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...

Porter Health Care System is mindful of the health and well-being of anyone who walks through its doors. Preventative medicine is something that Porter and many of the resident physicians practice, as they know that it’s the steps we take now for...

Porter Health Care System has named Kristen Weinman as Director of Inpatient Rehabilitation. A native of Northwest Indiana, Kristen began working for Porter in 2004 and played a role in the opening of the Inpatient Rehabilitation unit in 2008. She...