Porter Regional Hospital

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall, and every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from a fall, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Falls can happen to anyone at any time. However, as we...

We hope you enjoy this month’s health and wellness news from Porter Regional Hospital. What Your Numbers Mean “Know your numbers” isn’t just a nifty phrase; it’s a reminder that the better you know your heart, the easier it will be to live...

September is PAD Awareness Month, and in recognition Porter Regional Hospital and Interventional Cardiologist Sandeep Sehgal, M.D., bring awareness to the 5 Ws of PAD - the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and WHY – and how it can put you at risk for heart...