Porter Regional Hospital

Calling All Nurses: Join Porter’s Team of Experienced Nurses

Calling All Nurses: Join Porter’s Team of Experienced Nurses Porter Regional Hospital will host a nursing job fair from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday August 13, 2015 in the Community Room at Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso. Nursing Opportunities Include: ED, Intensive Care Units, Intermediate Care Unit,...

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Porter Regional Hospital Reinvents Joint Replacements

Porter Regional Hospital Reinvents Joint Replacements Porter Regional Hospital’s Center for Orthopedic Medicine recently reinvented the way patients and their families experience joint replacement surgery. The result of their work is Porter’s new Joint Care Program – a comprehensive program that...

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Fear Not: Every Day People Decide to Delay or Skip Important Health Screenings Because They are Apprehensive

Fear Not: Every Day People Decide to Delay or Skip Important Health Screenings Because They are Apprehensive Here, Porter’s professionals take a look at three diagnostic tests and help calm your fears, because taking these tests could save your life. The first is a Stress Test. Most of the fear comes from the unknown. Why am I having the test? What...

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Porter Regional Hospital Offers New Cooling Therapy for Newborns to Reduce Brain Damage

Porter Regional Hospital Offers New Cooling Therapy for Newborns to Reduce Brain Damage Newborns deprived of oxygen to the brain prior to or during delivery may benefit from hypothermic cooling and rewarming therapy provided within the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Porter Regional Hospital. Historically used in adult patients,...

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Porter Health Care System Welcomes Linda Kiger as New Health Information Management Director

Porter Health Care System Welcomes Linda Kiger as New Health Information Management Director Porter Health Care System has named Linda S. Kiger as its new Director of Health Information Management. In her role, Kiger is responsible for managing policies and procedures related to healthcare information services throughout the system and...

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Porter Regional Hospital Offers Free Healthy Heart Diet Classes on July 7 and 21, 2015

Porter Regional Hospital Offers Free Healthy Heart Diet Classes on July 7 and 21, 2015 Porter Regional Hospital will offer Healthy Heart Diet classes in July. The free classes will provide an understanding on how to read food labels and choose heart-healthy food, along with teaching basic heart healthy food preparation tips. Classes...

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