Within a few minutes after the heart stops, brain and the heart muscle are deprived of oxygen and valuable nutrition, causing irreversible damage. Hence the saying Time is Muscle and Brain. On August 29, 2016 Quinn Hochstetler, 55, was at work in...

“Methodist Hospitals’ Board of Directors is continuing to explore whether Methodist Hospitals should remain independent or partner with another leading health care system. We have narrowed the list of potential partners and the Board is currently...

Methodist Hospitals is pleased to announce the addition of two new specialists to the Methodist Physician Group. Dr. Ashish Patel, Spine and Scoliosis Surgeon, and Dr. Omar Perez, Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine. Dr. Ashish Patel’s areas of...

This Tuesday, August 23, Methodist Hospital celebrated the opening of one their first immediate care centers in NWI, Methodist Care First, with a reception and ribbon cutting ceremony. The new facility can be found at the grounds of the Sportsplex...

Methodist Hospitals has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in ensuring stroke...

On her 20-bed postpartum unit, Walker provides comprehensive maternal-child care to mothers, babies and their families. Diligent about encouraging, coaching and educating her patients about maternal-child health, she takes the time to establish a...

The July heat may be beating down on Northwest Indiana, but women could stay cool and relaxed at Merillville Methodist Hospital’s Breast Care Center’s "Healthy Night Out with the Girls." The quarterly event focused on how to have an overall...

For the third year in a row, Methodist Hospitals is offering a Farmer’s Market for the Gary community area. All are invited to come and enjoy fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables of all kinds at wholesale prices. The Market will be held on...

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation to the cancer program at Methodist Hospitals. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet or exceed...

Methodist Hospitals will open an Immediate Care facility on July 5, 2016, Methodist CareFirst, at 1275 East North Avenue in Crown Point, on the campus of the Crown Point Sportsplex. This new facility is the first of three planned immediate care...