Medicine

To better serve patients who take prescription blood thinner medications to prevent life-threatening blood clots, Porter Regional Hospital recently opened an Anticoagulation Clinic in the Center for Cardiovascular Medicine. “At the new...

Porter Regional Hospital's newest Gastroenterologist Dr. Rajeev Tummuru has helped bring a new procedure called endoscopic ultrasound to northwest Indiana. Endoscopic ultrasound can detect abnormalities in and around the gastrointestinal tract and...

IU Northwest students to offer free health screenings on Gleason path Oct. 3, 24, Nov. 14 ‘Healthy Path’ program is public service provided by health services students. Area residents who frequent the walking path at the Gleason Golf Course in...

Porter Regional Hospital will open a new Health At Work corporate occupational and wellness clinic on Monday, Sept. 16 at 809 LaPorte Ave. in Valparaiso. The new clinic is the next step in the growth of the hospital’s new corporate wellness...

For the August Innovators of the Month, The Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana selected a physician team that not only saved a patient’s life, but deployed a therapy to break up clots in lungs used only three times in the world. Doctors...

From the Summer 2013 Healthy Aging publication Q:What is a Low-Dose CT Scan? Does it really matter? A: Yes, it does. While some people may never have a CT scan in their lifetime, others have health conditions that require numerous scans. The...

Porter Health Care System welcomes four new physicians to the hospital’s network, Porter Physician Group. New physicians include: Family Medicine Physician Alex Alvarez, M.D. – Dr. Alvarez is a graduate of Chicago Medical School and completed his...

Porter Regional Hospital will open its third CareEXPRESS Urgent Care Center in Portage Hospital on Monday, August 19. Portage Hospital is located at 3630 Willowcreek Road in Portage. With the addition of CareEXPRESS, Porter will be providing patients...

We are happy to announce the addition of our new Associate Veterinarian Dr. Lisa Booth. Dr. Booth has experience in small animal veterinary practice and emergency medicine. She knew from a young age that veterinary medicine was for her and throughout...

Fully blocked arteries present increased health risks, reduce quality of life The Center for Cardiovascular Medicine at Porter Regional Hospital recently employed new devices designed to treat fully blocked coronary arteries known as Chronic Total...