Residency Program Welcomes its 2011 Class
The Union Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program began the Orientation Process of its newest Residents. The 2011 Class will formally begin its traning on July 1st, 2008... Get to Know our Residents

Family Medicine Residency: 2008 Class Graduation Dinner
The Union Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program celebrated its 2008 Class of Residents. The graduation ceremony festivities took place on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at the Terre Haute Country Club. It is always a time of mixed emotions... Details Coming Soon

2008 Indiana Rural Health Conference
The Lugar Center projects and initiatives will be featured in a number of sessions during the 2008 IRHA Annual Meeting & 11th Annual Rural Health Conference. "Rural Health - The Tradition Lives On" is the theme of this year's conference. Our presentations... Learn More

Indiana Primary Care Scholars Consortium 2008 Orientation
The Lugar Center hosted this year's Primary Care Scholars Consortium Annual Orientation at the Landsbaum Center in Terre Haute on May 30, 2008.
The Indiana Primary Care Scholars Consortium is a statewide program coordinated by the IU School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine in partnership with Union Hospital's Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health. Other partners include: Deaconess Hospital... Full Story

2008 National Rural Health Conference
The Lugar Center for Rural Health staff in conjunction with the Union Hospital Family Medicine Residency faculty and residents presented "Implementing Effective Interventions for Improved Asthma Outcomes: Meet Asthma Annie" at the 2008 National Rural Health Association's annual conference in New Orleans... Full Story

Clay City's 3rd Annual "Mayberry Classic"
The Mayberry Classic will take place on June 28, 2008 at Goshorn Park. Registration is at 7:30 am, and the race starts at 8:30 am. Upward of a 100 participants took part in last year's race day activities which included a 5K Run, a 2-mile Walk for ages 10 and above, in addition to a ½-mile Run for ages 8-14. Join us for our 8-week training program beginning April 29th to help you to get in shape for this event... More Details

Residency Program Announces its 2011 Class
The Family Medicine Residency Program at Union Hospital celebrated Match day on March 19th, 2008. The Match pairs graduating medical students with residency program throughout the US. Congratulations to our newest class of interns. Please join us in welcoming.... Full Story

2008 Preceptorship Participants Announced
The Summer Hoosier Rural Preceptorship Selection Committee extended invitations to 11 first year medical students to take part in this year's program. The participants in this summer's program.... More Details

2008 PI Showcase: Best Process & Best Outcome Award Winner
The Lugar Center's Karen Elliott was honored at the Union Hospital 2008 Performance Improvement Showcase. Karen earned this year's award for Best Process and Best Outcome for her presentation of the Lugar Center's work in Diabetes Management....Full Story

Guests from HRSA's Office of Rural Health Policy
The Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health hosted Ms. Heather Dimeris, Associate Director in the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) and Mr. Jerry Coopey, Project Officer for the Midwest's Flex, SORH, and SHIP grants on Tursday, January 10, 2008....More Details

RuralHousecalls.com Project
The RuralHousecalls project was recently featured on local evening news. The Lugar Center's Hicham Rahmouni provided an overview of this exciting project: RuralHousecalls.com is an interactive website for patients... Learn More

"Telemedicine Activity in Indiana Gets a Boost"
The Lugar Center's live-telemedicine program has recently been featured in the NRHA's December 2007 issue of RuralRoads Magazine: "Union Hospital Health Group, a national leader in the provision of telemedicine services, recently took steps to further its already expansive program. Union has been a pioneer in telemedicine since it started its first program...Full Story

Congressman Ellsworth's Request for New Union Hospital Telemedicine Program Approved
Living up to his pledge to disclose projects that are on track to receive federal funding, Rep. Brad Ellsworth announced Congress has approved federal funds for Union Hospital's new RuralHouseCalls.com telemedicine program. The $195,000 in funding for the program ... Press Release

Senator Lugar Secures Funding for Projects in Terre Haute
U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar voted to secure $1.8 million in federal funding for projects in Terre Haute. The funding was approved as a part of the FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill. [...] Union Hospital also received $195,000 to expand RuralHousecalls.com ... Press Release

Vermillion-Parke Community Health Center Opening Soon To Serve All
Community members from Vermillion and Parke counties have come together to establish a new health clinic to provide improved access to primary health care services. The clinic's mission is to provide comprehensive, quality primary health care and related services to those in need of medical care including the medically underserved and vulnerable populations ... Press Release

A Very Special Doc
First Year Family Medicine Residents, Drs. Kelsey Hopkins and Rachel Wenger conducted a special presentation on Thursday, October 18, 2007 honoring Dr. James Buechler as this year's recipient of the Doc Hollywood Award. The speech.... More Details

Union Hospital Broke Ground on Major Expansion
Well over 200 people witnessed the ceremonial groundbreaking of what the Chamber of Commerce calls “the largest single construction project in Terre Haute’s history.” A nearly hourlong ceremony was staged midmorning Monday at Seventh Street and Eighth Avenue for the expansion..... Full Story

Union Hospital's Midwest Center for Rural Health Re-Named in Honor of U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar
Terre Haute, Indiana - Union Hospital announced today that its Midwest Center for Rural Health is being re-named the Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health in honor of five-term U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar. The announcement was made at a renaming ceremony... Full Story

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The Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health,
P: 812-238-7479,
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