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Today, Northwest Health - Porter announced that it has opened a specialized clinic to help patients who have been told they have a lung nodule, often called a “spot on the lung”. The clinic’s goal is to help patients get a fast, accurate, and efficient diagnosis and coordinated management of suspicious or cancerous lung nodules. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and the reason Northwest Health chose to open the new clinic this month. Lung cancer is a leading cause of death in the U.S. and, accordi... ... Read More

The stork made a special delivery at the new Northwest Health – La Porte hospital on Tuesday, October 27 as staff and family welcomed the first baby born in the brand new facility. The happy parents are Justice Reed and Deon Dudley of Michigan City. Their precious baby girl, Milana, was born at 2:48 a.m. weighing in at 7 pounds 9 ounces. The birth was especially exciting for mom and dad because they chose to wait and discover the baby’s gender at the delivery. Dr. Julius Ellis, Obstetrician/Gynecologist... ... Read More

Echocardiography is used to view different areas of the heart and can detect heart disease and signs of serious conditions. Northwest Health hospitals in La Porte and Knox have been granted a three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Echocardiography in the areas of adult stress and adult transthoracic. This latest accreditation, awarded to both Northwest Health – Starke and Northwest Health – La Porte, demonstrates these facilities’ ongoing commitment to pr... ... Read More

Sean Dardeau, Market CEO for Northwest Health, has announced the addition of Ramla Khan, MD, a family medicine physician, to Northwest Medical Group. Dr. Khan joins Dr. Michael Mirochna at the Northwest Medical Group – Primary Care office located at 336 West US Highway 30, Valparaiso. Northwest Medical Group is a multi-specialty physician group with locations throughout Northwest Indiana. “Dr. Khan is a strong addition to Northwest Medical Group” said Dardeau. “Her commitment to family medicine and inte... ... Read More

Northwest Health - Porter today announced that Lynn Kowert, RN, CCRN is the recipient of its 2020 Nursing Excellence Award. This peer-nominated award, created in honor of 2020 being the “Year of the Nurse,” and in recognition of the critical role nurses have played in treating patients throughout the COVID pandemic, was open to qualifying RNs and LPNs working in a direct patient care position who consistently demonstrate characteristics synonymous with nursing excellence. Lynn was chosen from among more... ... Read More

The new hospital in La Porte, Northwest Health – La Porte, is now open and treating patients. The hospital, was designed with quality of care and convenience for patients as the top priority. On Saturday, October 24, Northwest Health – La Porte opened at 1331 State Street in downtown La Porte. That event marked the culmination of years of planning and a vision of creating a healing environment that will serve La Porte County and surrounding areas for decades to come. The four story, 200,000-square foot ... ... Read More

Northwest Health - Starke today announced that Jaime Gruszynski, RN is the recipient of its 2020 Nursing Excellence Award. This peer-nominated award, created in honor of 2020 being the “Year of the Nurse,” and in recognition of the critical role nurses are playing in treating patients throughout the COVID pandemic, was open to qualifying RNs and LPNs working in a direct patient care position who consistently demonstrate characteristics synonymous with nursing excellence. Jaime was nominated by her colle... ... Read More

Supporting the environment and conserving energy consumption were significant considerations in the design of the new La Porte Hospital, going up at 1331 State Street in La Porte. In fact, as a result of a deliberate and focused design process, the new hospital will be Green Globes certified. Green Globes is a building rating and certification tool that is used to rate the efficiency of buildings across the USA and Canada. Energy efficiency and a green infrastructure were applied to the civil engineerin... ... Read More

Northwest Health – La Porte today announced that Carrie Ann Fitzhugh, RN is the recipient of its 2020 Nursing Excellence Award. This peer-nominated award, created in honor of 2020 being the “Year of the Nurse,” and in recognition of the critical role nurses have played in treating patients throughout the COVID pandemic, was open to qualifying RNs and LPNs working in a direct patient care position who consistently demonstrate characteristics synonymous with nursing excellence. Carrie was nominated by sev... ... Read More

The official move date from the current La Porte Hospital in downtown La Porte to the new La Porte Hospital just a few blocks away on State Street is set for Saturday, October 24. Before such a move of this size and magnitude may take place, there is an incredible amount of planning and coordination that must occur to ensure that every possible detail and outcome is considered and planned for. Read on to get a better idea of how we will actually move the hospital. It is assumed there will be a need to t... ... Read More