Heart screenings can save lives

Maybe that wasn't indigestion. And really, should carrying a sack of groceries up a few stairs be so fatiguing?

Heart screenings can save lives

Maybe that wasn’t indigestion. And really, should carrying a sack of groceries up a few stairs be so fatiguing?

Success stories give hope for heart disease sufferers

Success stories for patients are among the most rewarding stories of all, for both the patient and the doctor.

St. Catherine to expand mental health services

St. Catherine Hospital is expanding its behavioral health services at its East Chicago campus and a new Schererville location, set to open in early 2013.

Healthgrades recognizes St. Catherine Team for Excellence in ER care

EAST CHICAGO | St. Catherine Hospital’s emergency medicine care ranks among the top 5 percent of all hospitals in the nation, according to a recent study released by Healthgrades. St. Catherine Hospital is one of only 263 hospitals across the country to become a recipient of the 2012 Healthg…

The Week Ahead - Lake County

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St. Catherine Hospital Annual Wings of Healing Program

EAST CHICAGO | The St. Catherine Hospital Annual Wings of Healing Program allows participants to honor someone who fills your life with joy, or can honor the memory of someone who has passed from this earth, but remains in your heart. Your donation provides funding for the St. Catherine Hosp…

East Chicago hospital to offer pregnancy health fair Friday

EAST CHICAGO | Several social service agencies will be on hand at a pregnancy health fair from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday at St. Catherine Hospital, 4321 Fir St.

Psychologist promotes ditching 'bad' stress

MUNSTER | Almost every hand raised Wednesday at the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce luncheon when chamber Executive Director Dave Ryan asked who was stressed.

HEALTH BRIEFS: Methodist Southlake seminar to focus on vein procedure

MERRILLVILLE | Methodist Hospitals will host a free seminar this week about a procedure designed to relieve pain and swelling associated with varicose veins.

St. Catherine Hospital receives top grade in Patient Safety from Leapfrog Group

EAST CHICAGO | As summer is approaching and school is out, students will be receiving report cards on achievements from this past semester. This week, hospitals across the country received grades as well.

Healthy East Chicago honors 3 as pillars of the community

EAST CHICAGO | Three prominent East Chicagoans were named Pillars of the Community on Thursday.

J.U.B.I.L.A.N.T. 4H Club provides blankets to Family Birthing Center

EAST CHICAGO | Members of the J.U.B.I.L.A.N.T. 4-H Club visited St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago to present a gift of fleece blankets they had made for the infants in the hospital's Family Birthing Center.

Community Healthcare System sponsors Lights of Life at Community Hospital & Angel Illumination at St. Catherine Hospital

In the darkness, a single light brings hope. Multiplied by more than 1,000, that single glow is transformed into the Lights of Life.

St. Catherine Hospital hosts 16th annual Wings of Healing program

EAST CHICAGO | The St. Catherine Hospital 16th annual Wings of Healing Program allows participants to honor or memorialize a loved one during the holiday season.

Report highlights disparities in asthma care for Hispanics

Dr. Elliot Stokar had a hunch a lot of patients with asthma in East Chicago and the region weren't treated properly and weren't being seen regularly by a physician.

St. Catherine Hospital hosts 'Wash Away Cancer' Car Wash

EAST CHICAGO | St. Catherine Hospital is hosting a "Wash Away Cancer" Car Wash from 2-4:30 p.m.on Friday, Aug. 26 at the hospital's North Parking Lot. This squeaky clean car wash fundraiser's donation is $5.

St. Catherine expands into Hessville with outpatient clinic

EAST CHICAGO | St. Catherine Hospital will open a new outpatient facility in November, hoping to fill a gap in needed family practitioners in the Hessville area, hospital officials said Monday.