Medicine

Q. I made sure my kids got all of their childhood immunizations, but now that they’ve hit their teens which vaccinations should they have? A. As kids get older, protection from some childhood vaccines begins to wear off. Plus, older kids can also...

St. Mary Medical Center announces the addition of Family Medicine Practitioner Robert Ehresman, MD to its staff. Ehresman will be seeing patients along with Family Medicine Practitioner William Forgey, MD at the Merrillville office. Both are members...

Porter Health Care System CEO Jonathan Nalli is pleased to congratulate Orthopedic Surgeon Michael Leland, M.D. on his 700th anterior hip replacement surgery at Porter Regional Hospital. The surgery was performed on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. “This is...

The Cancer Care Center at Porter Regional Hospital is a fully integrated center with advanced diagnostics and treatment capabilities all in one location. The Center provides an efficient and pleasant patient experience while allowing Porter’s...

Porter Health Care System CEO Jonathan Nalli has announced that Northwest Indiana Cardiovascular Physicians (NICP) has joined Porter Physician Group. NICP, the largest cardiology practice in Porter County, brings a formal affiliation of eight...

To better serve patients who take prescription blood thinner medications to prevent life-threatening blood clots, Porter Regional Hospital recently opened an Anticoagulation Clinic in the Center for Cardiovascular Medicine. “At the new...

Porter Regional Hospital's newest Gastroenterologist Dr. Rajeev Tummuru has helped bring a new procedure called endoscopic ultrasound to northwest Indiana. Endoscopic ultrasound can detect abnormalities in and around the gastrointestinal tract and...

St. Mary Medical Center has announced Mia Wolf, RN, as the new Director of Surgical Services. She earned her BSN, RN and Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate from Purdue University, and brings more than 32 years of nursing experience, 24 years of...

Porter Regional Hospital will open a new Health At Work corporate occupational and wellness clinic on Monday, Sept. 16 at 809 LaPorte Ave. in Valparaiso. The new clinic is the next step in the growth of the hospital’s new corporate wellness...

The Burrell Cancer Center at Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point will offer free prostate cancer screenings, which will include protein-specific antigen (PSA) blood testing and a digital rectal exam, during September, which is national Prostate...