Vijaya Chapala, M.D., recently joined Porter Physician Group and her impact on the community is already evident.  “My passion is to make the community healthy and to reduce the cost and suffering of people from chronic diseases,” shared Dr....

Porter Health Care System announced that its Engineering Department has achieved five years without a lost-time accident. This translates to 1,825 days without a recordable injury according to Porter’s Regional Executive Director for Facilities...

“I am particularly interested in diseases of the nose and sinuses.” A graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Schwartz attended the State University of New York for his surgical internship and residency in otolaryngology-head and...

“Cardiovascular Health starts at the physician-patient relationship, making every day exciting as I work towards improving patient heart health and their quality of life.” Dr. Kommineni is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel...

‘I knew the early signs of a heart attack, but ignored them. Time nearly ran out for me.’ Ken Roper was working on his heart health. He was running, watching his diet, minimizing sugar and eliminating soda. “I even mastered how to grill...

It's summertime, meaning cookouts, picnics, trips to the park and family vacations. All this extra time spent outdoors also means more exposure to bugs. From ants, ticks and spiders to bees and wasps, the potential to get bitten or stung by one of...

Porter Health Care System welcomes Vijaya Chapala, M.D., to its medical staff. Dr. Chapala, a board-certified Internal Medicine physician, is seeing new patients and joins Drs. Shane Bush, Kajal Patel and Candice Yu-Fleming in practice at Portage...

Summer fun is here! Sun, sports, pools, playgrounds, biking and other outdoor activities abound. There’s so much to do, but keeping your children safe from injury while enjoying the great outdoors should be a top priority too. Unintentional...

Porter Health Care System recently honored one of its nurses through its annual Patient Choice Award program. The prestigious award recognizes the level of quality care, comfort and compassion offered by nurses each day. This year, Porter is pleased...

We hope you enjoy this month’s health and wellness news from Porter Regional Hospital. Stroke and Heart Disease: Two Sides of the Same Coin? Stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD) are two distinct conditions, but they have more in common than you...