Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers

Archived Press Releases

Date	Headline
February 9, 2004	Saint Margaret Mercy Home Care Working to Improve Diabetes Care
January 8, 2004	Announcement of Executive Staff Changes at Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc., Northern Indiana Region Hospitals St. Anthony Medical Center, Crown Point; Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers, Hammond and Dyer; and St. Anthony Memorial Health Centers, Michigan City, impacted
December 10, 2003	American College of Radiology Gives Stamp of Approval – Again! Saint Margaret Mercy’s Radiation Oncology Center is the ONLY radiation oncology facility in the Chicagoland area and in Lake and Porter counties in Indiana to receive ACR accreditation
June 5, 2003	Open Heart Program Expands to Saint Margaret Mercy’s South Campus
March 25, 2003	Link to PatientUpdates.org now on Saint Margaret Mercy’s Web site
March 18, 2003	Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers earns award
March 11, 2003	Chicago magazine names Saint Margaret Mercy physician in list of top doctors

September 12, 2002	Program Demonstrates Advocacy for the Elderly In Our Franciscan Tradition at Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers
September 3, 2002	Saint Margaret Mercy Adopts Advanced Surgical Guidance System Innovative Technology Aids Minimally Invasive Surgery
August 19, 2002	Lymphedema Services Offered at Saint Margaret Mercy
July 22, 2002	Comprehensive Bariatric Center at Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers
July 15 2002	Getting the “Big Picture” with Enhanced 24-Hour Ambulatory EEG at Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers
June 6, 2002	IMRT: The Latest Treatment in the Fight Against Cancer at Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers
June 4, 2002	Saint Margaret Mercy receives accreditation by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP)
May 16, 2002	Award-winning hospital creates award-winning ads
April 18, 2002	R2 ImageChecker® enhances early detection of breast cancer Now available at Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers

December 19, 2001	New parking garage opens at Saint Margaret Mercy’s North Campus Heliport approved for landing of two helicopters
September 25, 2001	Breast Health Services at Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers Making a difference in the lives of women
September 14, 2001	Beta radiation therapy offers glowing promise Saint Margaret Mercy is first to introduce Cardiovascular Brachytherapy to Northwest Indiana
August 27, 2001	PET Scan -- An Advanced Imaging Technique to Detect Disease
August 20, 2001	Saint Margaret Mercy linked to some of America's best hospitals
July 11, 2001	Saint Margaret Mercy Named Among 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals
March 29, 2001	Saint Margaret Mercy introduces the Brain & Spine Institute UIC team offers superspecialties
January 31, 2001	Chicago magazine names three Saint Margaret Mercy physicians in list of top doctors
December 12, 2000	Saint Margaret Mercy’s Laser Technology Provides Long-term Angina Relief to Heart Patients Conclusive Data Presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2000
October 31, 2000	American College of Radiology Gives Stamp of Approval
October 31, 2000	CT guided prostate seed implants -- A success story at Saint Margaret Mercy
June 28, 2000	Success story confirms: TMR is a new channel of hope for the heart
February 15, 2000	Saint Margaret Mercy named to Anthem's Indiana Coronary Services Quality Program
December 7, 1999	The doctor is in! Saint Margaret Mercy Hospitalist program offers solution
November 11, 1999	Bringing university cancer care close to home Saint Margaret Mercy unveils technologically advanced cancer-fighting arsenal
June 24, 1999	MicroEndoscopic Discectomy System (MED) … Performed for the first time in Northwest Indiana and Southeast Chicagoland at Saint Margaret Mercy’s South Campus
June 10, 1999	Offering hope to patients with advanced coronary artery disease: The Heart Laser System at Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers