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Extraordinary People- Lions Eye Bank presents staff with Vision Award (5/23/2013)
- Excellence in Nursing Awards (5/15/2013)
- Rowers Row, Row, Row Way to Fourth Championship (5/8/2013)
- Nurse/Caregiver receive Top Honors for Excellence (5/18/2012)
- Fitness Pointe Rowers 3-X Intl Champs (5/18/2012)
- Hospital Librarian receives National Honor (5/3/2012)
- Hospital CEO is Executive of the Year (2/20/2012)
- Librarian to serve on National Committee (12/21/2011)
- Community Hospital staff honors Top Nurse/Caregiver for Excellence (5/20/2011)
- Donate Life America presents Community Healthcare System with Award of Merit for Fly the Flag Program (9/24/2010)
- Nursing Awards presented to Community Hospital staff (5/21/2010)
- Community Hospital Fitness Pointe team places FIRST in 2010 World Rowing Challenge (5/4/2010)
- Audiology Services at Community Hospital in Munster welcomes two, new staff members (10/8/2009)
- Community Hospital Fitness Pointe’s Debi Pillarella is named 2009 IDEA Program Director of the Year (9/3/2009)
- Community Hospital CEO earns Top Healthcare Management Credentialing (7/22/2009)
- 2009 “Remarkable Image of Caring” and “Nursing Excellence” awards presented to Community Hospital staff (5/18/2009)
- Local Photographers bring Great Outdoors into Community Hospital (3/31/2009)
- “2008 Remarkable Image of Caring Award” and “2008 Nursing Excellence Award” presented at Community Hospital (6/8/2008)
- Community Healthcare System graphic artist honored for book design (4/14/2008)
- War memorial to be rededicated as the Edward P. Robinson Community Veterans Memorial on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3 (8/24/2007)
- William A. Hasse III, of Hasse Construction Company, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Community Hospital in Munster (8/9/2007)
- Community Hospital’s Pam Kaczmarski is recognized by the Lake Area United Way for her fund raising efforts (6/29/2007)
- "2007 Remarkable Image of Caring Award" and "2007 Nursing Excellence Award" presented at Community Hospital (5/23/2007)
- Community Hospital and St. Catherine Hospital auxiliaries receive excellence award from Indiana Hospital & Health Auxiliaries Association (2/14/2007)
- The Community Hospital Fitness Pointe program manager receives premier state award for helping students improve their health (2/14/2007)
- Physical Therapists at The Community Hospital Fitness Pointe earn certification as clinical specialists in orthopedic physical therapy (10/23/2006)
- Community among Top Performers for Women’s Health (6/18/2013)
- Homework leads to Healthier East Chicago students, families (5/13/2013)
- Patient Care among Best in Nation 6 Years in a Row (2/19/2013)
- Hospital Tops for Quality 10th Consecutive Time, according to Healthgrades (1/15/2013)
- Community Hospital earns Breast MRI Accreditation (12/3/2012)
- A Top Hospital in the Nation for Cardiac Services according to Healthgrades (10/23/2012)
- Radiation Oncology earns Top Distinction in Quality, Safety (10/3/2012)
- NICU expands Spectrum of Care (9/20/2012)
- Women’s Diagnostic Center of Community Hospital Attains Imaging Quality Accreditation (9/13/2012)
- Among Top 5% in Nation for Women’s Health: 4th Consecutive Year (6/19/2012)
- Community Hospital one of America’s 50 Best - 5 Years in a Row (3/20/2012)
- Community Hospital ranks at Top for Quality, Ninth Consecutive Time (1/24/2012)
- Community Hospital one of 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery/Cardiac Care (10/18/2011)
- Breast Cancer program gains Accreditation from National Agencies (6/22/2011)
- Georgetown University recognizes Nurses for Patient Safety Initiative (6/13/2011)
- Chest Pain Center is awarded Accreditation for Care (6/7/2011)
- Community Hospital among Top 5% in Nation for Women’s Health (5/3/2011)
- Thomson Reuters names Community Hospital among Top 100 Hospitals in United States (3/29/2011)
- Community Hospital among HealthGrades’ America’s 50 Best for Fourth Consecutive Time (2/23/2011)
- Community Hospital makes Grade as Distinguished Hospital for 8th Consecutive Year (1/26/2011)
- Now Hear This: Another Convenient Location for Audiology Services (1/4/2011)
- Community Hospital 5-Star Rated across Multiple Service Lines (10/26/2010)
- Community Hospital Tops Nation in Women’s Care Two Years in a Row, according to HealthGrades® (4/21/2010)
- Breast Cancer Study Update Confirms Effectiveness of Two Drugs used in Prevention (4/19/2010)
- Thomson Reuters names Community Hospital among Top 100 Hospital Award Winners (3/31/2010)
- Community Hospital Stroke Care program receives Certification from Joint Commission (3/29/2010)
