees, effective January 1, 2019. “We believe these additions to our Board offer perspective, expertise, energy and a voice...

Franciscan Physician Network Cardiology Crown Point has welcomed Tariq Hameed, MD, FACC, to its staff. Dr. Hameed is board certified in interventional cardiology. He was trained at Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan, did his residency at...

La Porte Hospital has announced the addition of Dr. Andleeb Bangash, a cardiologist, to La Porte Physician Network. Dr. Bangash’s office is located at 901 Lincolnway, Suite 302 in La Porte. She is accepting new patients. Dr. Bangash says her...

The last thing most people want when they get sick is a trip to the emergency department. Oftentimes, emergency care isn’t necessary to get you on your way again. Community Healthcare System’s new Immediate Care facility in Munster opened January...

Community Hospital is expanding access to healthcare services for local residents with the opening of Community Immediate Care Munster at 1946 45th Street, near the Munster-Highland border. The public is invited to tour the newly constructed...

Porter Health Care System has announced its 2018 Associates of the Year, honoring individuals who have been nominated both by patients and their peers for providing excellent, compassionate care and service to the community. The winners are as...

In today’s tech-centric world, even the healthcare industry is making transitions to advanced and streamlined telehealth services. Telemedicine is a quickly growing factor in the healthcare world; it allows healthcare professionals to evaluate,...

As a new primary care provider at St. Mary Medical Center’s Portage Health Center II, 3545 Arbors Blvd., Robert Khoury, DO, considers himself not just a family doctor, but also a leader in overall care and the prevention of illness and disease....