(La Porte, IN.) - La Porte Hospital is getting a new name when the new hospital in the city opens next month.  Northwest Health - La Porte is what it’s going to be called.

 

Starke Hospital in Knox and Porter Regional Hospital near Chesterton will also be renamed under the Northwest Health umbrella.  All of them are owned by Community Health Systems, which acquired the hospitals in La Porte and Starke counties in 2016.

 

Ashley Dickinson, CEO of La Porte and Starke hospitals, said the over 40 medical care facilities owned by CHS in the region will be under the new Northwest Health umbrella.

 

La Porte Physician Network and Porter Physician Group are now Northwest Medical Group.

She said all CHS owned facilities being in one system will expand and provide quicker access to services.  “We share a passion for offering patients the best possible experience when and where they need it,” Dickinson said.

 

The new $125 million hospital in La Porte is scheduled to open October 24.  The Northwest Health system is comprised of more than 3,000 employees and 700 physicians, officials said.