Cardiologist joins Franciscans at Dyer, Crown Point
Dr. Asad J. Torabi, an interventional cardiologist, is now part of the Franciscan Physicians Network and is accepting new patients at Dyer and
Crown Point, according to a release.
Torabi attended medical school and completed his residency and fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis,
the notice says. His clinical interests include coronary artery disease, aortic valve stenosis, mitral regurgitation, structural heart disease and sports cardiology.
He is accepting patients at Dyer Franciscan Cardiology Physician Network, 2150 Gettler St., Suite 400, and Franciscan Physician Network
Cardiology Crown Point, 12750 St. Francis Drive, Suite 320. Call 219-865-0893 (Doors) or 219-662-0077 (Crown Point).
Merrillville committee looks at data centers
According to an announcement, the city of Merrillville is forming a new committee charged with studying data centers, their impact on the community and their potential benefits.
The creation of the Merrillville Data Center Citizen Advisory Committee will allow residents to verify information about data centers, helping the community become more informed about these emerging developments, the release said.
Interested Merrillville residents should visit the city’s website to apply
Northwest Health – Porter earns heart designation
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has designated Northwest Health – Porter as a center of excellence for heart care, according to a release.
The ACC awards this designation to hospitals for their continued commitment to a culture of inclusive, high-quality cardiovascular care. Northwest Health – Porter was awarded the HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence in July based on meeting accreditation criteria and through their ongoing performance log reporting, the release said.
Hospitals with a HeartCARE Center designation have long demonstrated their commitment to consistent, high-quality cardiovascular care through comprehensive process improvement, disease- and procedure-specific accreditations, professional excellence and community engagement, the release said.
The organization praises the IUN program
Excelencia in Education, a national organization focused on accelerating the success of Latino students in higher education, announced
four degree programs across the United States — including an Indiana University Northwest program — as finalists for 2024
Examples of Excelencia, according to an announcement.
Pedagogical Interest Groups (PIGs), an IUN program, was created in 2016 to improve Latino student success by addressing the decline
retention and graduation rates and increased DFW rates (students who complete a course with a D, F or withdrew), the release said.
By analyzing and implementing modern, evidence-based, and culturally informed pedagogies, faculty were able to improve their teaching
internships, introducing summer bridge programs, offering first-year seminars, creating cohort models and redesigning curricula.
Professors involved in PIG saw drastically lower DFW rates, higher grades overall and narrowing achievement gaps for all students, the release said. IUNt and the other finalists were selected through a review of 103 program applications representing colleges, universities and community-based organizations in 20 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Franciscan Health Dyer, Munster donate school supplies
Local Catholic school students who need a little help with school supplies are getting a boost to start the school year off right, thanks to
for a generous donation from Franciscan Health Dyer and Franciscan Health Munster, according to a release.
The Mission Committee of the two hospitals hosted a school supply and cereal drive in July aimed at helping local Catholic school students
in need. Franciscan Health employees and members of the public donated backpacks, school supplies and cereal boxes for breakfast
before school to benefit students.
The donations — which filled two vans — will benefit K-12 Catholic students who attend St. John Bosco in Hammond, St. Casimir
Hammond School, St. Stanislaus in East Chicago, Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond and St. Thomas More in Munster,
said the release.
Northwest Health offers diabetes workshop
To learn how to prevent diabetes and the complications it causes, diabetes educator Clarise Largen will present a free HealthyU Wellness
seminar, Diabetes: Prevent, Delay, Put it in Remission 5:30-6:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at La Porte Health Foundation, 140
E. Shore Parkway, La Porte.
During her talk, Largen will explain actions that can be taken to stop the progression of type 2 diabetes, according to a release. A question-and-answer session will follow. To register, visit NWHinfo.com/DiabetesNews.