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NOTEWORTHY NEWS BITSHEALT HCAREMemorial Hospital of South Bendhas received a Program of ExcellenceAward from Jackson Healthcareof Atlanta for its program, “DiabeticosSaludables: Sweet Success inthe Fight Against Diabetes.” It wasnamed one of the top 10 programsin the country. … Diane Maas hasbeen named vice president of man-aged care and business developmentfor the newly affiliated organizationcombining Elkhart General Hospitaland Memorial Health Systemof South Bend. … Two FranciscanSt. Margaret Health physicianshave received St. Luke awards forservice excellence to patients andstaff. Dr. Navin Kumar, a gastroenterology/internalmedicine specialistBuilding Innovationinto Everything We Do.Voted Best CommercialConstruction Company6Years in a RowLarson-Danielson has the experience,insight, and expertise to buildinnovation into everything we do.■ Design/Build■ ConstructionManagement■ GeneralContracting■ FacilityServicesTell us your vision.We’ll bring it to life.www.ldconstruction.com302Tyler Street • LaPorte, Indiana 46350(219) 362-2127 • FAX (219) 362-2848for 26 years in Dyer, and Dr. UrmiKalokhe, a radiation/oncology specialistfor 38 years in Hammond,received the honor. St. Luke is thepatron saint of physicians. … TheWomen’s Care Center has openedon Indianapolis Boulevard in Hammond.It is a partnership betweenCatholic Charities of the Dioceseof Gary and the Dorothy AbelPurcell Pro-Life Foundation. Thecenter will provide free basic healthservices and screenings to women.… Dr. Suhayl Nasr has been nameda distinguished fellow by the AmericanPsychiatric Association. Nasris medical director of the MemorialEpworth Center in South Bend.… Methodist Hospitals in Garyhas opened an inpatient GeriatricBehavioral Health Service programat its Northlake Campus. The14-bed unit will complement theexisting adult and adolescent inpatientbehavioral health units and willprovide treatment and services forpeople 55 and older. … FranciscanSt. Margaret Health-Dyer hasbeen designated a Breast ImagingCenter of Excellence by the AmericanCollege of Radiology. Thedesignation is given only to centersthat have achieved ACR accreditationin mammography, stereotacticbreast biopsy and breast ultrasound.… The Schererville office of ImmediateCare Center: The Doctor isIn has announced Dr. Julie DeRosahas been certified by the AmericanAssociation of Medical ReviewOfficers. The organization is a notfor-profitmedical society dedicatedto creating national standards andcertification for medical practitionersin alcohol and drug testing. …Medical Specialists in Munster arebuilding a new office at the cornerof 45th Avenue and Calumet. Thebuilding is expected to open in2013 and will cover 36,000 squarefeet over two floors. It will provideservices for musculoskeletal andbone and joint needs. … PorterHospital has received a three-yearGold Standard accreditation fromthe American Cancer Society forits computed technology, magnetic8 NORTHWEST INDIANA BUSINESS QUARTERLY SpRINg–SUmmER 2012
esonance imaging and nuclear medicineprograms. … Porter Hospitalhas announced that Brian Sinotteis its new chief operating officer.He will oversee the hospital’s movefrom Valparaiso to its new hospitalunder construction at U.S. 6 andIndiana 49. He also will be in chargeof the laboratory, neurology, radiology,oncology, engineering, foodand nutrition and environmental services.… Ian McFadden, presidentand CEO of Methodist Hospitalsin Gary, has been named OutstandingChair by the Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation. McFaddenheaded the organization’s 2011 campaignin Northwest Indiana, whichhad 1,500 walkers participating in afund-raising effort in Wicker MemorialPark last fall. … Franciscan St.Anthony Health-Michigan Cityhas received help in its fight againstbreast cancer from Laura and VicGerhard, owners of Above BoardConstruction in Chesterton. Theydonated $5,888 to the hospital to helpsupport mammograms. The hospitalalso received a $6,750 grant from theIndiana Breast Cancer AwarenessTrust to provide 50 mammogramsfor underinsured and uninsuredwomen 40 and older. … Dr. MarkDixon, a cardiac electrophysiologistat Porter Hospital, is the firstin Northwest Indiana to implant theUnify Quadra cardiac resynchronizationtherapy defibrillator into apatient. It was implanted in Decemberto regulate the heartbeat of aheart failure patient. … Jeff Costellohas been named chief financial officerof the newly affiliated organizationthat combines Elkhart GeneralHospital and Memorial Hospitalof South Bend. He has been CFOat Memorial since 1995. Costello isa certified public accountant and agraduate of the University of NotreDame and Indiana University.… Mark Murray, president andCEO of Center for Hospice Carein South Bend, has been re-electedto a one-year term as chairman ofthe board for the National Hospiceand Palliative Care Organization.… Community Hospitalhas been named a HealthGradesDistinguished Hospital for ClinicalExcellence for the ninth year in arow. Community is the only hospitalin Indiana to be recognized for thehonor, which goes only to the top5 percent of hospitals in the country.… Steve Huffman has beennamed chief information officer forthe newly affiliated organizationcombining Elkhart General Hospitaland Memorial Hospital ofSouth Bend. He has been vice presidentand chief information officer atMemorial Hospital since 2008. Heis a graduate of Indiana WesleyanUniversity and the University ofNotre Dame. … Methodist Hospitalshas opened a $1.5 million SurgicalNavigation Suite at its SouthlakeSpRINg–SummER 2012 NORTHWEST INDIANA BUSINESS QUARTERLY 9
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