Cardiologist joins Franciscan 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 the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis,
the publication says. His clinical interests include coronary artery disease, aortic valve stenosis, mitral regurgitation, structural heart disease and sports cardiology.
He sees patients at Franciscan Physician Network Cardiology Dyer, 2150 Gettler St., Suite 400, and Franciscan Physician Network
Cardiology Crown Point, 12750 St. Francis Drive, Suite 320. Call 219-865-0893 (Dyer) or 219-662-0077 (Crown Point).
Merrillville committee looks at data centers
The city of Merrillville has formed a new committee tasked with studying data centers, their impact on communities and their potential benefits, according to a release.
The creation of the Merrillville Data Center Citizen Advisory Committee will allow residents to vet information about the 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 wins heart
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has designated Northwest Health – Porter as a Center of Excellence in HeartCare, according to a release.
The ACC awards this designation to hospitals for their continued commitment to a comprehensive, high-quality culture and cardiovascular care. Northwest Health – Porter was awarded the HeartCARE Center National Award of Excellence in July based on meeting accreditation criteria and through their ongoing performance registry reporting, the release said.
Hospitals with the HeartCARE Center designation have long demonstrated their commitment to consistent, high-quality cardiovascular care through total 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 undergraduate programs in the United States – including one at Indiana University Northwestern – as a 2024 finalist.
Examples of Excelencia, according to announcement.
Pedagogical Interest Groups (PIGs), IUN’s program, was created in 2016 to improve the success of Latino students by addressing attrition
retention and graduation rates, and an increase in DFW rates (students who complete a course with a D, F, or have withdrawn), the release said.
By analyzing and applying modern, evidence-based and culturally informed pedagogies, educators were able to improve their teaching
practices, introducing summer bridging programs, offering first-year seminars, creating cohort models, and redesigning curricula.
Educators participating in PIGs saw dramatically lower DFW rates, higher grades overall and reduced achievement gaps for all students, the release said. IUNt and the other finalists were selected by reviewing 103 program applications representing colleges, universities and community organizations in 20 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Franciscan Health Dyer, Munster donates school supplies
Local Catholic students in need of a little help with school supplies get a boost to start the school year off right, thanks
of 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 students
in need. Franciscan Health staff and members of the public donated backpacks, school supplies and boxes of dry breakfast cereal
before school for the benefit of students.
The donations, which filled two vans, will benefit K-12 Catholic school students attending St. John Bosco” in Hammond, St. Casimir
Hammond School, St. Stanislaus in East Chicago, Bishop Knoll Institute in Hammond and St. Thomas More in Munster,
release said.
Northwest Health offers a diabetes workshop
To learn how to prevent diabetes and the complications it causes, diabetes educator Clarice Largen will present a free HealthyU wellness
workshop, Diabetes: Prevent it, Delay it, Put it in Remission from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on August 29 at the Healthcare Foundation of La Porte, 140
E. Shore Parkway, La Porte.
During his lecture, 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.