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James Leonard, D.O., FACEP, the chief executive officer for Northwest Health – Porter has appointed Gena DeMuth, MS, BSN, RN, CEN, as the hospital’s chief nursing officer (CNO). With an extensive background in nursing leadership and a passion for patient care, DeMuth brings a...
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Today Northwest Health announced a collaboration with inHealth Integrated Care to ensure optimal emergency services in Porter County./p> Northwest Health holds the county contract for EMS services, responding to 911 cal...
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Northwest Health – Porter has announced its selections for Employees of the Year, honoring individuals who were nominated by their peers for their outstanding performance and exemplary service. The winners are as fol...
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In observance of American Heart Month, Northwest Health will be offering free blood pressure screenings every Tuesday in February. The screenings will be conducted by the hospital’s chest pain and stroke coordinators in the main lobby at each of the three...
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Two Northwest Health hospitals received high marks for quality of care today. Northwest Health – Porter received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2022 and Northwest Health – La Porte received a “B”. This na...
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The childbirth teams at Northwest Health – Porter and Northwest Health – La Porte are now using an artificial intelligence-based maternal-fetal early warning system called PeriWatch Vigilance to enhance patient safety during labor and deliv...
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Two Northwest Health hospitals received high marks for quality of care today. Northwest Health – Porter received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2021 and Northwest Health – La Porte received a “B” grade. T...
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Northwest Health CEO Ashley Dickinson is proud to announce that Northwest Health - Porter has achieved the prestigious international Baby-Friendly designation after a rigorous review process conducted by Baby-Friendl...
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Ashley Dickinson, CEO for Northwest Health, has appointed Tamara Awald, RN, BSN, MS as chief quality officer (CQO) for the Northwest Health system of hospitals and physician offices. Awald, a resident of Lakeville, Indiana, has more than twen...
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Northwest Health is committed to removing the barriers many women face in receiving timely breast cancer screenings by offering walk-in mammogram screenings in La Porte and Starke Counties during the week of April 21...
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Northwest Health today announced the recipients of the health system’s Nursing Excellence Awards. The award recipients are: Deborah Shepherd, BSN, RN, CEN, a nurse at Northwest Health – La Porte Elizabeth Karas, BSN,...
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Northwest Health – Porter has announced its Team Member and Managers of the Year awards that honor individuals who were nominated by their peers for their outstanding performance and exemplary service. Ashley Dickins...
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Today La Porte Hospital, Porter Regional Hospital and Starke Hospital announced a change to the name Northwest Health. With this change the three hospitals and their affiliates are part of a new healthcare system that will help residents look forward to more doctors, more locations and easier access to healthcare in...
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Mark Casanova has been named chief executive officer (CEO) at Northwest Health – La Porte in La Porte, Indiana, and Northwest Health – Starke in Knox, Indiana, effective February 10, 2025. Casanova comes to the hospitals from Terre Haute Regional Hospital in Terre Haute, Indian...
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Northwest Health has released its annual community benefit report, outlining the contributions it made to the health of its patients and the impact on the region’s economy last year. Over the course of 2023, Northwes...
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Ashley Dickinson, chief executive officer for Northwest Health, has named Keith Nichols as the new chief executive officer for Northwest Health – Starke and Northwest Health – La Porte. Nichols will provide operational leadership and support efforts to enhance s...
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Northwest Health – La Porte provides necessary care, resources to cath lab patients The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has recognized Northwest Health – La Porte for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in...
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Next generation technology now available at Northwest Health - Porter Northwest Health – Porter recently became one of the first hospitals in Northern Indiana to offer patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AFib) an alternative to long-term blood thin...
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On Monday, June 26, Northwest Health welcomed its first class of family medicine residents with a traditional white coat ceremony, an event where residents receive a long white physician’s coat to ceremoniously welcome them into the med...
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Northwest Health released its annual Community Benefit Report this week. The health system provided care to thousands of area residents in 2024, with 884,700 patient encounters across its network of physician offices...
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Northwest Health – La Porte and Starke recently announced its Team Members of the Quarter, honoring individuals for their outstanding performance and exemplary service. “We began our Team Member of the Quarter award ...
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Northwest Health has welcomed Andrew Martin, M.D., to Northwest Medical Group. Dr. Martin is a general surgeon who also has experience in bariatric surgery. “With the addition of Dr. Martin, Northwest Health is able ...
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Simon Ratliff, chief executive officer at Northwest Health- La Porte and Northwest Health – Starke, has appointed Andrea Back, BSN, as its new director of quality and patient experience champion. In her new role, Back will oversee all aspects of quality assu...
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Ashley Dickinson, chief executive officer for Northwest Health, recently welcomed two new members to the Northwest Health - Porter board of trustees: Drs. Douglas Mazurek and Michael Woods. “Our board of trustees is a highly committed group of leaders who are de...
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Two Northwest Health hospitals were recognized today by the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA), in partnership with State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, M.D., FACEP, for their commitment to infant and maternal healt...
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