Methodists Hospitals partners with community organizations for spring community health fair

MERRILLVILLE | Methodist Hospitals will host their Annual Spring Community Health Fair this year at the Gary Southshore Railcats Stadium.

March of Dimes issues grant to Methodist Hospitals

MERRILLVILLE | The March of Dimes issued a $400 grant and a rocking chair to Methodist Hospitals’ neonatal intensive care units.

Methodist Hospitals expands into St. John

ST. JOHN | Methodist Hospitals celebrated their expansion of their Methodist Physician Group into St. John by celebrating a ribbon cutting and grand opening. Anemarie Lutas, M.D, Internal Medicine, was introduced along with her medical Assistant Davina Felton.

Methodist Hospital’s diabetes education program merits ADA recognition

MERRILLVILLE | Methodist Hospitals’ diabetes self-management education program has been awarded continued recognition from the American Diabetes Association.

Rusty and Max share holiday warmth

MERRILLVILLE | Rusty the Gary Southshore Railcats mascot and Max the Methodist Hospitals mascot made their rounds through the Methodist Hospitals’ hallways to spread Christmas cheer. Rusty and Max visited patients in Pediatrics and the Rehabilitation Units. Children and other patients receiv…

Methodist Hospitals volunteers attend luncheon

MERRILLVILLE | More than 75 Methodist Hospitals volunteers attended a special holiday luncheon to celebrate the holidays and in appreciation for all the volunteers do throughout the year.

Methodist Hospitals donate gifts

MERRILLVILLE | Methodist Hospitals employees donated Christmas gifts to more than 150 children through the Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program.

Methodist Hospitals Auxiliary Honors Volunteers and Awards Nursing Scholarships at Annual Luncheon

MERRILLVILLE | Methodist Hospitals’ Auxiliary recognized 137 volunteers for their service of over 38,000 hours to the healthcare system. Three LPNs were honored and awarded LPN to RN scholarships to complete their Registered Nursing degrees. The LPN to RN Scholarship program was started by t…

Methodist Hospitals Achieves New Status as Accredited Chest Pain Center

GARY | Methodist Hospitals announces it has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international not-for-profit organization that focuses on transforming cardiovascular care by assisting facilities in their effort to create communities of e…

Students Participate in Methodist’s Spring Spa Day

MERRILLVILLE | Students in Crown Point, Merrillville and Andrean High School’s art classes participated in the Spring Spa Day for cancer survivors hosted by the Oncology Institute at Methodist Hospitals.

Ratings Agency Upgrades Methodist Hospitals Bonds

GARY | Fitch Ratings, one of the three major credit rating agencies, has upgraded Methodist Hospitals bond issues to BBB- from BB+. The ratings agency cited several factors in making the upgrade, including Methodist's consecutive years of improving profitability, consistent and healthy liqui…

Methodist receives Silver Performance Achievement Award for Heart Failure

GARY | Methodist Hospitals has received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Silver Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that Methodist Hospitals has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compli…

Methodist Hospitals Announce New Board Member Fran Taylor

GARY | At its last board meeting on August 8, Methodist Hospitals announced a new officer for its 2011-2012 Board of Directors, Fran Taylor.

Methodist Employee Cathy Dufresne receives Spirit Award for compassion

MERRILLVILLE | A Methodist Hospital employee, Cathy Dufresne, won a Spirit Award for going beyond the call of duty to in order to help patients in need of clothing. Dufresne is an Emergency Room Nurse at Methodist Hospitals' Northlake Campus.