Health Insurance Marketplace Opens November 1; Porter Regional Hospital again Offering Free Application Assistance

Health Insurance Marketplace Opens November 1;  Porter Regional Hospital again Offering Free Application Assistance If you need help comparing plans or filling-out an application on the Health Insurance Marketplace, Porter Regional Hospital is once again offering free assistance during Open Enrollment, November 1 – January 31, 2017. Appointments may be made with...

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Demotte Physicians Welcomes Family Nurse Practitioner

Demotte Physicians Welcomes Family Nurse Practitioner DeMotte Physicians, a Porter Physician Group practice, is pleased to welcome Keri Smith, MSN, FNP, back to the community. She is a DeMotte native. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Purdue University North Central, Smith attended...

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La Porte Hospital and Porter Regional Hospital Announce New Combined Occupational Health Service Line – Workforce Health

La Porte Hospital and Porter Regional Hospital Announce New Combined Occupational Health Service Line – Workforce Health La Porte Hospital and Porter Regional Hospital have combined the hospitals’ two occupational medicine service lines – Porter’s Health At Work and La Porte’s Occupational Health – to become one new comprehensive program called Workforce...

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Porter Regional Hospital: Are Those Sounds in Your Joints Normal?

Porter Regional Hospital: Are Those Sounds in Your Joints Normal? Our joints can make suspicious sounds. Learn more about why they are noisy and when it’s time to see a doctor. Clicking, cracking, grinding, popping, snapping — these are all common and generally harmless sounds our joints can make. These varied...

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Families Find Comfort With Infant & Pregnancy Loss Support Group and Porter Regional Hospital

Families Find Comfort With Infant & Pregnancy Loss Support Group and Porter Regional Hospital Beautiful stories of love, loss, and family were shared Saturday morning as an incredibly strong group of women gathered at the Porter Regional Hospital dedication ceremony in recognition of National Infant & Pregnancy Loss Awareness. Porter...

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Breast Cancer Survivors Gather at Porter Regional Hospital to “Blow Away Breast Cancer” with Flag Raising

Breast Cancer Survivors Gather at Porter Regional Hospital to “Blow Away Breast Cancer” with Flag Raising Dozens of pink pinwheels were blowing in the wind as Porter Health Care System staff, administration, and local breast cancer survivors gathered outside the main entrance of Porter Regional Hospital on Wednesday afternoon to “Blow Away Breast...

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Porter Physician Group Urges the Community to Be Wise and Immunize Against Illness

Porter Physician Group Urges the Community to Be Wise and Immunize Against Illness Vaccinations can prevent dangerous and sometimes deadly diseases. Family Medicine physician Kajal Patel, M.D., suggests now is the perfect time to remind family, friends and co-workers to get caught up on these important immunizations. “The need...

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Porter Regional Hospital: Is Sitting All Day Killing You?

Porter Regional Hospital: Is Sitting All Day Killing You? Whether watching television, sitting at a computer or commuting, our sitting habits affect our heart health — even if we exercise regularly. More than half of us engage in sedentary activity every day — and this lack of movement may be killing...

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Stroke and Heart Disease: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

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 might think. Separate... The main distinctions between stroke and CHD lie in how they develop and which parts of the body they affect. Most...

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Porter Regional Hospital Employees Join American Heart Association to Fight Heart Disease and Strokes at 2016 Heart Walk

Porter Regional Hospital Employees Join American Heart Association to Fight Heart Disease and Strokes at 2016 Heart Walk Employees from many departments of Porter Regional Hospital came together to rally with the American Heart Association against heart disease and strokes at the Heart Walk on Saturday. Hundreds of participants gathered at Coffee Creek Watershed to...

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