St. Catherine Hospital earns echocardiography accreditation from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
NORTHWEST INDIANA | St. Catherine Hospital has earned a three-year accreditation from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) for adult transthoracic echocardiography. The East Chicago hospital joins Powers Health sister hospitals Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart in achieving this national distinction. “This accreditation is further proof of the high-quality care and treatment our patients receive,” said Dale O’Donnell, vice president of Cardiology Services
Procedure brings less invasive option to patients with circulatory condition
NORTHWEST INDIANA | A 90-minute, minimally invasive procedure offered through Powers Health is helping people with a common circulatory condition improve mobility and lessen leg pain. Percutaneous transmural arterial bypass (PTAB) using a system called DETOUR is an effective option for patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD). This is geared for patients who may or may not have had prior interventions, like stenting, but remain symptomatic with long superficial femoral artery disease.
Powers Health Medical Group welcomes new physicians
NORTHWEST INDIANA | Powers Health recently welcomed six physicians to the Powers Health Medical Group team of providers. Specialties these physician providers represent include cardiology, interventional pulmonology, neurology, orthopedic surgery and pediatrics. Cardiologist Moneeb Asghar, DO, is affiliated with Community Hospital, St. Catherine Hospital and Powers Health Rehabilitation Center. He completed a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he also
