Nurse Cathy Woodard shares a story of hope. After her transplant, she followed her passion for serving others abroad. Then, she returned home and received test results confirming that she had COVID-19. She said she felt, “car sick”. To read…
Returning to the New Normal
Hancock Regional Health’s President and CEO, Steve Long, gives some insight on returning to the new normal. Although there are hotspots arising, the spread of Covid-19 is flattening. Long states that we won’t get back to “what we would think…
A Morale Boost for Franciscan Healthcare Workers
First responders from Northwest Indiana and neighboring Illinois showed up in a big way for a morale boost for Franciscan healthcare workers. They brought dozens of emergency vehicles to Franciscan Health hospitals in Munster and Dyer, Indiana on a Sunday…
Lean on Memorial Hospital
The team of caregivers at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center wants you to know that they are here for you. Andy Hagedorn, Directory of Facility services, along with his family, play a familiar song to let you know that…
A View from the Frontlines
Margaret Mary Nursing Supervisor, Krystle Halpin shares a view from the frontlines of the pandemic. Halpin wants the public to head the warnings and know that their sacrifices are helping others. Watch Halpin’s emotional testimony from the frontlines of the…
An Update on How Covid-19 Spreads
Clinical Director at the Indiana Patient Safety Center, Annette Handy, RN, shares with you an update on how Covid-19 spreads. It is thought to spread from person to person, between people who are in close contact with each other –…
A Heartfelt Thank You Letter
One family wrote a heartfelt thank you letter to health care workers statewide after the loss of their family member to COVID-19. Brad and Emily Slade wrote a letter to encourage health care workers after his father died on April…
A Hospital Checks on Patients Waiting for Test Results
Waiting on COVID-19 test results can be an anxious time. One hospital has a staff that is helping to reduce some of that anxiety by calling and checking on patients every 48 hours who are waiting for test results. The…
First Responders Show Support for Parkview
Allen County first responders came out in full force to show their support for the healthcare workers at Parkview Health. The public safety workers wanted to help boost the morale of the healthcare workers with a parade for them. They…
Thank You to Our Community
The healthcare community gives a heartfelt thank you to OUR community. In uncertain times, it can be difficult to think of gratitude. However, the healthcare community wants you to know you are not facing this alone and we are all…