LAPORTE – Hip replacement care within LaPorte Regional Health System is among the top 15 percent in the nation for 2010 and 2011, according to HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent ratings organization that evaluates patient care for 5,000 hospitals.

            “On behalf of the organization I am pleased to accept this award for providing patients with nationally recognized total hip replacement care locally,” said G. Thor Thordarson, president and CEO of LRHS.

            The 2011 HealthGrades hospital ratings were posted Oct. 20 and can be viewed by the public at www.healthgrades.com.