LaPorte Regional Health System (LRHS) has completed the acquisition of Starke Memorial Hospital from LifePoint Hospitals. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“We are pleased that the transaction has taken place, and we are focusing all of our efforts now on our main goal to enhance the quality of health care in Starke County and [...]

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The largest population gains among cities and towns in Indiana within the last year were concentrated in the Indianapolis metro area and in Lake County, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
The town of Winfield in Lake County is the [...]

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For the second year in a row, the ITR Concession Co., which operates the Indiana Toll Road, will donate a portion of every toll paid on Saturday, July 4 to the Indiana National Guard Relief Fund.
More than 75,000 vehicles are expected to travel on the Indiana Toll Road on Independence Day. The ITRCC’s goal is [...]

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An accomplished, 25-year fundraising professional and administrator in higher education and other not-for-profit settings has been appointed Vice Chancellor for Advancement at Purdue University Calumet.
Upon ratification by the Purdue University Board of Trustees, Evansville native Daniel L. Hendricks will join the Purdue Calumet senior leadership team Aug. 3. Hendricks, previously Vice President for Advancement and [...]

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The State of Indiana remains open for business and recreation today thanks to the new budget passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Mitch Daniels late last evening. The two-year, $28.5 billion budget has several plums for the region, including $14 million to complete levee work on the Little Calumet River and $3 million [...]

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Methodist Hospitals has received the 2009/2010 Women’s Health Excellence Award from HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings organization, based on a newly released study of patient outcomes.
Hospitals that receive this award rank among the top 5% of all hospitals nationwide when it comes to providing care to women in three areas: Women’s Medicine (heart [...]

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