Only 1 topic today, but it is one of great importance. The logo you see displayed was designed by our very own Detective Corporal Janis Regnier, she has a talent for such things and I think you will agree that she did a great job. The design and a...
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Strolling for a Cause
The 9th annual Visiting Nurse Association's Stroll for Hospice will take place on Sunday, April 25th at 1 pm, with registration beginning at 12 noon. The 3-mile Stroll will begin and end at the new VNA building located at 2401 Valley Drive in...
Read MoreLupus Volunteers Recognized at Annual Dinner
“Volunteers work without pay not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless,” says Phyllis Simko, President & CEO of the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), Indiana Chapter. To honor these priceless individuals, LFA held...
Read MorePortage Boys & Girls Club Participates in Kick Butts Day
March 24 is National Kick Butts Day where youth from around the country organize events to fight tobacco use. Members of the Portage Boys & Girls Club small leadership group Torch Club held their annual Kick Butts Day Carnival to teach fellow...
Read MorePorter Stroke Awareness Presentation: Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
A Harvard-trained brain scientist who survived her own massive stroke at age 37, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor has enlightened society with her compelling story of how she recaptured and retrained her brain’s functions to regain a higher quality of life,...
Read MorePorter Health System’s 8th Annual Sleighbell 5K Run/Walk Raises Money for Local Food Pantries
Porter Health System recently donated more than $3,500 from its 8th Annual Sleighbell 5K Run/Walk to local food pantries including Hilltop Food Pantry, Portage Township Food Pantry and Westchester Food Pantry. Pictured in photo: Cardiac...
Read MoreNorthShore Community Health Centers’ OB/GYN Providers Receive Full Privileges at Porter Hospital
NorthShore Health Centers is pleased to announce that our Board Certified OB/GYN providers, Dr. Daniel Lott and Dr. Kimberly Hess now have full privileges at Porter Hospital, for the convenience of Porter County patients. Dr. Lott and Dr. Hess are...
Read MoreLiving Well with Lupus Symposium Offers Patient Education
The Living with Lupus symposium will be held on Saturday, April 24 from 8am until 3 pm at the Avalon Manor, 3550 E US Hwy 30, in Merrillville. The program, offered by the Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter (LFA) is designed for people with...
Read MorePeace in the Storm: Women’s Weekend Retreat
Friday, May 14 - Saturday, May 15 Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza800 E 81st AveMerrillville Peace in the Storm is a free, overnight retreat for women with lupus. This retreat is designed to pamper women living with lupus by providing a relaxing...
Read MorePorter Health System is Asking Patients for Input in Selecting Top Nurses
Porter Health System is once again seeking to honor one of its nurses through its annual Patient Choice Award program. This award recognizes the level of quality care, comfort and compassion offered by nurses each day. Continuing the tradition of the...
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