Area VA nursing home among worst-ranked nationwide
MARION, Ind. (WOWO): A Veterans Affairs nursing home in Grant County is among nearly half such facilities getting the agency’s lowest possible ranking. A report...
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New program to launch at Kosciusko County Jail
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) – A new program is set to begin at the Kosciusko County Jail. The Bowen Center, Advanced Medical Staff and the...
Lutheran Hospitals penalized over patient injuries
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Two Lutheran Health Network Hospitals in Fort Wayne are being penalized by Medicare over patient injuries. Lutheran Hospital and Lutheran’s Orthopaedic...
Study finds local Amish population with rare gene
BERNE, Ind. (WOWO): Scientists at Northwestern University have isolated a genetic mutation in an area Amish community that appears to make the people there live 10...
Parkview Health looks to fill 850 job positions at employment expo
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – Parkview Health is looking to fill more than 850 open positions during the upcoming employment expo. The event will be...
Semi-tractor and Freightliner crash on I-69, one with life threatening injuries
GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) – A man is suffering from life threatening injuries after a two vehicle crash on I-69 Thursday. Indiana State Police responded...
Huntington County Jail inmate dies, investigation underway
HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) – Police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Huntington County Jail inmate after he was found in medical distress Tuesday...
Lutheran Hospital hosting first agricultural rescue training for area responders
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Part of Lutheran Hospital’s campus in Fort Wayne has been transformed into a farming environment, complete with a simulated grain bin...
Lutheran to build outpatient facility in Wabash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The Lutheran Health Network is building a new outpatient facility in Wabash. The Fort Wayne-based health care provider is investing $10-million...
State numbers show increase in Allen County opioid overdoses
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): The rate of non-fatal emergency room visits due to opioid overdoses in Allen County more than doubled between 2014 and 2015. That’s according...