News

Duane—only his first name is being used to protect his privacy—called his parents and told them he had a drinking problem. Then he leveled with his doctor, who connected Duane with Regional Health Systems’ addiction treatment program in Merrillville. 

In July, Regional Health Systems took a major step toward solving the physician shortage by welcoming four psychiatric residents in the launch of northern Indiana’s first psychiatry residency program. 

As a northwest Indiana psychiatrist and a Region native, I am often perplexed by various perspectives about the interaction between mental health and gun-related violence and homicides. I

Local elected officials, health care providers, community leaders and more welcomed the inaugural class of psychiatric physicians to Regional Health Systems’ accredited psychiatry residency program with the IU School of Medicine. Nearly 100 individuals gathered at the Merrillville location of Regional Health Systems, a member of Regional Care Group, to welcome the residents.

Regional Care Group members—Regional Health Systems and Geminus Corporation—donated four nights at the Comfort Suite hotel to nine Hobart families left homeless after their building was condemned.

Stress levels overflowed during COVID, but what people were experiencing probably wasn’t PTSD. Either way, gauging your anxiety and taking time for self-care are crucial to emptying the stress bucket. 

Social media is here to stay. The key to dealing with it is teaching young people how to navigate sites safely to support their mental health.

Four brand new doctors will join the inaugural class of the IU School of Medicine Psychiatry Residency program in Merrillville, which works in partnership with Regional Care Group members.

At Regional Health Systems’ community garden, fruits and vegetables are harvested and given to community members in need.

Regional Health Systems makes the life-saving medicine Narcan available to the public for free, for anyone to use. The NaloxBoxes are located outside Regional Health Systems buildings in Merrillville, Hammond and East Chicago. Each box contains free doses of a nasal spray that can be used for emergency treatment during an overdose.

Regional Health Systems, a member of Regional Care Group, now has three NaloxBoxes across Lake County, making the life-saving medication naloxone available to anyone who wants it.