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Stephen Paul Fackrell is an Emmy-nominated set decorator. But for 30 years, he's also been a Santa-for-hire, working with everyone from Nordstrom to Will Ferrell.

With the participation of all the teachers who teach Topics on new technologies, innovation and creativity; A national meeting was held to continue to

San Francisco police are asking the public's help in locating a missing 28-year-old man, who is considered to be at risk. 

The need for blood donations has soared along with COVID-19 deaths, which are closing in on 400,000 in the United States and just hit a new daily record of more than 4,300. Blood shortages have been reported nationwide during the coronavirus pandemic, with life-saving blood supplies dwindling, putting patients in emergency rooms and hospitals at risk.  Franciscan Health Michigan City has scheduled two blood drives to help make up for the lack of donations taking place at workplaces and schoo...

Honoring Our Nurses Nurses comfort, care, educate, console, relate, endear and provide direction and assistance. They are at the forefront when we are sick; their work responsibilities immense, their efforts tireless and their commitment endless. They are the heart and soul of medical facilities including residential care, hospitals, clinics, doctors’ offices, schools, in-home care and much more. To celebrate National Nurse Week, May 6-12, 2019, The Times Media Co.; Title Sponsor, Methodis...

Northwest Health has honored two nurses with Daisy Awards for extraordinary and compassionate service. The annual awards were established to honor the late J. Patrick Barnes, whose family wanted to recognize the nurses who treated him after he died at 33 in 1999 because of complications from the idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura autoimmune disease. The health care system honored Patricia (Patti) Martin, the manager of the Infusion Center at Northwest Health — Porter, with a Daisy Award. ...

St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago named Nina Stur its new chief nursing officer and president of patient care services. Stur started as a registered nurse in the medical surgical unit at the hospital 37 years ago, and has served as interim chief nursing officer since January. She previously served as director of case management and associate director of patient care services at St. Catherine, filling each position for a decade. “Nina is a dynamic and well-respected collaborator with e...

MUNSTER — North Point Orthopaedics opened a new $10 million medical office building in Munster five times as large as its previous office down the street. The new medical office at 9445 Calumet Ave. in Munster that North Point Orthopaedics moved into last month offers physical therapy, braces, X-Rays, ultrasound, injections for joint pain and other orthopedic services. It also has urgent care services that allow patients to walk in without appointments to get orthopedic care within in a...