Weather changes are one of the many factors that can trigger symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD. Some of these symptoms are shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing and mucus production. The third leading cause of death...
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Porter Regional Hospital Relocates Valparaiso CareEXPRESS to LaPorte Avenue
The Valparaiso CareEXPRESS Urgent Care Center in Porter Regional Hospital’s Valparaiso Medical Center on Roosevelt Road is relocating to 809 LaPorte Avenue in Valparaiso on Saturday, March 1. The new site, which is located directly across from the...
Read MorePorter Health Care System Names New CEO
Today, the Board of Directors of Porter Health Care System announced that Stephen Lunn will serve as its new CEO effective March 24. “I look forward to joining the dedicated physicians, employees and volunteers at Porter Health Care System and...
Read MoreHow Much Do You Know About Heart Attacks?
If we lived our lives like a movie script, all heart attacks would be sudden and intense. There would be no doubt as to what was happening. However, that type of heart attack is more the exception than the rule. Most heart attacks start slowly, with...
Read MoreLiving Healthy with Heart Failure is HEARTwork
Being diagnosed with heart failure doesn’t mean your life has to stop. Just the opposite. It’s when the work begins- HEARTwork. Nearly six million Americans are living with heart failure.* Although there’s no cure, heart failure’s rate of...
Read MorePorter Regional Hospital Presents Community Wellness Events for March 2014
Porter Regional Hospital will present the following community wellness programs in March. The free presentations will be held in the Community Room at Porter Regional Hospital, 85 East US Highway 6 in Valparaiso. Pre-registration is required. To...
Read MorePorter Health Care System Names Associate of the Year
Porter Health Care System recently named Rodney Beckner, Bio-Med Technician, as Associate of the Year. Beckner was selected for his high sense of ownership, reliability and responsiveness. On receiving the award, Beckner shared how overwhelmed and...
Read MoreA CT Lung Cancer Screening Could Save Your Life
Did you know that lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States? It is responsible for more deaths annually than breast, prostate and colorectal cancers combined.* Yet, according to research, early detection...
Read MorePorter Regional Hospital and Portage Hospital First to Offer 30-Minute ER Service Pledge
Both Porter Regional Hospital and Portage Hospital have recently launched a 30-Minute ER Service Pledge. This new service is a part of an ongoing quality improvement process to monitor how efficiently Porter triages patients and gets them to a...
Read MorePorter Regional Hospital – First Hospital in Indiana To Receive Atrial Fibrillation Certification
Porter Regional Hospital has become the first health care facility in Indiana to receive full Atrial Fibrillation Certification status from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC). This most recent honor further elevates the status of the...
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