Porter Regional Hospital celebrated the third anniversary of opening its doors to better serve the healthcare needs of the residents of Porter County and surrounding communities.

“Since its opening in 2012, Porter’s physicians and associates’ commitment to medical excellence and personalized care has been the key to the new hospital becoming the regional referral center for Northwest Indiana,” said Porter Health Care System CEO Steve Lunn. “Today as we celebrate the hospital’s third anniversary, I want to thank each of them for all they do, and their enduring dedication to Porter.”

Porter Regional Hospital, located on the corner of Highway 6 and 49 in Valparaiso, was built to replace the 73-year-old Porter Hospital located in downtown Valparaiso. Although the new hospital is more than double the size of the previous facility, the organization is already eyeing a possible expansion to accommodate more patients and the community’s growing heath care needs.

“Porter Regional’s opening was a win-win for our entire community,” said Porter Health Care System’s Chairman of the Board Dave Rose. “From the development of new jobs and surge to the economy, to now having the finest regional medical facility right here in our own backyard, everyone has benefitted. As a Porter County resident most of my life, I couldn’t be more pleased to see the new hospital’s success.”

“Porter Regional Hospital is centered on quality, compassion and service. Our goal is to serve all healthcare needs from infancy through retirement and provide a higher level of care compared to most community hospitals,” said Lunn. “Porter already offers nearly every service provided at Chicago teaching hospitals with the exception of transplants. From a quality-of-care perspective, it is our goal to be in the upper echelon of hospitals nationwide.”