Blog Posts in December, 2015

Good Samaritan Presents Budget for 2016

Posted By Good Samaritan

December 30, 2015

Good Samaritan’s 2016 Operating Budget was approved at Tuesday night’s Board of Governor’s meeting. The budget highlights the organization’s ... Read More

Good Samaritan Employees Provide Christmas Gifts to Area Children

Posted By Good Samaritan

December 21, 2015

Christmas is a time to think of others, and year after year that is what the employees at Good Samaritan do through the hospital’s “Giving Tree.” This ... Read More

2015 Community Benefits Report

Posted By Good Samaritan

December 20, 2015

Click here to view our 2015 Community Benefits Report! Read More

Good Samaritan Working with PACE to Provide Insurance Assistance to Patients

Posted By Good Samaritan

December 15, 2015

Good Samaritan and PACE Community Action Agency have recently started working together to provide a Health Care Navigator to patients at Good Samaritan’s Primary ... Read More

Good Samaritan Home Care Services Named Top 100 in the 2015 HomeCare Elite

Posted By Good Samaritan

December 9, 2015

Good Samaritan Home Care Services announced it has been named to the Top 100 of the 2015 HomeCare Elite ™ , a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies ... Read More

Good Samaritan Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer

Posted By Good Samaritan

December 2, 2015

Good Samaritan is pleased to announce that Thom Cook has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective December 2, 2015. Cook brings multiple years of financial and ... Read More

Good Samaritan Provides Multiple Approaches To Finding Lung Cancer

Posted By Good Samaritan

November 24, 2015

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths, killing more Americans each year than breast, prostate, colon and pancreatic cancers combined. According to the ... Read More

Healthcare Business Insights Announces Good Samaritan As One of The 2015 Cost & Quality Award Winners

Posted By Good Samaritan

November 12, 2015

The health care Business Insights Cost & Quality Academy has announced the winners of its 2015 Cost & Quality Award, and four Health care providers were selected: ... Read More

Better Breathers Club To Support Patients With COPD

Posted By Good Samaritan

November 2, 2015

November is National COPD (Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) month. While other major causes of death have decreased, COPD mortality has continued to rise and remains the ... Read More

Good Samaritan Celebrates Nurse Practitioner Week

Posted By Good Samaritan

November 1, 2015

This is National Nurse Practitioner Week, and we’re celebrating some of the most important members of Good Samaritan’s health care team. With their advanced ... Read More

Good Samaritan Focused on Providing the Safest and Highest Quality Care

Posted By Good Samaritan

October 28, 2015

October is health care Quality Month and is celebrated throughout the nation. At Good Samaritan, Health care quality is something that is to be celebrated every day, not ... Read More

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to be Held for Good Samaritan's Gift Shop

Posted By Good Samaritan

October 20, 2015

Good Samaritan’s Gift Shop, Gifts and More, has moved to a new location in the Gibault Memorial Tower and will be having a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate. The ... Read More

Good Samaritan To Host 21st Annual Light Up A Life Ceremony

Posted By Good Samaritan

October 19, 2015

Good Samaritan Hospice will once again host its annual Light Up a Life Program on Monday, November 9, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. Light Up a Life is an annual fund raising and ... Read More

Breast Cancer Charity Ride to Support Good Samaritan

Posted By Good Samaritan

October 9, 2015

Join the fun at the 5th annual Breast Cancer Charity Ride through Robinson, Illinois and portions of southern Indiana. The Breast Cancer Charity Ride is a five-stop, ... Read More

Metro Elevator Inc. Launches Its Ride the Pink Elevator Campaign at Good Samaritan

Posted By Good Samaritan

October 7, 2015

Vincennes, IN, October 8, 2015 — Metro Elevator Co. Inc. is raising the bar on fundraising with its partnership with the Susan G. Komen foundation and will launch ... Read More

Good Samaritan To Host 11th Annual Men's Health Tune-Up

Posted By Good Samaritan

October 5, 2015

The eleventh annual Men’s Health Tune-Up is around the corner. The event will be held Tuesday, October 6, 2015 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Highland Woods ... Read More

Good Samaritan To Give Presentation On Primary Care to Patient-Centered Care

Posted By Good Samaritan

September 30, 2015

In the U.S., 18% of the population—nearly 50 million Americans—lives in poverty, up from 11% in 2000. More than 250 communities across 50 states use aha! ... Read More

Good Samaritan's Convenient Care Clinic Now Open On Sundays

Posted By Good Samaritan

September 10, 2015

Good Samaritan’s Convenient Care Clinic will now be open on Sunday’s beginning on Sunday, September 13. The Convenient Care Clinic is where patients can get ... Read More

Good Samaritan's Center for Wound Healing Receives Center of Excellence Award

Posted By Good Samaritan

August 31, 2015

Good Samaritan is pleased to announce that The Good Samaritan Center for Wound Healing is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s newly launched Wound Center of Excellence ... Read More

The 4th annual Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) walk is taking place on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Vincennes University's track in hopes of raising money for CF research and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. (ET) and

Posted By Good Samaritan

August 14, 2015

The 4 th annual Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) walk is taking place on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Vincennes University’s track in hopes of raising money ... Read More

Good Samaritan Foundation Board Introduces Pumpkin Pride Run

Posted By Good Samaritan

August 11, 2015

You can carve them, paint them and dress them up, but have you ever tried running with one? Now you can! The first Pumpkin Pride walk/run is on Saturday, October 24, ... Read More

Good Samaritan Dayson Heart Center Receives Vascular Testing Accreditation By The IAC

Posted By Good Samaritan

August 5, 2015

Cardiovascular diseases are the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. On average, one American dies every 39 seconds of cardiovascular disease - disorders of the ... Read More

Good Samaritan Introduces New Therapy Devices

Posted By Good Samaritan

July 30, 2015

The Rehabilitation Unit at Good Samaritan continues to advance its excellent services by introducing two new devices. For patients who need help walking or feeding ... Read More

Gibault Memorial Tower Opens to the Community

Posted By Good Samaritan

July 30, 2015

Take a glimpse into our grand opening ceremony and events below in a heartfelt story that showcases our passion for serving Vincennes and our surrounding communities. For ... Read More

7th Annual Kids Triathlon This Saturday

Posted By Good Samaritan

July 23, 2015

Hit the ground running for the 7 th Annual Kids Triathlon at Gregg Park on July 25, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Kids between the ages of 3 and 15 are welcome to enter this ... Read More