- Community Hospital named one of HealthGrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Third Consecutive Year (2/24/2010)
- Community Hospital among Top Five Percent in Nation according to Quality Study (2/1/2010)
- Community Hospital in Munster selected by Consumers as Providing Highest Quality Healthcare (1/4/2010)
- Community Healthcare System Hospitals receive 5-Star ratings across Multiple Service Lines (10/13/2009)
- Community Hospital is American College of Cardiology Foundation Gold Performance Achievement Award Recipient (10/9/2009)
- Community Hospital brings Digital Excellence and Convenient Women’s Care to St. John Outpatient Facility (9/29/2009)
- Community Hospital continues to shine in the spotlight with Excellence Award for Women’s Health (7/10/2009)
- Community Hospital extends number of Private Rooms to include Telemetry unit (6/8/2009)
- Take 5 for Life Program gets a Workout, goes Green (4/14/2009)
- Community Hospital Fitness Pointe opens Walking Challenge to Members, Hospital Staff and Residents (4/7/2009)
- King of Hearts is crowned during Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (3/13/2009)
- Community Hospital named among Best in Nation for Second Consecutive Year (2/24/2009)
- Community Hospital Oncology Department Move Brings Inpatients Private Rooms, Outpatients, New Hours (1/19/2009)
- Special Community Hospital Nurse Navigates Breast Cancer Patients through Healthcare Maze (11/17/2008)
- Community Hospital named among HealthGrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 2008 (2/25/2008)
- Children at Community Hospital are given surgical caps just like their doctors and nurses wear (1/8/2008)
- Community Hospital receives three year accreditation from American College of Radiology for MAGNETOM Symphony MRI (11/20/2007)
- Community Hospital and St. Catherine get good marks for treating heart failure (9/10/2007)
- Community Hospital is awarded a three-year term of accreditation for ultrasound from The American College of Radiology (ACR) (8/27/2007)
- Community Hospital is among eight hospitals statewide to implement American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease Program (10/24/2006)
- Community Hospital named a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac CareSM by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana (10/20/2006)
- Initial Results of the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Released: Osteoporosis Drug Raloxifene Shown to be as Effective as Tamoxifen in Preventing Invasive Breast Cancer (4/17/2006)
- Illiana Heating joins Forces with Women’s Diagnostic Center (1/15/2013)
- STARS, Pink & Lavender Lights glow for Cure (11/28/2012)
- Surgical Team provides services, hope to Honduras (9/19/2012)
- Auxiliary awards $46,500 in Scholarships to Area Students (8/7/2012)
- Toy Donation from Flamini Foundation benefits Pediatric Patients (5/1/2012)
- Joining Forces to Help Prevent Breast Cancer (2/6/2012)
- Tiny Miracle leads to Greater Good (2/1/2012)
- Pink & Lavendar Lights Glow with Hope of a Cancer-free Future (11/21/2011)
- Community Hospital Auxiliary celebrates Volunteers/Installs Officers for 2011 (5/24/2011)
- Holiday Lights Glow with Hope of Cancer-free Future (11/1/2010)
- Golfers Tee Up for Community Cancer Research Foundation (9/25/2010)
- Community Hospital Auxiliary invests in Community, awards Scholarships to Local Students (7/30/2010)
- Gift of Hope honors Community Hospital for Saving Lives through Tissue Donation Efforts (1/5/2010)
- Foundation Donation arrives by Special Delivery to Community Hospital Nurseries (11/2/2009)
- Community Hospital Auxiliary invests in community, awards scholarships to area students (7/31/2009)
- U.S. Army Freedom Team Salutes Community Hospital Employee Efforts (7/22/2009)
- Softball Team leads off Fundraising/Awareness for Community Cancer Research Foundation (6/17/2009)
- Community Hospital Auxiliary contributes $100,000 to hospital’s Emergency Department project (3/3/2009)
- Couple uses Hobby as Vehicle for Cancer Research Funding/Awareness (2/12/2009)
- Munster High Team effort nets funding for Cancer Resource Centre during Breast Cancer Awareness month (11/11/2008)
- Children’s Book helps Older Siblings adjust to Family’s New Baby (7/28/2008)
- Vanis Salon raises $7,617 for Cancer Resource Centre (5/2/2008)
- Munster eighth grader donates items she knitted to the Cancer Resource Centre in Munster (1/3/2008)
- Griffith High School DECA students donate 200 DVDs and VHS movies to Community Hospital’s Pediatrics Unit (12/26/2007)
- Community Healthcare System’s Day at the RailCats raises $6,595 for the Community Cancer Research Foundation (7/25/2007)
