Immediate and Urgent Care. When it comes to a stroke, every second counts to limit brain damage and lifelong disabilities. As a Joint Commission Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, Community Hospital is among an elite group of hospitals nationwide to provide the highest level of expertise and treatment of the most complex, acute strokes. Supported by the certified Primary Stroke Centers at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, our hospitals deliver exceptional care so stroke patients and those at risk can live longer, healthier, more fulfilling lives.