Find a Doctor | Northwest Health - Porter | Valparaiso, IN
Primary Care • Valparaiso, IN
About
Summary: Northwest Health - Porter (Porter Memorial Hospital Rehab) operates three offices in Northwest Indiana (Chesterton and Valparaiso) and provides a wide range of medical services including rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, emergency and heart care, maternity, neurology, orthopedics, and more. The organization is headquartered in Chesterton, IN, and functions as a private/public healthcare system under the Northwest Health umbrella. The site highlights multiple contact numbers, a modest online presence (monthly visits ~17k, bounce 0.5%), and an employer rating of 2.7/5.0 across 69 reviews. For locating a doctor in Valparaiso, IN, you’d typically use the “Find a Doctor” feature on nwhealthporter.com or contact one of the Valparaiso offices (85 East US-6 Frontage Road or 814 Laporte Ave) to schedule a physician appointment.
Clinic Type
Primary Care
Address
85 East US Highway 6, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone
219-983-6300
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Team
Insurance & Payment
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Yelp: 90 reviews (rating not shown in provided snippet) (90 reviews)
- Vivian Health: 2.4/5 (13 reviews (shown))
- Glassdoor (employees): 2.8/5 (employee rating) (36 company reviews (employees))
- HealthLuminate (hospital experience): Low overall patient satisfaction (star rating values not captured in provided snippet) (Not stated in provided snippet)
Patients praise
- Some patients report staff being welcoming/helpful and clinically proficient (Vivian review examples).
- Care involves ER treatment times and infection prevention strengths (HealthLuminate highlights).
- Community/hospital staff described positively in some reviews (Vivian).
Common complaints
- Low overall patient satisfaction and concerns about care team being slow to meet needs (HealthLuminate).
- Patients report poor coordination of services and negative experiences, including inadequate post-op care/maintenance and rude or unprofessional doctor behavior (Yelp excerpts).
- Concerns about long ER wait times with limited attention in waiting room (Yelp excerpt).
- Staffing issues noted despite generally good staff (Vivian).
""There really needs to be more coordination of services. Lab work done between the Roosevelt location ...""
— Yelp – Northwest Health - Porter (Valparaiso)""Shocking complete lack of patient care! My friend had major back surgery and after 3 days nobody: Washed her body, fixed her hair, changed her bedding or gown, cleaned her room or emptied her...""
— Yelp – Northwest Health - Porter (Valparaiso)""Worst care ever. Er wait time was unacceptable. My elderly fatherinlaw sat in the waiting room for hours late at night with no care...""
— Yelp – Northwest Health - Porter (Valparaiso)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Leeshah Kim - Anesthesiologist in Valparaiso, IN — May 14, 2026
- Haley Coleman Johnson, AA - Anesthesiologist in Valparaiso, IN — May 14, 2026
- Northwest Health – Porter Adds General and Trauma Surgeon Surgery Group - GreatNews.Life — Sep 22, 2025
- Walter V. Hamilton, CNA - Nurse Anesthetist in Valparaiso, IN — May 14, 2026
- Northwest Health -- Porter Adds General and Trauma Surgeon Surgery Group | Northwest Indiana — Sep 22, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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