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Valparaiso, Ind. – Patients in Northwest Indiana now have access to a new service in Valparaiso that can assist physicians with diagnosing cancer and formulating treatment plans. The PET/CT Scan opened in December in the Porter Regional Hospital Cancer Care Center, located in the Medical Plaza at the hospital’s main campus, 85 E. U.S. Highway 6, Valparaiso. It is Porter County’s only wide-bore CT scanner for those who are larger or have difficulty with smaller spaces. Staff and physicians toured the fac... ... Read More

Valparaiso, Ind. - A new milk depot at Porter Regional Hospital is offering babies in our communities access to the highly-nutritional benefits of human breast milk, while providing an opportunity for local mothers to donate their excess breast milk for our tiniest infants in need. The new milk depot at Porter – a partnership with the Milk Bank – offers a convenient place for women who have been approved to donate their extra or unneeded breast milk. All milk is sent to the Milk Bank in Indiana for proc... ... Read More

Valparaiso, Ind. – When Jessica D. Williams, M.D., was 8 years old, her parents bought her a toy doctor’s kit, and it was the most exciting gift she had ever received. The seed was planted, and now this highly-trained non-invasive cardiologist has returned to her home state of Indiana to help patients with heart disease live happier, healthier lives. Dr. Williams, the newest member of Porter Physician Group’s Northwest Indiana Cardiovascular Physicians, is now accepting patients. Aside from the toy doct... ... Read More

Valparaiso, Ind. – Porter Regional Hospital is the first hospital in the nation to be recognized by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Accreditation Services for Atrial Fibrillation with EPS Accreditation – Version 3. The hospital was notified of the achievement at the end of February, during national heart month, culminating a rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients with atrial fibrillation, commonly called afib. “Porter Regional Hospital was the... ... Read More

Valparaiso, Ind. – Porter Regional Hospital staff accepted a Gold Plus level award from the American Heart Association on Wednesday, who recognized the hospital’s achievement in the AHA’s Get With The Guidelines program for heart failure. Porter is the only hospital in Northwest Indiana with this achievement. The AHA hosted a media conference at the hospital to present the award, and to discuss the AHA’s outcomes over the last several months, as well as new blood pressure guidelines. Accepting the Gold ... ... Read More

Valparaiso, Ind. – Porter Regional Hospital has implemented temporary visitor restrictions to help curb the spread of illness to patients and employees. As of December 23, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) had described influenza-like illnesses as being widespread in the state. In the same report, the ISDH says that so far this season, the number of flu-associated deaths has been nine in the state. The temporary visitor restrictions at Porter Regional Hospital are as follows: Only two visito... ... Read More