“Dining with Diabetes” is a program for people with diabetes and their families …

The Jorgensen Family YMCA will be sponsoring a spa day Monday, August 30 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.!

One of northeastern Indiana’s most recognizable physician practices has joined Lutheran Medical Group. For more than 40 years, physicians with Brooklyn Medical Associates have provided primary care to area patients…

Scott is just one of numerous folks who are benefiting from a total knee implant that’s been tested to last as long as 30 years under normal conditions…

Learn to preserve foods safely at the special workshop hosted by the County Extention office Wednesday, July 28, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Churubusco Town Hall …

The Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home announces the addition of Robert Crook, M.D. to the staff of Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home. Crook, an internist, is the agency’s first full-time medical director.

Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home announces the election of new members and officers to the board of directors for the 2010-2011 term. Elected as officers were: Daryl Yost, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, Board Chair; Elizabeth Frederick, attorney, Vice Chair; Michael Erler, Treasurer; and Denice Beights, Fort Wayne Women’s Bureau, Secretary.

An important announcement was made this afternoon regarding the leadership of Parkview Whitley Hospital. Scott Gabriel has been named as the new chief operating officer, filling the vacancy left by John Meister who accepted a different position within Parkview Health this spring.

The YMCA will be offering summer programs to keep you entertained and healthy over the summer! Registration has already begun.

Feet will be flying Friday on the Dupont Hospital campus. Dupont is sponsoring a Spring Fun Run for children attending St. Vincent de Paul School. The Fun Run is noncompetitive and the goal is to promote fun physical activity to students of all athletic abilities.

Center Stage Dance Academy will be hosting a Zumbathon at Churubusco High School (in the elementary gym) Sunday, May 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. Having fun and getting in shape could not be easier and it is all for a good cause!

Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home will present a “Forget-Me-Not Tea for Hospice Home,” on Thursday, May 27 from 2 – 4 p.m. in the Seasons of Life gardens at Hospice Home. Held outside among the flowers and fountains under a tent, the “Forget-Me-Not Tea” will feature highlights from a traditional Japanese tea ceremony.

The YMCA presents Healthy Kids Day at Parkview Field this Saturday, April 24!

Parkview Whitley Hospital will present its annual Heartbeats health fair on Saturday, May 8, 2010, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. The health fair will take place in the hospital’s lower-level auditoriums, 353 N. Oak Street, Columbia City.

Receive non-certified CPR training for free at Don’t Miss a Beat!

Dupont Hospital will host a free community health and information fair between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday, April 16. All screenings and activities will take place in the hospital’s main lobby.

Make plans to attend the 24th annual Festival of Wines on Friday, May 7, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Fort Wayne Country Club. Enjoy a variety of fine wines (and microbrews, too) provided by Andy Lebamoff of Cap ’n Cork, an hors d’oeuvres buffet, and chocolates provided by Key III Candies.

Francine’s Friends Mobile Mammography unit will be in Columbia City for women interested in scheduling a mammogram. On Friday, April 2, the mobile unit will be at Kroger, 6210 Countryside drive, Columbia city.

Parkview Whitley Hospital invites the residents of Whitley County to a free educational workshop at the hospital to hear Stephen Brown, MD, of Fort Wayne Cardiology, discuss “Improving Cardiovascular Health for Men and Women.”

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