Indiana well-workplace guide.

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Regional listings of well-workplace services from health-care providers, wellness consultants and health/fitness centers

Northwest Indiana

HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS

APT Plus Physical Therapy

217 N. Broad St.

Griffith, 46319

219/924-1500

7345 Indianapolis Blvd.

Hammond, 47324

219/844-8100

1100 Joliet St.

Dyer, 46311

219/864-3300

www.physicaltherapynow.com

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Services: Outpatient physical therapy, work hardening and conditioning, functional capacity evaluations.

Community Healthcare System

--Fitness Pointe

9950 Calumet Avenue

Munster, 46321

219/924-5FIT

www.comhs.org

Geographic Area Served: Lake County

Services: The Community Healthcare System offers a comprehensive wellness program available to employees and members of the community encompassing a variety of health-promotion programs/ activities including weight management, smoking cessation, cooking demonstrations, fitness classes and more.

See ad on page 5 and sponsor profile on page 9.

Comprehensive Care

7501 W. 15th Ave.

Gary, 46406

www.compcareonline.com

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Representative Clients: Small business and industry, municipalities, trucking and transportation

Services: Comprehensive Care Workplace Wellness programs are individually designed to meet the unique needs of each of our clientele. The entire spectrum of "whole health" is facilitated including physical and mental well-being. Comprehensive Care provides on-site program development, fitness and health fair participation, health and fitness screenings, spine education programs, smoking cessation assistance, diabetes management and individual employee consultation.

First Care Inc.

6040 Lute Rd.

Portage, 46368

219/763-6858

firstcarerehab.com

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Services: Physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services. Specializing in severe and traumatic hand injury, custom splinting, manual therapy, and chronic low back pain program.

Hammond Clinic

7935 Calumet Ave.

Munster, 46321

219/836-5800

www.hammondclinic.com

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Services: Since 1984, Hammond Clinic Preventative Health Services has been meeting the needs of area businesses with work-site health programs. Hammond Clinic offers complete, customized preventative health, wellness and fitness services tailored to each organization. The following on-site programs can be provided by Hammond Clinic physiologists: nutrition education and weight loss; cancer education/screening; blood cholesterol screening; osteoporosis screening; medical self-care; lower-back injury prevention; wellness incentive programs; stress management; personal wellness profile.

Horizon Center for Occupational Health

311 Boyd Ave.

LaPorte, 46360

219/326-2480

www.laportehealth.org

Geographic Area Served: LaPorte and surrounding community

Services: Exercise, support groups, nutrition information, cardiac and pulmonary rehab, smoking cessation, massage, reflexology and acupuncture are just a few of the things the Wellness Resource Center offers. Complementary Care services offer holistic benefits, enhancing body, mind and spirit to treat and prevent illness, aid recovery, promote health, manage pain and reduce stress.

LaPorte Hospital & Health Services

403 Tyler St.

LaPorte, 46350

219/326-2397

www.laportehealth.org

Geographic Area Served: LaPorte and the surrounding community

Services: The Wellness Resource Center of LaPorte Hospital offers many programs and services to improve the health of community members. Exercise, support groups, nutrition information, cardiac and pulmonary rehab, aquatic pool, smoking cessation, massage, reflexology and acupuncture are just a few of the things the Wellness Resource Center offers.

Methodist Hospitals

600 Grant St.

Gary, 46402

219/886-4142

311 E. 89th Ave.

Merrillville, 46410

877/886-4142

www.methodisthospitals.org

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana; Gary and surrounding communities

Services: Corporate Health Solutions is a health-promotions program designed to help businesses control the demand for employee health care. Methodist Hospitals provides clinical screening programs for blood pressure, cholesterol, heart disease risk, glucose (diabetes), bone density (osteoporosis), PSA (prostate), and body-fat; risk-assessment services; individual and group behavior modification programs; consulting and support services.

Northern Indiana Occupational Medicine Services (NIOMS)

6040 Lute Rd.

Portage, 46368

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Services: With locations in Valparaiso and Portage, NIOMS provides occupational medicine services to over 450 businesses in Porter County. NIOMS is a full service provider offering physical exams, screenings, injury care, wellness and prevention.

Omni 41 Health & Fitness Connection

221 S. Route 41 Suite A

Schererville, 46375

219/865-6969

omni41.com

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana and southwest Chicagoland

Services: An affiliate of St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers. For more than 30 years, Omni 41 remains on the cutting-edge of health and fitness with everything from treadmills to dexterity machines, from swimming pools to aerobics.

