Education

To help women learn how to better navigate their role as a working mother, Porter Regional Hospital’s Healthy Woman Program will present, “Surviving and Thriving as a Working Mom.” The free program will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18,...

Porter Regional Hospital will present the following free community wellness programs in September: Get the Facts: Influenza & Pneumonia Influenza and pneumonia combined are the eighth leading cause of death among all Americans and the seventh...

 As a service to the Indiana State Department of Health we are forwarding this survey request. (NOTE: It must be completed by August 31, 2013): "My name is Dan Schlenk, and I am with the Food Protection Division of the Indiana State Department...

“Know the 10 Signs,” a free workshop on detecting the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, will be held on Tuesday, August 6 from 1 to 2 p.m. The program will be held at the Wicker Park Clubhouse, located at 2125 Ridge Road in Highland. The...

Diet beverages and other non-caloric, artificially sweetened foods and drinks may not be the healthy choice to manage weight that they appear, according to a Purdue University expert's review of recent scientific studies. "Public health officials are...

The public is invited to attend a Contingency Notebook workshop on Thursday, August 1st, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Riley’s Railhouse, 123 N. 4th Street in Chesterton. The workshop is sponsored by the VNA Forever Society of the Visiting Nurse...

Porter Regional Hospital will present the following free community wellness programs in July: Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement Surgery Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Michael Leland will discuss chronic hip pain and help participants learn if they are a...

This past week was National Women’s Health Week. And from May 13-17, the Portage YMCA celebrated the ladies. Each day there were different activities and classes held within the YMCA and free screenings for people to participate in. They partnered...

What do you do as the CEO of St. Mary? It’s really about fulfilling our mission, I feel like I’m the steward of the organization during the period of time that I’m in my role, so for me it’s making certain that we’re meeting the health...

The Chesterton Duneland Chamber of Commerce hosted Porter Regional Hospital at its annual Fast Track Luncheon with La Porte Savings Bank sponsoring the event. Heather Ennis, the Executive Director of the Chamber, welcomed a full house at the...