From the Summer 2008 issue of StayHealthy Magazine Georgiana Appel waited to have hip replacement surgery until Porter’s new surgical table designed especially for the procedure was delivered. In April, Mrs. Appel, who suffers from severe arthritis...
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When Herbs and Prescriptions Clash
From the Spring 2008 issue of StayHealthy Magazine "Do Not Take Together"Herbs have become a popular addition to the daily multi-vitamin most Americans take. Whether it’s ginkgo biloba to boost your brain power and energy or melatonin to help you...
Porter Health System Looking for Patients’ Choice in Nursing
Porter Health System is seeking to honor one of its nurses with the Patient Choice Award, which recognizes the quality care, comfort and compassion demonstrated in his or her daily work. Continuing the tradition from last year, the System is asking...
Porter Celebrates Multiple 2009 HealthGrades® Ratings
February 11, 2009In a celebration that kicked off late Thursday afternoon and included local officials, Porter Health System congratulated its physicians and associates for achieving multiple five-star ratings in several categories for 2009. The...
A Warm Reception at Porter Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
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...
St. Agnes Day Service Center Donates Blanket to NICU
Spring 2009 NICU staff had the honor of meeting with the creative St. Agnes Day Service Center ladies and gentlemen who provide the unit with hand crafted blankets. St. Agnes center provides safety, health care, personal care and meaningful...
Amazing Outcomes in Critical Care
From the Winter 2009 issue of StayHealthy MagazineAs soon as Emergency Department physicians at Porter's Valparaiso Hospital Campus saw Angela Coleman, they knew she was dying. Less than 24 hours earlier, the young wife and mother of four appeared to...
Becoming a Modern Healthy Woman
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...
Jeff Chin: Going the Extra Mile
Winter 2009 When Porter Pharmacist Jeff Chin heard that Mandy Firnhaber had suffered a traumatic brain injury as the result of an automobile accident just before the Thanksgiving holiday in 2005, he offered to help in whatever way he could. "Mandy...
A Message From Porter health system
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...