Former owner of St. Anthony hospital to withhold pensions

CROWN POINT | Employees of the former owners of St. Anthony hospital in Crown Point have been notified they are losing pensions.

St. Anthony's gets good grades in patient surveys

St. Anthony Medical Center's Emergency Department ranks in the top 10 percentile in the nation for patient service and satisfaction, according to surveys done by the industry's recognized leader in health care performance improvement.

Chief dietitian retires to spend more time on the trails

St. Anthony Medical Center has bid farewell and happy trails to longtime chief clinical dietitian Dorothy Lindell.

St. Anthony's gets good grades in patient surveys

St. Anthony Medical Center's Emergency Department ranks in the top 10 percentile in the nation for patient service and satisfaction, according to surveys done by the industry's recognized leader in health care performance improvement.

Town officials concerned over ambulance future

HEBRON | The contract between Porter County and Porter hospital to provide ambulance service anywhere in the county won't expire until the end of 2011, but Hebron officials are already worried.

Women make and donate hats, mittens, scarves and pillows to clinic

CROWN POINT | Nurse practitioner Julie Mallers, manager of St. Anthony Medical Center - Crown Point's St. Clare Health Clinic, which serves underprivileged area residents, felt the warmth of the season earlier this month.

Lake County Birth Announcements: from Oct. 31 to Dec. 11, 2010

St. Anthony provides merrier Christmas for needy families

CROWN POINT | Thanks to the St. Anthony Crown Point family, some 40 St. Clare Health Clinic client-families won’t go without this holiday season.

Knights make a difference with donations

The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic men's organization, is known for its philanthropic efforts, and local councils have been making a difference recently.

The Compassionate Friends host candle lighting event

CROWN POINT | This year's The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting event will be held Dec. 12, with local members gathering in Crown Point.

Court denies injunction in Sisters of St. Francis Health Systems free speech case

CROWN POINT | Lake Circuit Court Magistrate Richard McDevitt on Wednesday denied a request by Sisters of St. Francis Health Systems to impose an emergency restraining order against a Crown Point woman who had criticized treatment at one of its facilities.

GUEST COMMENTARY: We stand by our nurses' excellent care

Since questions have been raised about the lawsuit St. Anthony Medical Center recently filed to protect its reputation and that of its nursing staff, I'd like to clarify some aspects of the situation.

Knights of Columbus boosts capital campaign

Members of Knights of Columbus Cardinal Stritch Council 4620, based at St. Mary Church in Crown Point, recently donated $600 to the St. Anthony Medical Center Capital Campaign in an effort to help fund a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that is under construction and is expected to be comple…

Trying to be like Mary

ST. JOHN | As part of a project through their church, St. John Evangelist in St. John, Becca Hauser, of Crete, and Meg Lanham, of Cedar Lake, decided to collect donations throughout October to benefit the St. Anthony Medical Center Prenatal Assistance Program.

Trying to be like Mary

Becca Hauser, left, of Crete, and Meg Lanham, of Cedar Lake, are shown with many of the items they donated to the St. Anthony Medical Center Prenatal Assistance Program. Accepting the donation is Kathryn Copak, prenatal care coordinator.

Diabetes advice Wednesday at Mallwalkers fitness program

HOBART| "Diabetes Facts" will be presented at the next Franciscanfit - Steps to Good Health Mallwalkers program set for 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Westfield Southlake mall off U.S. 30.

Hospital asks court to silence woman's criticism of patient care

CROWN POINT | Sisters of St. Francis Health Services has filed a defamation suit against a Crown Point woman who e-mailed comments critical of patient care to family and friends.

University of St. Francis sets Sept. 10 for C.P. groundbreaking

CROWN POINT |The groundbreaking for the new, temporary home for the University of St. Francis, Crown Point campus, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sept. 10.

Let the peeling begin

Nine contestants peel their apples, going for the longest unbroken strip of peel, at the Lake County Fair in Crown Point. The Apple Peeling Contest was sponsored by St. Anthony Medical Center.

Winner's peel, attention span unbroken

Margaret Mathis, of Crown Point, uses a cautious traditional technique that wins her first place with a peel of 50.6 inches at Monday's contest at the Lake County Fair.