Health

Franciscan Health Michigan City is presenting the latest installment in its free, faith-based church diabetes initiative, Fan Out Diabetes. Franciscan Health Michigan City’s Fan Out Diabetes program is a faith-based diabetes initiative that pairs...

On October 1, cardiac electrophysiologists at Northwest Health – Porter will begin using an innovative new cardiac ablation therapy to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common heart rhythm disorder in adults.  When a person has AFib,...

Funds raised by sponsorships for recent healthcare symposium Franciscan WorkingWell recently donated the sponsorship proceeds from a day-long employer solutions symposium to the Franciscan Health Foundation of Northern Indiana’s Food...

Franciscan Health Michigan City, in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, is hosting a free, two-day workshop aimed at teaching suicide prevention skills to help those at risk stay safe. LivingWorks Applied Suicide...

On Monday, September 22 Northwest Health welcomed urologist, David Kraklau, M.D. to Northwest Medical Group. Dr. Kraklau joins Dr. Subba Rao Nagubadi at Northwest Medical Group – Urology and is seeing patients at the Medical Offices at Northwest...

Board-certified pediatrician Alicia Boykin, MD, is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Munster. Dr. Boykin completed medical school at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Her pediatric residency...

Project made possible in part by a $30 million donation from The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation Franciscan Health Crown Point broke ground Monday for The Dean and Barbara White Cancer Center with a blessing by The Most Rev. Robert McClory,...

Franciscan Health is hosting a virtual diabetes prevention program online starting Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. Central/6 p.m. Eastern. Franciscan Health’s Diabetes Prevention Program follows guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease...

Franciscan Health is hosting a free, live webinar aimed at increasing understanding of heart murmurs and what patients should do if they have one. The “Don’t Ignore That Heart Murmur” webinar is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. Central/7 p.m....

Northwest Health – Porter announced today that it has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality® orthopedic facility for total joint replacement surgery.  The hospital earned the Institute of Quality status by consistently delivering...