Drivers are asked to avoid parts of Downtown LaPorte tomorrow, as Northwest Health – LaPorte hospital moves to its new location. INDOT says the right westbound lane of State Road 2 will be closed from Madison to Teegarden streets starting at 5:00 a.m. The hospital will be transferring its patients to the new facility.
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A third Starke County resident has died after testing positive for COVID-19. The Starke County Health Department says the patient was a woman over the age of 60 who had preexisting conditions.
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Starke and LaPorte hospital patients can now proceed with their elective procedures. Hospital officials say they’ve successfully resumed some outpatient elective services.
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A South Bend woman wanted by authorities in St. Joseph and Lake counties now faces additional charges following a police chase early Thursday morning. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies say it began in Berrien County, Michigan, when police tried to check on a vehicle’s occupants.
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Helping those over 50 get healthy and make some new friends is the goal of a new program at Starke Hospital. HealthPorte is a free senior program that began at LaPorte Hospital. Now, it’s expanded to Starke and Porter Regional hospitals, according to a hospital press release.
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A LaPorte County man was seriously injured in a snowmobile crash early Monday morning. Indiana Conservation Officers say it happened around midnight in a field near Hanna. Investigators believe Charles Zbuka, 38, was riding across the field at about 40 miles per hour, when he crashed into a large ditch.
LaPorte Hospital’s Mobile Health Unit will be making stops in North Judson and Knox during the month of January. Residents will be able to get free body mass index and blood pressure screenings. Information will also be available on cervical cancer and winter weather preparedness.
Eleven teenagers were taken to hospitals, after apparently eating gummy bears containing the narcotic drug THC. LaPorte County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 5200 block of North County Road 325 West late Thursday night.
A three-year-old boy is critically injured, after police say he was run over by a tractor in LaPorte County. At around 1:45 Wednesday afternoon, emergency responders were called to a farm on County Road 400 South, east of U.S. 35.
The new chief nursing officer at Starke and LaPorte Hospitals will start her job next week. Continue reading
Starke and LaPorte Hospitals have a new chief financial officer. Continue reading
A man was arrested Friday morning after allegedly crashing a Chevrolet Trailblazer into a LaPorte County home the dui lawyer is already working with him to guide him. Officers with the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office were called to the 4000 block of North U.S. 35, north of LaPorte, shortly after 6:00 a.m. Continue reading
A rural LaPorte County man is dead, after reportedly crashing a vehicle into a tree early Monday morning. Officers with the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office believe 34-year-old Bryan Meyer was driving a 2002 Ford Explorer southbound on Fail Road about a mile north of LaPorte around 3:00 a.m., when it left the east side of the roadway and struck a tree. Continue reading
LaPorte County will soon be getting a new hospital in a familiar location. Site selectors vetted more than 20 locations before deciding to construct the new $125 million facility on the site of the current LaPorte Hospital at 1007 Lincolnway. Continue reading
Two people were injured after a crash in LaPorte County Wednesday morning. Deputies from the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office were called to the intersection of U.S. 20 and Fail Road around 5:45 a.m. Continue reading
Colon cancer prevention will bring LaPorte Hospital’s Mobile Health Unit to local communities this month. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and LaPorte Hospital officials will be traveling around Starke and LaPorte counties to hand out take-home test kits. They’re designed to screen for blood in the stool, which could be a symptom of cancer. Continue reading
A motorist faces two felony charges, after he allegedly attacked a police officer during a traffic stop in LaPorte County. Continue reading
Heroin overdose cases continue to add up this weekend in LaPorte County, claiming two lives in the process. Continue reading
An area hospital is formalizing its commitment to shorter emergency room wait times. LaPorte Hospital’s new 30-minute ER Service Pledge means the facility will work diligently to ensure the overall average wait time to be seen by a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner will be 30 minutes or less from the time of check-in at the ER. Continue reading
The CEO of LaPorte Hospital has resigned. G. Thor Thordarson was also serving as interim CEO of Starke Hospital, following the recent departure of Craig Felty. Hospital officials say the search for a permanent CEO will begin immediately with input from members of the board of trustees, medical staff and administration. Continue reading
