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...

We’ve been told that it’s important to get an annual physical, our teeth cleaned every six months and to have our eyes checked once a year. But what about our ears? How often should we get our hearing checked? That’s the question we asked the...

Silver linings exist even in the grimmest circumstances. Through hope and the human spirit, positive outcomes and the beauty of humanity can emerge from dire situations. On May 11th, Cindy Kroft was in a horrible car accident involving a semi on...

Many folks think that if they don’t have chest pain, they’re heart healthy and truly that may not be the case. Read on to learn how undiagnosed heart conditions impacted the lives of three local individuals and how Porter helped them regain their...

Porter Health Care System has named Janelle Miller as the hospital’s new Manager of the Medical Surgical Department. Miller has been supporting nurses and patients at Porter as interim manager of the department since August 2015. Before that she...

Q: How does Coronary Artery Disease develop? A: “First, let’s discuss what coronary artery disease is,” said Cardiologist Akram Kholoki, M.D., FACC. Dr. Kholoki explained that coronary artery disease (CAD) is the narrowing or blockage of the...

This is the first year that Gary Atherton, Director of Porter Regional Hospital’s Emergency Medical Services Department, did not coordinate his annual EMS Week Breakfast Banquet. It was always a day he dedicated to recognizing the merits of his...

You CAN make a difference in your own heart health by managing the risk factors within your control. Consider the following eight ways you can reduce your risk for heart disease. 1. Maintain a Healthy Weight Simply being overweight – without any...