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Who We Are
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Powers Health comprises not-for-profit hospitals: Community Hospital in Munster; St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago; St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart; specialty hospital Powers Health Rehabilitation Center in Crown Point and Hartsfield Village, a continuing care retirement community in Munster. Owned and operated by Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana, Inc., the healthcare system’s vast network of care locations includes outpatient, surgical and rehabilitation centers, physician practices, behavioral health, occupational health, home care, a medically based fitness center, cancer research foundation and cancer support center. Community Healthcare System hospitals are regional leaders in cancer treatment, cardiac care, bariatric medicine and orthopedics.

MISSION:

Powers Health is committed to providing the highest quality care in the most cost-efficient manner, respecting the dignity of the individual, providing for the well-being of the community and serving the needs of all people, including the poor and disadvantaged.

VISION:

Powers Health is one medical provider organized across four hospital campuses. It links four Indiana hospitals - Community Hospital in Munster; St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago; St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart; and Powers Health Rehabilitation Center in Crown Point - and many outpatient clinics and physician offices. The system is dedicated to maintain the Catholic tradition of St. Catherine Hospital and St. Mary Medical Center as well as the non-sectarian foundation of Community Hospital. Powers Health will become the prominent, integrated healthcare system in Northwest Indiana. Through integration, the system will capitalize on opportunities to increase overall growth, improve operating efficiency, and realize capital to better serve our patients, physicians, and employees.

VALUES:

Dignity

We value the dignity of human life, which is sacred and deserving of respect and fairness throughout its stages of existence.

Compassionate Care

We value compassionate care, treating those we serve and one another with professionalism, concern and kindness, exceeding expectations.

Community

We value meeting the vital responsibilities in the community we serve, and take a leadership role in enhancing the quality of life and health, striving to reduce the incidence of illness through clinical services, education and prevention.

Quality

We value quality and strive for excellence in all we do, working together collaboratively as the power of our combined efforts exceeds what each of us can accomplish alone.

Stewardship

We value trustworthy stewardship and adherence to the highest ethical standards that justify public trust and protect what is of value to the system - its human resources, material and financial assets.