Funds needed for local safe haven baby box Wednesday, March 10, 2021 4:00 AM Throughout Indiana, abandoned babies have been found on residential streets, open fields and even in trash cans. This doesn’t have to happen. Franciscan Health Foundation is currently raising funds to install a Safe Haven Baby Box at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville.
Indiana’s Safe Haven Law allows a woman to legally and safely relinquish an unharmed newborn baby at a Safe Haven location. Historically, Safe Haven sites have been locations like fire and police stations. However, a baby box at a hospital gives women another, less intimidating, option if they fear being recognized, questioned or even arrested.
Franciscan Health loosens visitor restrictions in Lafayette, Crawfordsville and Rensselaer
Franciscan Health announced that starting Tuesday, Feb. 9, the hospital will move to loosen visitor restrictions.
Posted: Feb 8, 2021 2:09 PM
Posted By: Staff Reporters
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) Franciscan Health announced that starting Tuesday, Feb. 9, the hospital will move to loosen visitor restrictions. According to a press release, the loosening of restrictions is due to the decline in COVID-19 cases across the state.
Below is a list of restrictions that will be in place for Franciscan Health Lafayette, Franciscan Health Crawfordsville and Franciscan Health Rensselaer.
VISITOR RESTRICTIONS:
Inpatients: Non-COVID-19 patients may have one designated visitor per day to help provide continuity and maximize safety. Ideally, visitors are those identified as involved in on-going caregiving/support for the patient and will be able to assist with education and caregiving once the patient
Moderna vaccine expected to arrive soon in Tippecanoe County
Staff at IU Health Arnett have been vaccinating frontline health care workers non-stop since shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived last Friday and Monday.
Posted: Dec 23, 2020 2:51 PM
Updated: Dec 23, 2020 6:42 PM
Posted By: Joseph Paul
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - The recently approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive within the next week. It will take more than one or two vaccines to vaccinate everyone who wants to within the United States, so we need as many vaccines out there as possible, says Dr. Daniel Wickert, vice president of medical affairs for Franciscan Health Lafayette.
Health care workers receive first round of COVID-19 vaccine
More than 300 health care workers were expected to receive the first round of the COVID-19 in Tippecanoe County Friday.
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 5:26 PM
Posted By: Balint Szalavari
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - Tippecanoe County has reached a major milestone in its fight against the coronavirus.
The first round of health care workers in Tippecanoe County received their COVID-19 vaccine Friday. This, only a day after the county received a shipment of more than 900 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
More than 300 health care workers were expected to receive the vaccine Friday. Doctors like IU Health Arnett s Associate Chief of Adult Inpatient Medicine Chris Mansfield said this is a big step in helping those fighting the coronavirus on the frontlines.