Josh Krahn, left, and James Smith work to install a new imaging machine at the new Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
John Oberli, of Lombard, IL., caulks a door frame at the new Porter Regional Hospital under construction in Valparaiso Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. Officials say the hospital is scheduled to open at the end of August, three months ahead of schedule. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
Workers install window shades in the main entrance area of the new Porter Regional Hospital under construction in Valparaiso Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
A punch list is taped to the wall in a private patient room at the new Porter Regional Hospital under construction in Valparaiso Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
John Galassini looks over a set of blueprints during a tour of new operating rooms at the new Porter Regional Hospital in Valaparaiso Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. Galassini is the senior project manager for Ronins and Morton construction of Nashville, TN. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
New Porter hospital debut nears
VALPARAISO — At 5:59 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, Porter Hospital’s Valparaiso campus at 814 LaPorte Ave. will cease to function as the community has known it for more than 73 years. That day, about three months ahead of schedule, the doors will open at … Read More