As a former championship ballroom dancer, Tony Silvasi used to float across the dance floor using intricate footwork. But when Parkinson’s disease started to take over his body’s ability to move or even walk, he and his wife had lost all hope...
Read MoreFranciscan Nursing Award Winner Worked Way up through the Ranks
Amber Galvan, second from left, a registered nurse from LaPorte who serves in the Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City Medical-Surgical unit, after working her way up from being in the hospital’s first class of health unit coordinators in...
Read MoreFranciscan Healthcare-Munster Honors Pair of Nurses for Exceptional Service in 2015
Two registered nurses at Franciscan Healthcare-Munster were honored for their services during May, when they received Franciscan Nursing Excellence Nurses’ Choice and Franciscan Nursing Excellence Physicians’ Choice awards. The annual honors are...
Read MoreFranciscan St. Margaret Health Honors Nurses for Exceptional Service
Four registered nurses, two each at Franciscan St. Margaret Health-Hammond and its sister campus in Dyer, were honored for their services during May, when they received Franciscan Nursing Excellence Nurses’ Choice awards and Franciscan Nursing...
Read MoreLearn More about Diabetes, Arrhythmias and Low Testosterone at Porter Regional Hospital in June 2015
Porter Regional Hospital will present the following community wellness programs in June. The free presentations will be held at 6 p.m. in the Community Room at Porter Regional Hospital, 85 East US Highway 6 in Valparaiso. Pre-registration is...
Read MorePorter Regional Hospital is the First Hospital in the Region to Develop an Oral Care Program to Help Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
Porter Regional Hospital is the first hospital in the region to develop a structured oral care program to prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) and keep its patients safer. “HAP is a huge concern. It’s the most common hospital-acquired...
Read MoreFranciscan St. Anthony Health Offers Diabetes Education Classes in Summer 2015
Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point will offer a series diabetes courses on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in June, July, and August. Classes will help provide participants with individual meal plans designed to meet specific needs, along with...
Read MoreSt. Monica Home Sews Seeds of Life Skills for Residents
Young mothers and mothers-to-be, who are in the residential program of St. Monica Home, are getting the chance to expand their life skills through the recent offering of weekly sewing lessons, provided by Doris Kennedy of Dyer, seated at left; and...
Read MorePorter Regional Hospital Announces Trauma Director in Preparation to Become a Trauma Center
Porter Regional Hospital has named Michele O’Hern as its new Director of Trauma Services. In her role, O’Hern will manage all trauma operations both administratively and clinically. She will also be responsible for education, outreach activities...
Read MoreAspiring Medical Students Get Lessons from the Pros
Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City welcomed 19 Barker Middle School students, who aspire to medical careers, as part of the local school’s Career Week 8th Grade Job Shadow Day May 14. Elaine Criswell, hospital manager of education, is...
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