A worker carries a sign announcing the closing and move of Porter Hospital in Valparaiso early Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. Similar signs were placed over Emergency entrance signs as the ER closed to new patients shortly after 6am Saturday. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

An ambulance leaves Porter Hospital in Valparaiso carrying a patient to the new Porter Regional Hospital early Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

One ambulance arrives, left, as another leaves after transporting a patient to Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso early Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

An ambulance crew prepares to transport a patient at Porter Hospital in Valparaiso Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. The hospital was scheduled to offically close as all remaining patients were transferred to the new Porter Regional Hospital. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

EMS supervisor Tom Felter Jr. directs an ambulance driver where to go as others line up outside Porter Hospital in Valparaiso Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. More than thirty ambulances were used to transfer patients to the new Porter Regional Hospital. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

Workers cover the old Emergency entrance sign with one announcing the move of Porter Hospital to its new location in Valparaiso Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

EMS workers load a patient into an ambulance at Porter Hospital in Valparaiso during an early-morning transfer to the new Porter Regional Hospital Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

An ambulance crew walks a gurney to a patient pickup area at Porter Hospital in Valparaiso Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. More than thirty amublances were used to transfer patients from the hospital, which was scheduled to close later in the day, to the new Porter Regional Hospital. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

Indiana Department of Transportation worker Jerry Mitchell, of Michigan City, watches as an ambulance passes through the intersection of U.S. 30 and IN 130 in Valparaiso Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. Workers were able to control traffic lights at intersections in order to allow the fastest possible passage of ambulances transfering patients to the new Porter Regional Hospital. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

Ambulances line up to transfer patients outside Porter Hospital in Valparaiso Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

Nursing assistant Kimberly Buchanan waits with a patient outside the Porter Hospital emergency entrance early Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. More than 30 ambulances were used to transfer patients to the new Porter Regional Hospital. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

A patient is loaded into an ambulance outside Porter Hospital in Valparaiso Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. More than 30 ambulances were used to transfer all remaining patients to the new Porter Regional Hospital as the old facility officially moved operations there. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

Workers cover the emergency entrance sign with one announcing the move of Porter Hospital to its new location Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media

Medical personnel gather around the main entrance before the first arrivals of patients begin early in the morning at the new Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. The Porter Regional Hospital officially opened at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

A pediatric critical care ambulance and medical team arrive with a patient at the new Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. The Porter Regional Hospital officially opened at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Early morning light falls on a field as an ambulance transporting a patient exits Ind. 49 to U.S. 6 before arriving from the old Porter Hospital Valparaiso Camup to the new Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. The Porter Regional Hospital officially opened at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Ambulances exit Ind. 49 onto U.S. 6 for arrival at the new Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. The Porter Regional Hospital officially opened at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Karen Keltner, manager of marketing and communications for Porter Regional Hospital, takes a picture as the flags are raised and the new Porter Regional Hospital officially opens in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Several amulances with patients arrive at the new Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. The Porter Regional Hospital officially opened at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

The hospital flag is raised to join the U.S. and Indiana flags as the the new Porter Regional Hospital officially opens at 6 a.m. in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Ambulances arrive early Saturday morning at the new Porter Regional Hospital after transporting patients from the old Porter Hospital Valparaiso Campus in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. The Porter Regional Hospital officially opened at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

A neonatal intensive care unit patient arrives at the new Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. The Porter Regional Hospital officially opened at 6 a.m. Saturday morning and ambulances transporting patients began arriving soon after. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Jon Meyers of INDOT moves a traffic cone on U.S. 6 as an ambulance passes on its way to deliver a patient at the new Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. The Porter Regional Hospital officially opened at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

An ambulance leaves the new Porter Regional Hospital after transporting a patient from the old hospital in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. The Porter Regional Hospital officially opened at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Porter Health Care System CEO Jonathan Nalli smiles as talks about the smooth transfer of patients from the old Porter Hospital Valparaiso Campus to the new Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. The Porter Regional Hospital officially opened at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Bryan Donze, INDOT highway maintenance deputy director, (from left) Mike Hardiman, INDOT traffic operations manager, and EMA director Russell Shirley briefly update inside the Mobile Command Center Indiana District One vehicle where they monitored the traffic near the new Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. The Porter Regional Hospital officially opened at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

A row of ambulances arrive on U.S. 6 from Ind. 49 to transfer patients to the new Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind. Saturday August 25, 2012. The Porter Regional Hospital officially opened at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media