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Whether he’s playing with his twin sister and older siblings or dancing around the living room, 2-year-old Virgil is always laughing and giggling. “He just goes with the flow and is very content,” said Kori, Virgil’s mom. “There is nothing...

Men and women suffering with pain or a bulge in the abdomen or groin area have two opportunities this spring to meet with a surgeon for a free hernia screening. Carlos Gonzalez, MD, FACS, will screen people and offer hernia treatment information...

Franciscan Health Family Birth Centers in Northwest Indiana had some extra special deliveries on Thursday with the arrival of Leap Day babies. One Mom with a baby born this Leap Day has a special Leap Year birthday connection. Carly Dobin of DeMotte...

The Franciscan Health Heart & Vascular Institute Olympia Fields echocardiography lab has achieved accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (ICA) for adult transthoracic echocardiography. Echocardiography (also known...

Franciscan Health Olympia Fields has been redesignated as an Acute Stroke Ready hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health, the hospital announced today. Acute Stroke Ready hospitals serve as the first stop for patients suspected of...

Treating employees like family At Gurley Leep’s 23 dealerships across the Midwest, 1,300+ employees work as salespeople, service technicians, general managers, service advisors, painters, body shop technicians and more. “Gurley Leep started...

Community Healthcare System’s new Immediate Care Center has opened its doors at 10240 Calumet Ave. to meet the demand for medical care in Northwest Indiana. The 32,000-square-foot, two-story structure, located just a few blocks south of Community...

Franciscan Health Family Birth Center Dyer is aiming to improve maternal health outcomes with its new “I Gave Birth” initiative, which uses bracelets to help identify post-partum women. The program first launched in 2021 at the University of...

Andrea Ramirez-Justin was recently appointed the new chairwoman of the Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Board of Trustees. She first joined the Board of Trustees in 2022 and also serves as a board member of the Franciscan Health Foundation for South...

Franciscan WorkingWell Chicago Heights is moving to a new location effective Monday, Feb. 19. The existing location at 30 E. 15th St., Suite 100 in Chicago Heights will close effective Friday, Feb. 16. The new location will open on Monday, Feb....