Some hospitals turning to transfusions less often

The lazy days of summer bring extra pleas from blood centers, as regular donors go on vacation and school lets out.

Porter Regional Hospital hosts Fit Friday event in Valparaiso's Central Park Plaza.

Youth Fit Program at Central Park Pavillion

Tyler Youngl, 8, of Valparaiso, hops through an obstacle course in Central Park Plaza on Friday during the Porter Hospital-hosted Fit Friday youth workout event. The program, led by Andrew Wallen of Integrated Movement, was open to kids from kindergarten to eighth grade.

Integrated Movement Hosts the First Porter Regional Hospital Fit Friday for Youth on June 7

VALPARAISO | Kick off the first official day of summer in a fun and free way: Fit Friday. Fit Fridays are interactive lunchtime events hosted by Porter Regional Hospital from Noon to 1:00 on most Fridays in June, July and August. “Youth Fit” is this Friday’s theme and is tailored to kids age…

First Fit Friday highlights Youth Fit

VALPARAISO | This Friday, June 7, Central Park will begin hosting “Porter Regional Hospital Fit Fridays.” Fit Fridays are interactive lunchtime events that will showcase different types of fitness options. This first Fit Friday features Youth Fit by trained instructors from Integrated Moveme…

Porter Regional Hospital Fit Fridays Coming to Central Park

VALPARAISO | Lively and fun describe the new series of events coming to Valpo’s Central Park Plaza this summer. “Porter Regional Hospital Fit Fridays” will include interactive lunchtime events from noon – 1:00 on most Fridays in June, July and August. Try out “Youth Fit” this Friday, June 7 …

PHS students use videoconferencing to view autopsy procedures

PORTAGE | Students in Tami Kepshire's anatomy and physiology II class at Portage High School didn't squirm or look away Thursday as they watched a forensic autopsy.

Porter Regional Hospital presents Community Wellness Programs

VALPARAISO | Porter Regional Hospital will present the following free community wellness programs in June:

Porter Regional Hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Medicine to Present ‘Signs and Symptoms of Stroke’

VALPARAISO | In honor of May being Stroke Awareness Month, Porter Regional Hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Medicine will present “Signs and Symptoms of Stroke” at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28 in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department at Valparaiso Medical Center, 2000 Roosevelt Road in Valparaiso.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Honor nurses this week and beyond

At some point in our lives, nearly every one of us will come into contact with the health care system — whether we’re rushing to the emergency room, getting a routine physical or seeking advice for a persistent cold. And no matter the setting, virtually all of these encounters will have one …

Beacons of compassion

Porter Regional Hospital nurses and other staff hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday for National Nurses Week in Valparaiso. The ceremony also commemorated the birthday of Florence Nightingale, considered the founder of modern nursing.

Beacons of compassion

Porter Regional Hospital nurses and other staff hold a candlelight vigil for National Nurses Week and in honor of the birthday of Florence Nightingale. Born May 12, 1820, Nightingale, was a nurse during the Crimean War. She was called "The Lady with the Lamp" as she made rounds tending to wo…

Beacons of compassion

Porter Regional Hospital Nurse House Supervisor Cheryl Costa, right, and other nurses hold a candlelight vigil for National Nurses Week and specifically in honor of the birthday of Florence Nightingale at the hospital in Valparaiso.

Beacons of compassion

Jessica Downs, a Porter Regional Hospital registered nurse, prays during a candlelight vigil for National Nurses Week.

Technology improves mapping of heartbeat abnormalities

A technology upgrade to 3-D cardiac mapping equipment at Porter Regional Hospital will improve accuracy in locating the source of abnormal heart beats.

HEALTH BRIEFS: Free wellness programs set

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP | Porter Regional Hospital this month will host a free wellness program about hemorrhoids and another about preventing and managing osteoporosis.

Porter Health Care System honors nurses with candlelight vigil

VALPARAISO | Every year, National Nurses Week focuses attention on the diverse ways America's 3.1 million registered nurses work to save lives and to improve the health of millions of individuals. This year to pay special tribute to our nurses, Porter Health Care System will present a Candle…

Mapping heart beat abnormalities

A team performs an ablation procedure Tuesday to correct a ventricle tachycardia arrhythmia in a patient at Porter Regional Hospital in Liberty Township. The procedure was done using a new 3-D cardiac mapping system called the PaSo Module to aid doctors in locating and correcting the arrhyth…

Mapping heart beat abnormalities

Electrophysiology lab technician Michelle Robbins woks bedside during a cardiac ablation procedure to correct a ventricle tachycardia arrhythmia in a patient at the lab at Porter Regional Hospital in Liberty Township. The procedure was done using a 3-D cardiac mapping system upgrade called t…

Mapping heart beat abnormalities

A computer display shows a 3-D cardiac mapping system software upgrade called the PaSo Module that aids doctors in locating and correcting arrhythmia.