- Community Hospital nurses donate $12,661 to Cancer Resource Centre (6/25/2007)
- The Cancer Resource Centre’s “Knit One…Nurture Too,” a group of cancer survivors, donates afghans to CAPES House (5/25/2007)
- Ron Kittle’s Indiana Sports Charities donates $40,000 to cancer research at Community Hospital (5/21/2007)
- Community Hospital nurses design 40 baskets of various themes as fund raiser for the Cancer Resource Centre (5/7/2007)
- Community Hospital Auxiliary makes $25,000 donation of $50,000 pledge to hospital’s Medical Technology Endowment Fund, largest pledge to that fund (4/12/2007)
- Community Healthcare System employees and Babies R Us give Halo Project Wings (6/12/2006)
- Community Healthcare Physicians drum up donation for Cancer Centre (5/15/2006)
- Expansion of Outpatient Services to Schererville (1/29/2013)
- Hospital undergoes Major Expansion, adds Additional Patient Beds (1/16/2013)
- Community Hospital offers MRI Services in Crown Point (11/11/2011)
- Hospital adds Open MRI to second location, imaging center in Crown Point (10/20/2011)
- Community Hospital Opens Clinic for those taking Blood-Thinning Medications (7/17/2009)
- Community Hospital Sleep Diagnostics Moves to New Location/Expands Services (3/6/2009)
- Celebrities, Tours, Prizes Headline Community Hospital Emergency Department Open House (1/28/2009)
- Community Hospital’s groundbreaking for new Emergency Department and patient tower is Tuesday (7/23/2007)
- Community Hospital to construct $32 million expansion (7/11/2007)
- Community Hospital groundbreaking for Post Partum private rooms is May 3 (5/2/2007)
- Know Your Number: Get Test to help Manage Weight at Special Rate (3/25/2013)
- Patients have Access to National Heart Trial (5/5/2011)
- NBC 5 Meteorologist Ginger Zee brings Positive Outlook to Fund Raiser (1/28/2011)
- Experts field breast cancer questions at Community Cancer Research annual fall symposium (9/8/2009)
- Certified Therapy Dog helps patients in Speech, Physical, and Occupational Therapy at Community Hospital (3/27/2007)
- New Tool helps Patients with Lymphedema (2/12/2013)
- New Technology offers Higher-Resolution Breast Cancer Detection (1/22/2013)
- Community Surgeons 1st in IN to perform Single-Incision Procedure with daVinci (3/20/2012)
- Taking Right Steps toward Recovery with New Tool (10/24/2011)
- New Technology saves Time, Reduces Stress for Breast Cancer Biopsy Patients (8/11/2011)
- Technology aids in Minimally Invasive Anterior Hip Replacement Procedure (6/2/2011)
- Community Hospital among first to use new Stealth device to treat PAD (4/15/2011)
- Community Hospital Doctors First in Northwest Indiana to Implant MRI Safe Pacemakers (3/20/2011)
- Cardiac Research offers new Option in Treatment of PAD (9/7/2010)
- Community Hospital offers New Hope to Those who Need Help Losing Weight (4/26/2010)
- Athletes get Gold Medal Workout with New Technology at Community Hospital Fitness Pointe® (4/26/2010)
- New advancements in the treatment of PAD at Community Hospital (11/10/2009)
- Tiny Mesh Stent offers new lease on life for those with Peripheral Artery Disease (5/1/2009)
- Doctors use new closure system for chest surgery patients (4/3/2009)
- New Technology at Community Hospital for Prosthetics offers hope for Lifeless Limbs (12/9/2008)
- Breast MRI biopsy now available at Community Hospital Women’s Diagnostic Center (4/28/2008)
- Community Hospital is first in Chicagoland, and among the first in the country to offer new treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease (9/11/2007)
- Community Hospital is one of only 10 sites in U.S. to enroll patients in clinical trial to evaluate restoring blood flow to the lower legs (6/13/2007)
- Community Hospital offers area’s most advanced technology for conventional radiation therapy (6/5/2007)
- Community Hospital is first in Northwest Indiana and among first in the country to offer a CT system that uses two x-ray sources to provide the best CT images in the world (4/4/2007)
- Community Hospital is one of only 20 sites in the nation where a new, pre-FDA approved device for P.A.D. is being studied (2/22/2007)
- Dr. Howard Marcus is among only 64 surgeons nationwide to use the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System to perform less invasive hysterectomies (1/17/2007)
- Community Hospital Women’s Diagnostic Center Offers Digital Mammogram Technology (8/28/2006)
- Community Healthcare System offers minimally invasive state-of-the-art technology for prostate surgery (8/1/2006)
- Community hospital first to use ’cool’ new tool (3/20/2006)
- Community Hospital first to use new technology for treatment of AAA (1/11/2006)
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