Join clinical dietician Stephanie Thomas, MHA, BS, RD, CDCES, from Northwest Health – La Porte to learn a fun and practical approach to incorporating plant-based diet practices into your lifestyle. This free program will be held from 9 to...
Northwest Health - La Porte
Live Life GERD Free!
Chronic heartburn and GERD sufferers, say goodbye to antacids, H2 blockers and PPIs for good! The Northwest Medical Group - General Surgery office in La Porte offers the transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) procedure that cuts GERD,...
Northwest Health Offers Community Wellness Education: The Ins and Outs of Colorectal Cancer Screenings
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month and Northwest Health – La Porte is offering a community wellness event, The Ins and Outs of Colorectal Cancer Screenings, on March 24. Join gastroenterologists Dr. Eric Steinberg...
Northwest Health – La Porte Receives ACC Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI Accreditation Provides necessary care, resources to patients with heart attack symptoms
The American College of Cardiology has recognized Northwest Health – La Porte for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. Northwest Health – LaPorte was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary...
Northwest Health – La Porte Offers Community Wellness Education Getting Started with a Plant-based Diet
Join a clinical dietician from Northwest Health to learn a fun and practical approach to incorporate plant-based diet practices into your lifestyle. This program is for those interested in simply reducing their consumption of animal foods or in...
Northwest Health To Offer Safe Sitter® Course
Northwest Health will offer the nationally recognized Safe Sitter® course for young teens, grades 6-8 at its Northwest Health – La Porte hospital. Dates for this one-day course are June 17 and July 15, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. More than 600,000...
Daisy Award for extraordinary nursing announced at Northwest Health – La Porte: Melissa Brajacki
Northwest Health has announced the newest recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing. Cardiac Cath Lab nurse, Melissa Brajacki, RN, of Northwest Health – La Porte, received the Daisy Award after a patient’s family wrote a heartwarming...
Northwest Health – La Porte Expands Cancer Care Services
Northwest Health – La Porte announced that it is now offering Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) imaging services in La Porte. The PET/CT unit saw its first patient on March 19. A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan is a...
Northwest Health – La Porte named one of the best hospitals for Maternity Care
La Porte has been selected as one of the Best Maternity Care Hospitals in the United States, one of only six Indiana hospitals selected. The selection was based on quality data collected by The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization that...
Give your valentines the gift of a healthy heart
This year, Americans will spend approximately $2 billion on candy gifts for the special Valentines in their lives. That’s good news for the chocolate industry, but it’s a whole lot of sugar. If you’re looking for a non-traditional Valentine...