Northwest Health – Porter Announces New Board Members

Northwest Health – Porter Announces New Board Members Valparaiso, IN – 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...

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Jennifer Mrozinski Receives the Northwest Health – La Porte Nursing Excellence Award

Jennifer Mrozinski Receives the Northwest Health – La Porte Nursing Excellence Award Northwest Health – La Porte announced that Jennifer Mrozinski, RN, has been selected to receive its Nursing Excellence Award. This peer-nominated award, given in recognition of the critical role nurses play in treating our patients, was open to...

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Get Healthier During American Heart Month With Region-wide 28-Day Healthy Heart Challenge

Get Healthier During American Heart Month With Region-wide 28-Day Healthy Heart Challenge Valparaiso, IN – Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of more than 650,000 people each year. Here are some other facts everyone should know about heart disease: In the U.S., one person dies every...

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Northwest Medical Group opens first pulmonary & critical care office in La Porte

Northwest Medical Group opens first pulmonary & critical care office in La Porte Northwest Health welcomes triple board-certified pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine specialist, Marvi Bikak, M.D., to Northwest Medical Group. Dr. Bikak will be seeing patients at 401 NewPorte Blvd., in La Porte – which is the first...

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Northwest Health to Present First HealthyU Event Fatty Liver Disease: The Silent Killer

Northwest Health to Present First HealthyU Event Fatty Liver Disease: The Silent Killer Did you know that one in three adults in the United States has nonalcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD,  and most don’t even know it?  To learn if you are at risk, join board-certified gastroenterologist Eric Steinberg, M.D. as he kicks...

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Northwest Medical Group Welcomes New Family Nurse Practitioner to Valparaiso

Northwest Medical Group Welcomes New Family Nurse Practitioner to Valparaiso Northwest Medical Group recently welcomed nurse practitioner Ashleigh Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C. Peterson joined the family medicine practice of Sudhakar Garlapati, M.D., at the Northwest Medical Group – Primary Care office located at 401 Wall St....

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Northwest Health Recognized for Excellence in Infant and Maternal Health

Northwest Health Recognized for Excellence in Infant and Maternal Health Two Northwest Health hospitals were was recently recognized by the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA), in partnership with Governor Eric J. Holcomb and State Health Commissioner Kris Box, M.D., FACOG, for their commitment to infant and maternal...

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Northwest Health Opens Registration for National Diabetes Prevention Program

Northwest Health Opens Registration for National Diabetes Prevention Program Northwest Health announced it is opening registration for its Diabetes Prevention Program. The program was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has partnered with organizations like Northwest Health with the goal...

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Top 10 photo galleries on Portage.Life in 2022

By: Alayna Wilkening, Autum Meyers, Chris Mahlmann, Curtis Hankins, Gena Demuth, Gwen Mathis, Kyler Wagner, Lynn O'Hara, Rachel Calderone Last Updated: December 28, 2022

Top 10 photo galleries on Portage.Life in 2022 In 2022, you probably saw one of our photographers wearing GreatNews.Life apparel attending a sporting event, graduation ceremony, holiday festival, hometown parade, business celebration, or other special event near you. The photos captured at these...

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Top 10 videos on Portage.Life in 2022

By: Alayna Wilkening, Carter Dahlgren, Collin Gee, Gwen Mathis, Jenny Craig Brown Last Updated: December 27, 2022

Top 10 videos on Portage.Life in 2022 One of our favorite things to do at GreatNews.Life is to get together with partners, community members, or organizations to share good news in a way that is fresh and exciting. That often comes through as a video! Being able to film what’s...

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