HealthLinc/St. Catherine Partnership serves Uninsured East Chicago Residents

EAST CHICAGO | HealthLinc, a Federally-Qualified Health Center (FQHC), has received funding to open a clinic on Saturday, June 1 at 100 W. Chicago Ave. In partnership with St. Catherine Hospital, they will provide primary healthcare to the uninsured and underinsured residents of East Chicago…

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.

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Bishop Dale Melczek presides Wednesday over a special dedication for the recently renovated chapel at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago.

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Fathers Luke Nowak, from left, Edward Spyrka, Joseph Ivans and Frank Czaicki of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers in Munster sing Wednesday during a special dedication for the recently renovated chapel at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago.

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Bishop Dale Melczek presides Wednesday over a special dedication for the recently renovated chapel at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago.

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Bishop Dale Melczek presides over a special dedication Wednesday for the recently renovated chapel at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago.

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Sister Michele Dvorak of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ prays Wednesday during a special dedication for the recently renovated chapel at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago.

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Elizabeth Yee, vice president of Clinical Ancillary Services for Community Healthcare System, prays Wednesday during a special dedication for the recently renovated chapel at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago.

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Fathers of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers in Munster pray Wednesday during a special dedication for the recently renovated chapel at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago.

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People sing Wednesday during a special dedication for the recently renovated chapel at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago.

St. Catherine and ECFD partner to teach safety seat importance

EAST CHICAGO | Each year thousands of children are injured or killed because they were riding in vehicles without proper safety restraints. Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of injury-related deaths among children ages 14 years-old and younger.