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Your Medicare annual wellness visit: Preventive care, health planning at no extra cost

Your Medicare annual wellness visit: Preventive care, health planning at no extra cost Most of us know that it’s important to see a doctor for an annual checkup. During your working years, that annual checkup typically means a full physical. But once you become eligible for Medicare, you’ll likely start hearing about something...

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Franciscan Health Diabetes Presentation Program promotes healthy lifestyle

Franciscan Health Diabetes Presentation Program promotes healthy lifestyle Franciscan Health is offering prediabetic patients the opportunity to help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes with its year-long Diabetes Prevention Program. Franciscan Health’s 12-month virtual, online Diabetes Prevention Program follows guidelines...

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Spring Community Wellness Fair hosted at IU Northwest

Spring Community Wellness Fair hosted at IU Northwest Free screenings, assessments, vaccines, workforce development, housing resources and more available Indiana University Northwest College of Health and Human Services and Health Information Management (HIM) Department are proud to host the 2023 Spring...

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Community Healthcare System physician offices, services relocate to renovated Munster space

Community Healthcare System physician offices, services relocate to renovated Munster space Several healthcare providers and services affiliated with Community Healthcare System have moved to renovated office space at Community Diagnostic Center, 10020 Donald S. Powers Drive, Munster. The following providers and services are new to the...

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StoryPoint Chesterton Brings Home A Place for Mom’s 2023 Best of Senior Living Award

StoryPoint Chesterton Brings Home A Place for Mom’s 2023 Best of Senior Living Award Only the top 1-2% of senior living providers across North America are recognized, yet every StoryPoint Group community earned the title. StoryPoint Chesterton was honored to receive A Place for Mom’s 2023 Best of Senior Living award. A Place for...

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Board-certified family medicine doctor joins Franciscan Physician Network

Board-certified family medicine doctor joins Franciscan Physician Network Board-certified family medicine doctor Caitlin Sienkiewicz, DO is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Crown Point. Dr. Sienkiewicz completed her training at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie,...

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Northwest Health – La Porte Receives Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation

Northwest Health – La Porte Receives Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation The Northwest Health – La Porte Emergency Department (ED) is now the first and only Accredited Senior-Friendly ED in Northwest and North Central Indiana. The hospital received the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Geriatric Emergency...

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Franciscan Health Crown Point welcomes first baby of new year

Franciscan Health Crown Point welcomes first baby of new year The Family Birth Center at Franciscan Health Crown Point welcomed the first baby of 2023 at 6:33 p.m. on New Year’s Day. Owen Dale Wyant was born to Toni and Josh Wyant of Valparaiso. Owen weighed in at 5 pounds 1 ounce and was 18 inches long. He...

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