Porter Memorial Hospital

814 LaPorte Ave.

Valparaiso, 46383

219/465-4600

www.portermemorial.org

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Services: Porter Memorial Health System offers a variety of special programs and health screenings in its Road to Wellness van, a mobile medical unit equipped with two patient examination areas.

Saint Margaret Mercy Occupational Health Clinics

1573 N. Cline Ave.

Griffith, 46319

219/852-2526

2450 169th St.

Hammond, 46323

www.smmhc.com

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Services: With two occupational clinic sites and two hospital campuses, providing 24/7 health care for employees. Physical exams (both DOT and non-DOT) for pre-placement, annual checkups, and return to work. Drug and alcohol testing (both DOT and non-DOT), audio testing, pulmonary function and respiratory fit testing. Also provides many services on-site.

See ad on page 7 and sponsor profile on page 11.

St. Anthony Medical Center/Mind, Body, Spirit Wellness Program

1201 S. Main St.

Crown Point, 46307

219/757-6226

www.stanthonymedicalcenter.com

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Services: St. Anthony Medical Center's Mind, Body, Spirit Wellness Program offers: Lunch & Learn presentations, chair massage, reflexology, personal training, yoga, discounted YMCA memberships, marked exercise paths (inside & outside hospital), 24-hour fitness center, Internet-ready computers for wellness research, wellness evaluations, wellness reimbursement, Healthy Cents low-fat and low-sodium meals and exercise planning.

See ad on page 7 and sponsor profile on page 11.

St. Anthony Memorial Health Centers/WorkingWell

4111 S. Franklin St.

Michigan City, 46360

219/879-5400

www.samhc.org

Services: WorkingWell regional occupational health provides a wide scope of services to help keep employees healthy and to minimize lost work time. Services include pre-placement physicals, return-to-work evaluations, drug screenings (available 24 hours), physical therapy, rehabilitation, laboratory testing, audiometry, respiratory evaluations and imaging services.

See ad on page 7 and sponsor profile on page 11.

St. Catherine Hospital

4321 Fir St.

East Chicago, 46312

219/392-7424

www.comhs.org/stcatherine

Geographic Area Served: East Chicago, Whiting, Hammond, Hessville

Services: St. Catherine offers annual, pre-employment and return-to-work physicals; alcohol and drug screening; hearing and lung tests; vision screening; chest x-rays; laboratory analysis; functional-capacity exams; injury care and case management for worker's compensation; occupational and physical therapy; burn, wound and electrical injury care; wellness and education programs; dedicated physicians; convenient hours and locations to accommodate shift-work and traveling employees.

See ad on page 5 and sponsor profile on page 9.

St. Mary Medical Center Occupational Health

1500 S. Lake Park Ave.

Hobart, 46342

219/947-6495

www.comhs.org/stmary

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Services: Annual, pre-employment and return-to-work physicals; alcohol and drug screening; hearing and lung tests; vision screening; chest x-rays; laboratory analysis; functional-capacity exams; injury care and case management for worker's compensation; occupational and physical therapy; burn, wound and electrical injury care; wellness and education programs; dedicated physicians; convenient hours and locations to accommodate shift-work and traveling employees.

See ad on page 5 and sponsor profile on page 9.

WELLNESS CONSULTANTS

CorVel Corp.

8697 Connecticut

Merrillville, 46410

219/736-8592

www.corvel.com

Services: See Indianapolis listing.

Wellness Council of Indiana

P.O. Box 14105

Merrillville, 46411

219/962-6613

www.wellnessin.org

Services: The Wellness Council of Indiana is a not-for-profit organization of business leaders dedicated to promoting healthier lifestyles for all Hoosiers through health promotion at the worksite. Founded in 1988, it is one of the first and oldest wellness councils in the United States. It serves as a clearinghouse and information center on corporate health promotion for companies in Indiana. The council is Indiana's only 501 (c)3 organization dedicated to wellness in the worksite.

HEALTH/FITNESS CENTERS

Duneland Health &Wellness Institute

810 Michael Dr.

Chesterton, 46304

219/983-9832

www.dunelandfitness.com

Geographic Area Served: Porter, LaPorte and eastern Lake County

Services: Affiliated with St. Anthony's Memorial Health Centers and Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers, Duneland Health &Wellness Institute provides on-site health assessments and education presentations on topics related to health wellness, fitness, nutrition, workplace safety, injury prevention, and sport. The Institute's fitness center has an exercise physiologist and...