Education

There's a new bedside education program that has recently been implemented at Porter- Valparaiso Hospital Campus. These new educational efforts have been made possible through a grant from Valparaiso University. The new program is based upon hospital...

Join in the fight to end Alzheimer's disease—join us for the Memory Walk!  The Memory Walk will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Hidden Lake Park in Merrillville, IN.  For more information about Alzheimer’s disease and/or the Memory...

An apparent life-threatening event (ALTE), is the term sometimes given to a prolonged infant apnea spell. It is an episode in which an infant has apnea, or stops breathing for long enough to cause: choking and gagging color change in the skin and...

As seen in the Spring 2009 issue of Stay Healthy Magazine 1. Move MoreFind more ways to move your body. Climb stairs instead of taking the elevator. Toss a ball with your kids. Mow the lawn. Anything that keeps you moving is not only a fitness tool;...

I recently had the opportunity to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for Porter Health's new Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. Representing ValpoLife.com, I showed up with cameras in hand, not knowing what to expect, where to go, or even exactly what...

Winter 2009 A year after being launched, Porter's Healthy Woman program has found a niche among a growing number of women in the region who have found information they can use to improve both their health and well-being. Some of the programs have...

February 2, 2009 Dear Neighbor, We are beginning 2009 with wonderful news we want to share. HealthGrades- a national leader in rating health care institutions- has rated porter first in the region and third in the state for Coronary Interventional...

Free health screenings are available at Village Park Banta at 605 Beech Street from 8:30a - 11:30a on February 26 by Porter Hospital's Road to Wellness program.  No appointment is needed and fasting is not required.