If you've visited the doctor complaining of knee or hip pain, you are not alone. Millions of adults suffer from some type of chronic knee or hip pain. Join orthopedic specialists Dr. Michael Leland and Dr. Bruce Thoma, as they share their expertise on how best to control your chronic joint pain and discuss minimally invasive treatment alternatives, like the Signature™ knee procedure and the Anterior Muscle Sparing hip procedure.

March 8, 2012, 6:00 pm
Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza
800 East 81st Ave Merrillville, IN

Open House for the new Chesterton Health & Emergency Center
Sunday, March 11, 2012 1 - 5 p.m.

Come and tour the facility - designed for an exceptional patient experience and dedicated to meeting the round-the-clock health needs of your vibrant community:

• Open 24/7
  
• Shorter wait times
  
• Expedited services

Rittenhouse Senior Living of Portage will be hosting a monthly Low Vision Support Group meeting every 4th Monday at 2:00p.m. The next meeting will be held on March 26, 2012. Light refreshments will be provided.

We can help people with impaired vision. These meetings are informal – we share comments and answer questions about coping with low or no vision. “See” you there!

From the Winter 2012 StayHealthy publication

Don't Miss a Beat! Porter offers advanced cardiovascular care. Whether you've been diagnosed with heart disease or simply want to reduce your risk factors, you can depend on the following services every heartbeat of the way.

Interventional Cardiology
Physicians at Porter use advanced expertise to quickly determine the extent of coronary disease and then perform procedures to effectively open blocked arteries - quickly.

Community members encouraged to give blood

Years can be counted. Timelines can be drawn. But the number of lives affected throughout the history of the American Red Cross is boundless.

Each spring, the President of the United States acknowledges the reach of the Red Cross through an official proclamation that declares March as Red Cross Month. It’s a time, Red Cross officials say, to recognize the work of current volunteers, and to encourage more community members to donate blood and become involved in the various service areas that help change lives.

If you're age 50 or older and you haven't had a colonoscopy, what's your excuse? Squeamish? "Prep" horror stories? Too busy?

Just Do It.

Whatever your excuse, it's time to stop kidding yourself and consider this fact:

Of cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the Untied States, and statistics show the most effective way to reduce your risk of having colorectal cancer is to get screened beginning at age 50.