Northwest Health

The new updated dietary guidelines from the American Heart Association focus more on your overall eating habits rather than a list of no-no’s. Taking in sufficient nutrients will support your heart health and general well-being over your lifetime....

Northwest Health – Porter has announced its Team Member and Managers of the Year awards that honor individuals who were nominated by their peers for their outstanding performance and exemplary service.  Ashley Dickinson, Chief Executive Officer...

Valparaiso, IN – Northwest Health is offering seminars in March for those who have tried to lose weight but with little success. The seminars will discuss weight loss surgery as well as non-surgical approaches to weight loss. There is no cost to...

Join a clinical dietician from Northwest Health to learn a fun and practical approach to incorporate plant-based diet practices into your lifestyle. This program is for those interested in simply reducing their consumption of animal foods or in...

Join a clinical dietician from Northwest Health to learn a fun and practical approach to incorporate plant-based diet practices into your lifestyle. This program is for those interested in simply reducing their consumption of animal foods or in...

Northwest Health is welcoming Vijaya Chapala, M.D., back to Northwest Medical Group, the hospital system’s multispecialty physician group. She previously treated patients at Northwest Medical Group’s Portage location from 2016 to 2020. Dr....

Today Northwest Health – La Porte opened its new Medical Office Building attached to the hospital at 1331 State Street in La Porte. The approximately 40,000 square foot facility marks the completion of the new construction and transition of...

Northwest Health CEO, Ashley Dickinson, is proud to announce that Northwest Health - Porter has achieved the prestigious international Baby-Friendly designation after a rigorous review process conducted by Baby-Friendly USA, the organization...

Ashley Dickinson, CEO for Northwest Health, has appointed Tamara Awald, RN, BSN, MS as Chief Quality Officer (CQO) for the Northwest Health system of hospitals and physician offices. Awald, a resident of Lakeville, Indiana, has more than twenty years...

It is the start of a new year, and millions of people across the country are renewing their commitment to exercise this month. Unfortunately, research shows there will be an estimated 80 percent drop off in gym attendance before the end of February....