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The following funeral or memorial service is scheduled to happen in coverage area tomorrow.

The following funeral or memorial service is scheduled to happen in coverage area tomorrow.

The following funeral or memorial service is scheduled to happen in coverage area tomorrow.

The following funeral or memorial service is scheduled to happen in coverage area tomorrow.

Emily Hamaker, MD, has joined the Franciscan Physician Network Mooresville Family Care and is now accepting new patients. Dr. Hamaker specializes in family medicine and obstetrics.

Primary care and sports medicine physician Thomas Schmittdiel, MD, has joined the Franciscan Physician Network. He is now welcoming new patients in Michigan City and La Porte.

Franciscan Health has announced that it will distribute $448,000 in grants to 55 non-profit organizations across Indiana and the south suburbs of Chicago. These funds are part of the Social Impact Partnership Program (SIPP), which aims to enhance community health by partnering with nonprofit health and human service agencies in areas served by Franciscan Health.

Yazeid Alshebani, MD, has joined the Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Heart Physicians in Indianapolis. Dr. Alshebani is now accepting new patients and brings expertise in non-invasive cardiology and advanced cardiovascular imaging.

Franciscan Health Crown Point's emergency department has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first in Indiana, and one of only 13 nationwide, to receive the American College of Emergency Physicians' (ACEP) Pain and Addiction Care in the Emergency Department (PACED) Gold Level accreditation. This recognition underscores the hospital's commitment to improving pain management for patients within its emergency department.

David Aguilar, MD, has joined the Franciscan Physician Network Beech Grove Family Medicine in Indiana. Dr. Aguilar is accepting new patients and is fluent in English and Spanish.

Linda M. Dolmer passed away on Oct. 4. Below is the obituary.

Hundreds of students from Catholic schools in Northwest Indiana and Chicago's South Suburbs gathered at Franciscan Health Dyer for the annual Respect Life Celebration. This event, co-hosted by Franciscan Health and the Diocese of Gary, is held during Respect Life Month to celebrate life with a focus on lives lost to abortion.

Drivers in ZIP Code 60401 paid an average of $3.72 per gallon of midgrade gas in the week ending Sept. 28, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Drivers in ZIP Code 60401 paid an average of $3.02 per gallon of regular gas in the week ending Sept. 28, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Drivers in ZIP Code 60401 paid an average of $3.97 per gallon of premium gas in the week ending Sept. 28, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Franciscan Health Rensselaer has recently installed and is now using the Canon Aquilion Prime SP 160 slice Ultra Helical CT scanner. This new technology aims to provide a more comfortable and faster scanning experience for patients, reducing both radiation dose and exposure while maintaining high efficacy.

Calvin Sheng, MD, has joined the Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Heart Physicians and is now accepting new patients. Dr. Sheng specializes in interventional cardiology with a focus on structural heart interventions.

Franciscan WorkingWell recently contributed the sponsorship proceeds from an employer solutions symposium to the Franciscan Health Foundation of Northern Indiana's Food Insecurity Program.

There was no change in number of active legal licenses in Beecher in August compared to the previous month, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

Board-certified nurse practitioner Holly Myles, FNP-C, has joined the Franciscan Physician Network Rensselaer Medical Center team in Rensselaer, Indiana.