New cath lab a blessing to patients

CDC report shows suicide surge in middle-aged Hoosiers

The suicide rate for middle-aged Indiana residents rose almost 54 percent during an 11-year period, an increase nearly twice the national rate and one of the highest among the 50 states.

Doctor uses medical experience to defeat top pro racers

HAMMOND| Jay Patel, M.D., an interventional radiologist with Franciscan St. Margaret Heath Dyer and Hammond, is making even more of a name for himself in Sports Car Club of America national competition, recently defeating two racing pros to win a prestigious event.

Franciscan hospitals ease strict visitor rules as flu cases decline

Heightened visitor restrictions that four local hospitals imposed in mid-January have been discontinued because of a drop in flu cases.

Flu fears restrict hospital visits

Four local hospitals are limiting visitor access to patients in a move to prevent the spread of the flu, an illness that continues to sicken the nation.

Caregiver support group set to meet Jan. 20 at Dyer site

DYER | Franciscan St. Margaret Health hospital in Dyer will host the next meeting of the St. Michael Church – Schererville Caregiver Support Group at 2 p.m. Jan. 20.

St. Monica Home expands services to include parenting program

DYER | St. Monica Home recently announced the addition of a parenting program to its services.

Shootings shine light on state of mental health

Emerging from the horror of Friday's mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school is a sharpened focus on the state of mental health care in the United States.

Emailed bomb threat forces lockdown at St. Margaret hospital in Dyer

DYER | An email claiming a bomb was on the third floor of Franciscan St. Margaret Health in Dyer prompted police to place the hospital on lockdown for more than three hours Tuesday.

Nurses honor their own

Two Franciscan St. Margaret Health nurses received Nurses Choice St. Margaret of Cortona awards for excellence in nursing during recent programs at the Dyer and Hammond campuses.

Nurses at Hammond and Dyer hospitals earn awards

Two Franciscan St. Margaret Health nurses received Physicians Choice St. Margaret of Cortona awards for excellence in nursing during programs at the Dyer and Hammond campuses last month.

Blessing given to hospital units

Physicians improvise to save life

DYER | Having limited options treating a patient who faced almost certain death if a solution wasn't quickly found, two Franciscan St. Margaret Health in Dyer physicians had to think fast.

Local physician nets top national osteopathic honor

DYER | A Franciscan St. Margaret Health Dyer physician is this year's recipient of the prestigious Orel F. Martin Medal, the highest honor awarded annually by the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons.

Employees bring Christmas to area families

Approximately 60 needy families from the Calumet Region will have a merrier Christmas this year thanks to an Adopt‑A‑Family program supported by the employees, volunteers, medical staff, executives and vendors of Franciscan St. Margaret Health hospital in Dyer and Hammond.