Safety

From the Summer 2012 StayHealthy publication While no one wants to be in the hospital, Porter Regional Hospital has designed its all new, single occupancy rooms to help make you and your loved ones' stay as safe and pleasant as possible. Here are 6...

Judge Linda Chezem spoke to the Porter County Substance Abuse Council at yesterday’s monthly council meeting. Chezem is a professor, Youth Development and Agriculture Education, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, senior research fellow of...

The Porter County Substance Abuse Council announced today that their October Council meeting will have special guests from Indianapolis. The Honorable Judge Linda Chezem will be at the Council meeting to meet with local leaders, council members and...

"When you stand up from a sitting position, go slowly. Hold on to something." It's Fall Prevention Month. Each year, 1 in 3 adults age 65 and older falls. Be sure to read up on more tips to help keep you and your loved ones safe. Alternate Names Home...

When disaster strikes, while most people will run away from the disaster location, there are a group of people who rush into the scene. These are the brave men and women of the police departments, fire departments, emergency services personal and...

Porter Regional Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals. The accreditation...

Franciscan Alliance is offering FREE prostate screenings at select locations during September - National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Michigan City Saturday, September 22 8 a.m. - noon Woodland Cancer Care Center 8955 West 400 North, Michigan City...

The Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County (VNA) is preparing for another busy flu shot season. Influenza (flu) is a serious disease of the nose, throat, and lungs. It can make you sick for a week or longer with coughing, fever, aching, and...

The Porter County Substance Abuse Council is ready to help parents be prepared for a safe and fun school year. It has distributed over 2,000 Parent Guidebooks to Porter County schools for all new registrants this fall. Parents are urged to take time...

Summer is over, school registration is complete, principals are at work and teachers will be soon. One day, its Memorial Day with summer right around the corner, next thing you know it’s the middle of August with Labor Day right around the corner....