Community Hospital, St. Catherine Hospital and St. Mary Medical Center again have been recognized for their commitment to infant and maternal health. All three earned accolades from the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA), in partnership with Gov....
Read MoreThe Future is Now: Robot-assisted technology equals precision control
Positive patient experiences and outcomes are the primary reasons the hospitals of Community Healthcare System use robot-assisted technology for minimally invasive surgeries and diagnostics. Each year, Community Healthcare System’s acute care...
Read More‘I should’ve died.’
Support from rehab team helps man heal after head-on crash The clock inched toward midnight as D.J. Richmond navigated rainy backroads in Wheatfield. It was March 2022 and Richmond was heading home from a friend’s house, a route flanked by...
Read MoreNew physical therapy equipment offers support, freedom
With electric blue accents and a high-resolution screen that changes scenery with just a tap, the sophisticated new apparatus looks like it could belong in an arcade. Instead, it is located on the second floor of Munster’s Community Diagnostic...
Read MoreMedical mimics: Community Healthcare System’s Simulation Lab a real asset for NWI
With the press of a button, the “patient” starts hemorrhaging. His blood pressure begins to plummet. The nurses in the room must decide what to do next to save his life. Nurses may face this scenario in the Simulation Laboratory at Community...
Read MoreMental health and a breast cancer diagnosis
Treatment plans at Community Healthcare System include medical, physical and emotional support A breast cancer diagnosis can shatter your world. It can bring you to your knees and release a flood of anxiety and depression. But that diagnosis is not a...
Read MoreLaini Fluellen Charities donates $16K to Cancer Resource Centre to help local cancer patients
Community Cancer Research Foundation’s Cancer Resource Centre (CRC) received $16,000 in donations in 2023 from Laini Fluellen Charities, Inc., whose goal is to improve health outcomes for women at high risk for and diagnosed with breast cancer,...
Read MoreA supporting role: Non-surgical, surgical options available for pelvic organ prolapse
Barbara Brown’s plan to spend retirement pedaling cruiser bicycles on trails with her husband and hiking along Michigan’s beaches was interrupted by a medical diagnosis. “It’s hard to enjoy a bike ride with this condition,” the 70-year-old...
Read MoreFinding freedom in ZeroG
Therapy equipment offers support, safety for patients Secured in a harness that was tethered to a track on the ceiling gave Doug Bakker a feeling he longed for: freedom. The 60-year-old Cedar Lake father of three had lost some of his freedom after...
Read More‘Because of him, I can walk’ – Gary woman praises team at Community Healthcare System’s Wound Center
Vanessa Wheeler-Hardimon was not sure how bad the wound was on her left foot. “To be honest, I did not look at it for a long time,” the 68-year-old Gary resident said. “I just could not do it.” With her wound getting worse, she made the...
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