May 21st marked the start of National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week - a tradition of honoring a critical segment of first responders in the U.S. for nearly 50 years. This year’s celebration theme is “Where Emergency Care Begins,” which...
Read MoreFree Peripheral Artery Disease Screening now Available at Northwest Health – La Porte
Northwest Health – La Porte now offers a screening to detect peripheral artery disease (PAD) and it is available for community members who are most at risk for the disease. PAD is a circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow...
Read MoreNorthwest Health Hospitals Nationally Recognized with High Hospital Safety Grades from Leapfrog Group
Two Northwest Health hospitals received high marks for quality of care today from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. Northwest Health – Porter received an...
Read MoreNorthwest Medical Group Welcomes Hematology & Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Northwest Medical Group recently welcomed Jennifer Aversano, FNP-C, a family nurse practitioner with a special interest in cancer care. Aversano joined the practice of Tareq Braik, M.D., and Mary Klein, M.D., at Northwest Health – Hematology &...
Read MoreNorthwest Health to Present May HealthyU Event: Sleep – Your Health Depends On It
Are you exhausted after waking, or keeping your bed partner up at night with your loud snoring? You may have undiagnosed sleep apnea. According to the National Institutes of Health, people with sleep apnea are unable to get the oxygen their bodies...
Read MoreNorthwest Health Donates More than 5,000 Jars of Peanut Butter to Local Food Pantries
To help address hunger throughout the region, Northwest Health collected more than 5,000 jars of peanut butter during its Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive in March. All of that peanut butter was then donated to local food pantries including the PAX...
Read MoreNorthwest Health & MAAC Foundation Team Up to Offer Emergency Medical Technician Training Course
Northwest Health & the MAAC Foundation are teaming up to offer an Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) Training Course, right here in Northwest, Indiana. This course is designed for individuals interested in a career as an emergency medical...
Read MoreCaregiver Honored at Northwest Health
Northwest Health – Porter recently honored Danielle Doud, BSN, RN, with the Daisy Award for exceptional nursing. Doud, an emergency department nurse, was nominated by a patient who brought her son to the Northwest Health ER after he had a...
Read MoreNorthwest Health shares 2022 Community Benefit Report
Northwest Health has released its annual community benefit report, outlining the contributions it made to the health of its patients and its impact on the region’s economic health last year. The report outlines the ways the physicians,...
Read MoreNorthwest Medical Group Welcomes New Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
Northwest Medical Group recently welcomed Elizabeth Spoljoric, WHNP-BC, a board-certified nurse practitioner specializing in women’s health. Spoljoric joined the women’s health practice of Julius Ellis, M.D., and Ashley Kirkwood, M.D., at...
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