Indiana District 1 Hospital Group

10/11/2020

A big congratulations to Cheryl Querry on her retirement. She has been a great asset and friend to District 1. We will miss her and are thankful for her decades of service.

05/14/2020

A huge thank you Rose Jimenez for bringing us lunch from Tzatziki Greek Street Food to the District 1 Emergency Operation Center it was amazing and very much appreciated!

04/18/2020

The Indiana District 1 Emergency Operations Center/Multi-Agency Coordination Center at Gary Chicago International Airport is set to receive a shipment of critical care ventilators on Saturday April 18th directly from General Motors & Ventec Life Systems. The VOCSN V+Pro ventilators were manufactured...

03/10/2020

COVID -19 Summit is underway

01/13/2020

Today the dream and the years of hardwork begin to become reality. Northwest Indiana Information Sharing Security Alliance (NIISSA) has received the funding and the support to build a Muti Agency Coordination Center in Northwest Indiana. This is a public private partnership to bring enhanced safety to NWI. The Hospital coalition is part of this group and plays a large role in working to make Northwest Indiana a safer more secure place.
Pictured:
Lori Postma -Franciscan Health
Paul Petrie-Lake County EMA
Chief Steve Schekel -Munster PD
Dave Fagan -IUOE local 150
Gary McKay -Community Hospital
Tom Bettenhausen -St Catherine's Hospital
Ray Chambers -Newton County EMA
Frank Mrvan- North Township Trustee

12/19/2018

Gary McKay presents the 2019 Thin Blue Line badge to Lori Postma & Ray Chambers for their work in the Save a Cop program. This program trains Police Officers to use life saving medical training and equipment to save their own lives or the lives of others while under fire. Lori and Ray are 2 of 10 Instructors in our area who became instructors at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in South Carolina. In our area, this program has been credited for training hundreds of officers and 12 lives saved, with no cost to the officer or department.

10/19/2017

The District 1 Hospital Emergency Planning Committee, in conjunction with federal, state and local partners had an exercise on October 14th, 2017 to prepare responders for disaster.
While the rain cut it short, the lessons learned in practice, helps to make our Northwest Indiana area safer and better prepared for emergencies. The Exercise included all 5 counties, Lake, Newton, Porter, Jasper & LaPorte. This included 16 Hospitals, multiple extended care facilities, dialysis centers, health departments all playing at the same time.
78 moulaged simulated patients (many from the IN & IL Civil Air Patrol), presented as victims in a Terrerist simulated event. Multiple EMS providers, Mass Casualty & Mass Fatality worked through a scenario of field triage with Hammond Fire Department. Porter County EMA Volunteers set up district assets to be used for the exercise.

Thank you to the City of Hammond, the GSA & Franciscan Health Hammond for use of their facilities during the on scene portion of the event.

06/21/2017

District 1 Hospital Group, brought a Federal Tac Med class to the area, 28 more police officers trained for the unimaginable.

06/15/2017

Please donate to the great program. Our District 1 Hospital Emergency Planning Committee started this program and needs your help to purchase a kit for each police officer who is willing to be trained. No donation is too small, it all adds up. If you can sponsor a cop it is $110.00. If you would like to sponsor your local police department, send us a message and we will work to make it happen.

Everyday Police officers put their lives on the line to serve and protect. Drugs and violence are at an all time high and the police have become targets.  We are working to make sure every police officer has the education and the equipment to save themselves or the life of their partner in case t...

04/20/2017

This is a great way to support the local effort in public & private safety of Northwest Indiana. Great food, music, raffles and auctions

​Saturday, May 6, 2017 3:30 PM ​ ​ ​​ Gary / Chicago Airport

02/18/2017

Emery Garwick presents Paige Connelly with a plaque of appreciation for the great service she has given District 1 over the past several years. Paige has taken a job with the American Red Cross in Aztec, New Mexico. She will be greatly missed, we all wish her great success in her new role.