Specialty

To view photos from the event, click hereOn the afternoon of May 21 the weather seemed spell disaster for the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Greater Valparaiso. Though not even pouring rain could keep roughly 350 participants of 27...

A home-cooked meal – without any work! Instead of cooking this Memorial Day weekend, join the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), Indiana Chapter, as they again host the Nelson’s Portapit Chicken Sale Fundraiser. The fundraiser is on Saturday, May...

Spring and summer bring sunshine and warm weather (hopefully) to our area. Many people begin thinking about brightening their smiles this time of year. Teeth whitening procedures help many people to achieve this goal. Whitening systems are usually...

Porter Health System recently honored their volunteers during a special recognition luncheon. During the luncheon, Porter CEO Jonathan Nalli thanked the adult and junior volunteers who had donated a total of 23,608 hours of service in 2009. “By...

Joyce Serville, RN, BSN, has been named the new 4-West Unit Director at Porter’s Valparaiso Hospital Campus. Serville started with Porter in September 2009 as Administrative Supervisor. Serville was previously Director of Emergency Services at...

Terry Wuletich, RN, BSN, has been named the new Director of Emergency Services at Porter. Wuletich began her career with Porter more than 23 years ago and has been the Director of the Emergency Department at Porter’s Portage Hospital Campus since...

Living with Lupus can be an everyday struggle. A disease of the immune system, lupus causes the body to attack itself, causing inflammation which can lead to issues with brain, kidney, skin, lung, blood and heart function. Research estimates that...

Question: "Dr. Arnold, I recently had a tooth removed, and my dentist says that I need to replace it. How important is this, and should I get an implant or a bridge?" Answer: After losing a tooth, it is generally very important to replace that...

The 9th annual Visiting Nurse Association's Stroll for Hospice will take place on Sunday, April 25th at 1 pm, with registration beginning at 12 noon. The 3-mile Stroll will begin and end at the new VNA building located at 2401 Valley Drive in...

“Volunteers work without pay not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless,” says Phyllis Simko, President & CEO of the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), Indiana Chapter. To honor these priceless individuals, LFA held...