>> MUNSTER

Charleyhorse Restaurant opens in Munster

The Charleyhorse Restaurant in Munster has opened at the site of the former Charlie’s Ale House on Calumet Ave.

Operating manager Bryan Sord already operates Charleyhorse restaurants in New Lenox and Tinley Park, Ill., and steak and seafood restaurant 94 West in Orland Park, Ill.

Sord said he entered into a six-year lease on the property after the prior tenant vacated the site in December. Tim Rasmussen of Chicago Restaurant Corp. operated Charlie’s Ale House at that location from spring 2004 until it closed late last year.

Charleyhorse features sandwiches, steak, seafood, chicken and pasta entrees and a bar.

>> HAMMOND

Purdue Cal to start computer science grad program

Purdue University Calumet is introducing a master of science degree program in computer science to debut in the fall.

The program, approved recently by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, will be the only such graduate level offering in Northwest Indiana, according a news release from the university

Locally, statewide and nationally, computer science jobs are expected to grow at a rate of between 18 percent and 20 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.

Online registration in the program begins Monday. For more information, email aelmendo@calumet.purdue.edu or call 219.989.2704 or 800.HI.PURDUE, ext. 2704.

>> NORTHWEST INDIANA

Northwest Indiana credit unions merge

Members Source Credit Union and SMH Federal Credit Union have merged.

“We are pleased the members of SMH Federal Credit Union have voted in favor of this merger, and we look forward to offering them the same great service a credit union member can expect,” said Chuck Donovan, CEO of Members Source.

Members Source Credit Union is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, originally established as NIPSCO Industries Federal Credit Union in Hammond. Its main office is now located in Merrillville with a full-service branch in Griffith. SMH Federal Credit Union was established in 1972 as St. Margaret Hospital Employees Federal Credit Union with a branch in St. Margaret Hospital in Hammond.

This merger will offer members of both credit unions full-service office locations in Merrillville, Griffith and Munster and limited-service locations in the Hammond and Dyer hospital buildings. Additionally, Members Source Credit Union members can gain access to their accounts at more than 3,900 locations nationwide through the Credit Union Service Centers.

The combined credit union will use the Members Source Credit Union name. For more information, ms-cu.com or 800.260.5183.

>> MUNSTER

Community named to top 50 hospital list for third straight year

Health care rating organization HealthGrades has placed The Community Hospital in Munster on its list of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for the third straight year.

“(This honor) demonstrates that our health care team is able to consistently deliver high quality care to our patients and that we have the processes in place to continue to strive to be the very best,” Community Hospital CEO Don Fesko said in a news release. “People in Northwest Indiana and the south suburbs of Chicago are able to receive nationally recognized care close to home at Community Hospital.”

To identify the 50 best hospitals, HealthGrades analyzed more than 130 million hospitalization records. To be listed, facilities must have demonstrated clinical outcomes that are among the top 5 percent in the nation in terms of mortality and complication rates. And they must have reached the threshold not just in one medical specialty but across 26 different procedures and conditions during a minimum of the past six straight years. Community Hospital is the only hospital in Indiana to achieve this distinction for the third consecutive year, according to the hospital.

John Gorski, Chief Operating Officer for Community Healthcare System, said, “Community Hospital’s record of outstanding care is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of our physicians, staff and volunteers who incorporate excellence into everything they do.”

For more information, visit comhs.org/community or healthgrades.com.

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