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The year was 1970 - and the Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County began providing nursing care and physical therapy from a little three-room house on Calumet Street in Valparaiso with one nurse and a bank balance of $1,467.96. Since then, the...

Annual observance begins September 15, runs through October 15 Hispanic Americans have a special gift to give. As America’s largest growing ethnic group, about 60 percent of people of Hispanic descent have type O blood. And when you consider that...

The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Northwest Indiana residents to become Champions in the fight against Alzheimer’s by participating in the annual Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk®. Merrillville’s Hidden Lake Park will be the site of...

Sickle cell is a lifelong disease. For many, blood transfusions offer hope. “Blood donors can play an important role in the treatment of sickle cell disease,” said Sharyn Whitman, CEO for the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red...

Porter County residents asked to schedule a blood donation appointment The American Red Cross Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region issued an urgent call for blood donors on Aug. 19, 2010. The Red Cross closely monitors national and local blood supplies...

Jennifer Payne, 37, single mom to boys age 11 and 9, has been diagnosed with PNH, a bone marrow failure disease. Jen is this district's emergency planner for Indiana Homeland Security. She will need a bone marrow transplant as that is the only cure...

September is National Blood Cancer Awareness Month You can join the fight to beat cancer, one blood donation at a time. “Blood and platelets from volunteer donors can be vital to the care and treatment of people with cancer,” said Sharyn Whitman,...

Hospice is a concept that is feared and misunderstood more often than not. The hospice providers in this area hope that the following information will help people understand the concept more fully. Hospice is not a place…it is a way or providing...

Donating blood has never been more social. With a presence on Facebook, You Tube, Twitter and Flickr, the American Red Cross provides an array of electronic opportunity for blood donors to build a virtual community. Donors, too, can subscribe to...

By generously donating their time and talents, several Porter physicians and nurses made a difference in the lives of children and adults in two foreign countries. Just two weeks after the earthquake hit Haiti in January of this year, general surgeon...