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I write today with hope for the future and gratitude for the resilience of our provider team at Northwest Health. The pandemic has demonstrated how interconnected we all are, the impact each one of us can have and the benefit of working together for a common cause. We care deeply about our community and remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver safe, quality healthcare services. The arc of life is always present in a hospital, but its frailty has been very clear the past year. Well more than a half ... ... Read More

Imagine this scenario: One summer, Mary feels irritable and anxious much of the time. She thinks she is having panic attacks, so she visits a counselor. The next winter, she goes to the emergency department for heart palpitations. The following spring, she notices that her periods have become irregular, so she consults her gynecologist. After many months, she learns that an overactive thyroid was causing her symptoms. However, no single provider had every piece of the puzzle, so it took her a long time ... ... Read More

Two physical therapists at Northwest Health have been certified by the Physiological Oncology Rehabilitation Institute (PORi) as oncology rehabilitation specialists. With these certifications, Northwest Health – La Porte now meets the standards to classify as an Oncology Rehabilitation Center of Excellence. Stacey Davis, PT, DPT, CLT, and Lisa Jongkind, MSPT, CLT, received certification as oncology rehabilitation specialists. To earn this certification, Davis and Jongkind participated in specialized can... ... Read More

Northwest Health has announced the newest recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing. Cardiac Cath Lab nurse, Melissa Brajacki, RN, of Northwest Health – La Porte, received the Daisy Award after a patient’s family wrote a heartwarming nomination about the care she provided to their mother and their family. The family shared that Brajacki was “more than welcoming to them” when their mother underwent a high risk procedure. She worked with the family to make it possible for each of the patient’... ... Read More

The temptation to deal with stress in unhealthy ways, such as smoking a cigarette or drinking alcohol, can be powerful. However, the short-term relief those activities may provide comes with an uneven tradeoff: a higher risk for long-term health problems, such as weight gain, high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer. Try these healthier ways to combat stress. Your Vice: Cigarettes Take a walk. This takes you away, if only briefly, from whatever is stressing you out and gets you exercise, which releases ... ... Read More

Northwest Health – La Porte announced that it is now offering Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) imaging services in La Porte. The PET/CT unit saw its first patient on March 19. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a test to detect and measure disease processes in the body such as cancer. It uses a safe, radioactive tracer to show biochemical changes taking place in the body. PET scans can detect disease, like cancer, before it is visible on other imaging tests. “With the ... ... Read More

The delivery of babies has been a happy event for the labor and delivery teams at Northwest Health over the past year. Thousands of infants have taken their first breath at one of the Northwest Health hospitals and been a welcome sight in the midst of the global pandemic. While the virus has changed many things in the world – the hospitals’ birthing centers are a pleasant constant, located in a separate, enclosed area to provide specialized care and services. A dedicated team of nurses, certified nurse ... ... Read More

More than an occasional overindulgence, binge eating signals an unhealthy obsession with food. Thankfully, out-of- control eating can be beaten. Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the United States, affecting approximately one in 35 American adults. Approximately 60 percent of BED patients are female. In women, BED tends to start in early adulthood, while in men the disorder most often first appears in midlife. Most of us overeat from time to time, but people with BED feel... ... Read More

Ashley Dickinson, CEO for Northwest Health, has appointed Karen Jedrysek as regional director of human resources for Northwest Health. An employee of Northwest Health since 2005, Jedrysek has filled several roles during her tenure. She started her career at Northwest Health – La Porte where she fulfilled the role of director of practice management and director of organizational development and employee relations. More recently she has been the director of human resources for both Northwest Health - La P... ... Read More

Northwest Medical Group has opened a new Primary Care location at 3012 Franklin Street in Michigan City where Maribonn Tiangson, M.D., a board certified internal medicine physician is now seeing patients. “The best thing about practicing medicine is being able to build an alliance with my patients. Identifying their signs and symptoms and listening closely to them makes all the difference in helping them be as healthy as possible.” said Dr. Tiangson. As a young child, Dr. Tiangson knew she wanted to be ... ... Read More