Powers Health to host a hip and knee pain presentation
NORTHWEST INDIANA | Hip or knee pain keeping you from the activities you love? Take the first steps to recovery by attending, “Get Moving with Mako.” Join Jonathan Edgington, MD, and Michael Knesek, MD, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Powers Health Rehabilitation Center, 10215 Broadway, Crown Point. The fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons will discuss new technology for hip and knee replacement, including Mako SmartRobotics,® which transforms the way joint replacement surgery is
Grants support healthcare initiatives at St. Catherine Hospital
NORTHWEST INDIANA | St. Catherine Hospital has received grants for a program that benefits newborns and a program designed to stem hospital readmissions.This year, Legacy Foundation awarded the hospital $12,000 in grants to support the Safe Discharge for Newborns program. Foundations of East Chicago awarded a $20,000 grant for the Hospital Readmission Prevention program.The readmission prevention program provides education and medication to patients when they are discharged from the hospital. The safe
Powers Health Rehabilitation Center, St. Mary Medical Center among America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers for 2024
NORTHWEST INDIANA | Two Powers Health hospitals are among the best physical rehabilitation centers in the country, according to Newsweek and Statista Inc., an industry ranking provider. Powers Health Rehabilitation Center in Crown Point and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart have earned places on the 2024 list, with the former receiving the distinction of No. 2 rehabilitation center in Indiana for a third consecutive year. St. Mary Medical Center earned a spot in the top five for the state. “One of