Breast milk is extremely important in the development and growth of infants, but unfortunately, not every baby has access to the nutrition that they need. Now, thanks to Northwest Health - La Porte and its partnership with The Milk Bank, the babies...

May 21st marked the start of National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week - a tradition of honoring a critical segment of first responders in the U.S. for nearly 50 years. This year’s celebration theme is “Where Emergency Care Begins,” which...

Northwest Health – La Porte now offers a screening to detect peripheral artery disease (PAD) and it is available for community members who are most at risk for the disease. PAD is a circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow...

Two Northwest Health hospitals received high marks for quality of care today from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. Northwest Health – Porter received an...

Northwest Health - Starke furthered its mission of helping people live healthier lives by presenting a $1,500 donation to the Knox Parks and Recreation Department on April 28. The donation was made as a part of its Doctors’ Day celebration and to...

To celebrate Doctor’s Day, Northwest Health - La Porte honored the doctors on its medical staff with a donation of $5,000 check to the La Porte Parks Department’s Chessie Trail Project. CEO of Northwest Health - La Porte Keith Nichols shared that...

Northwest Medical Group recently welcomed Jennifer Aversano, FNP-C, a family nurse practitioner with a special interest in cancer care. Aversano joined the practice of Tareq Braik, M.D., and Mary Klein, M.D., at Northwest Health – Hematology &...