Medicine

GIS and Michigan City Chamber praise UnitedHealthcare for employee benefits package options

GIS and Michigan City Chamber praise UnitedHealthcare for employee benefits package options Finding a good health plan for you and your family or finding a quality and budget friendly employee benefits package for employees is a difficult, multi-faceted decision. Keeping the complexity of these decisions in mind, General Insurance Services...

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Franciscan Health Michigan City blesses and dedicates Homer Street Building in progress to serve behavioral medicine, expectant mothers, and senior living

Franciscan Health Michigan City blesses and dedicates Homer Street Building in progress to serve behavioral medicine, expectant mothers, and senior living On July 22, Franciscan Health Michigan City and The Most Reverend Robert J. McClory, bishop of the Diocese of Gary blessed and dedicated the revitalized campus of the Homer Street Building.  Franciscan Health...

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Cancer Resource Centre educates individuals about cancer through free groups, programs, and classes

Cancer Resource Centre educates individuals about cancer through free groups, programs, and classes While the basics of cancer may be public knowledge, it is a complex, multifaceted disease that can have more than one approach to diagnosis, treatment and recovery. When an individual receives a cancer diagnosis, they naturally want to...

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Northwest Health celebrates community with ribbon cutting at new facility in Portage

Northwest Health celebrates community with ribbon cutting at new facility in Portage Northwest Health celebrated the grand opening of the newest addition to their ever-growing network of healthcare locations across Northwest Indiana. Located at 6200 Central Avenue in Portage, this new Northwest Medical Group Primary Care...

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Franciscan Health adapts to COVID-19 pandemic with telehealth and more in 2020

Franciscan Health adapts to COVID-19 pandemic with telehealth and more in 2020 Flexibility and resilience were the traits that saw Franciscan Health through the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Although the coronavirus still lingers in 2021, the new protocols and advancements put into place last year have given Franciscan Health the...

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Longtime physician and clinic in Michigan City become part of Franciscan Physician Network

Longtime physician and clinic in Michigan City become part of Franciscan Physician Network Physician Minesh Patel, MD, has more than 28 years of experience treating local patients. Now, Dr. Patel and his clinic have joined with Franciscan Alliance as the Franciscan Physician Network 400 North Health Center to continue providing quality...

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A Northwest Health – Porter Employee Spotlight: Elizabeth Jacobs Young

A Northwest Health – Porter Employee Spotlight: Elizabeth Jacobs Young From a young age, Elizabeth Jacobs Young, Director of Invasive Cardiology at Northwest Health - Porter, has been attentively lending a hand to others in need of care. Her experience with nursing duties stems back to before she even reached working...

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Cavanaugh & Nondorf Orthodontics offers iTero for more efficient and well-rounded care

Cavanaugh & Nondorf Orthodontics offers iTero for more efficient and well-rounded care Last year, Cavanaugh & Nondorf Orthodontics welcomed the iTero digital scanner to its facility. iTero makes determining the structure of patients’ mouths easier and more effective. For many, impressions, the previous method of obtaining this...

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Two physicians join Northwest Medical Group offices in Portage

Two physicians join Northwest Medical Group offices in Portage Two physicians specializing in internal medicine are the most recent additions to Northwest Medical Group, the multi-specialty physician group affiliated with Northwest Health. Husband and wife team, Dr. Shaun Mehdi and Dr. Shazia Shivji are joining...

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