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Northwest Health – La Porte provides necessary care, resources to cath lab patients The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has recognized Northwest Health – La Porte for its demonstrated expertise and commit...
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The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted three-year accreditation to the cancer program at Northwest Health – La Porte. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain levels of excellenc...
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Northwest Health – La Porte has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2023. This is the highest honor awarded by the American Co...
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Northwest Health – La Porte and Northwest Health - Starke have announced their selections for Employees of the Year, honoring individuals who were nominated by their peers for their outstanding performance and...
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Northwest Health – La Porte has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the...
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Simon Ratliff, chief executive officer at Northwest Health- La Porte and Northwest Health – Starke, has appointed Andrea Back, BSN, as its new director of quality and patient experience champion. In her new role, Back will oversee all aspects of quali...
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US News and World Report has selected Northwest Health – La Porte as one of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care in the United States, one of only 16 Indiana hospitals chosen. The selection was announced publicly on December 9, 2025. In determini...
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Northwest Health – La Porte once again earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national organization and advocate for patient safety. An “A” grade is the highest quality and...
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Northwest Health – La Porte recently completed its first implant procedure offering a new treatment option for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who are unable to tolerate continuous positive airway ...
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Northwest Health – La Porte will hold a “Blow Away Breast Cancer” rally at the hospital to commemorate breast cancer awareness month in the community, to celebrate and honor those who have been affected by a b...
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Northwest Health – La Porte has announced its selections for Employee of the Year, Clinical Manager of the Year and Non-Clinical Manager of the Year, honoring individuals who were nominated by their peers for ...
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Students Learn Home Alone Safety & More Northwest Health - La Porte has opened registration for its Safe Sitter® course on July 22. The course is for students in grades 6-8 who are, or will be, baby sitters. The class will be offered at the hospital...
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Northwest Health – La Porte has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2025. The hospital is one of only 323 hospitals nationwide...
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Northwest Health – La Porte earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grad...
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Words like dedication, compassion, competence, skill, and excellence – among many others – were used to describe the three individuals recognized as employees of the year at Northwest Health – La Porte this year. “It’s rewarding to honor the team members from Northwest Health – La Porte who exemplify all the qualities of exceptional professionals. Healthcare is a strenuous, stress...
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On June 3, Northwest Health – La Porte presented the DAISY award for exceptional nursing to Amy Martinez, R.N. Martinez, a labor and delivery nurse, received five nominations for her experience in helping women through t...
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Northwest Health – La Porte recently honored Lindsey Morlan, respiratory therapist, with the PETALS award for outstanding support professionals. Morlan was nominated by a patient’s daughter whose mother was an...
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Northwest Health – La Porte recently honored Justin Pendilla, R.N., with the Daisy Award for exceptional nursing – most notably for his outstanding communication with his patients and their families and always...
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...teinberg, M.D., to learn more about the risk factors that contribute to colon cancer, why it’s on the rise in younger adults in the U.S., as well as diet and lifestyle changes that help prevent it at Northwest Health’s next HealthyU wellness seminar. The free event entitled Colon Cancer: Preventable, Treatable, Beatable will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the Health Fo...
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Northwest Health – La Porte recently honored two caregivers: Rachel Faucher, R.N., was the recipient of the DAISY award for exceptional nursing and Ashley Hall, a certified nursing assistant (CNA), was the rec...
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Northwest Health – La Porte recently honored two caregivers. Krista Fischer, R.N., was the recipient of the DAISY award for exceptional nursing and Barb Ritter, who works in the environmental services departme...
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Northwest Health – La Porte and Starke recently announced its Team Members of the Quarter, honoring individuals for their outstanding performance and exemplary service. “We began our Team Member of the Quarter...
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Northwest Health – La Porte honored two caregivers in June. Melinda Wolter, BSN, RN, was the recipient of the DAISY award for exceptional nursing and Cheryl Clobridge, a certified nursing assistant, was the re...
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Northwest Health – La Porte announced on Tuesday, May 30, that it is now a breast milk donation site and dispensation site for pasteurized, donor, human milk (PDHM), in partnership with The Milk Bank. “As we t...
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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 whic...
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