Ambulance Services
Northwest Health - Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operates as the county wide ambulance service for Porter County, Indiana. Operating 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, the team provides five Advanced Life Support ambulances from four designated stations and one BLS ambulance.
The ambulance team, staffed by emergency medical technicians and paramedics, recently acquired six mechanical CPR devices to better care for the residents and visitors of the communities.
An extension of hospital emergency departments in the area, crews work closely with emergency medical physicians and hospitals to provide top notch pre-hospital care. Our goal is to ensure the best possible outcome for every ambulance patient. The ambulance program is piloting a program that allows individuals who are interested in serving their communities an option to get paid while going to school. This program, called the Earn to Learn (ETL) program, accepts applications in October every year.
When Seconds Count, Count On Us
As an accredited Chest Pain Center and a Primary Stroke Center, healthcare professionals at Northwest Health - Porter – from first responders to physicians and staff in the emergency department – collaborate to deliver fast, efficient care.
For medical emergencies that result from heart attack or stroke, the EMS team provides advanced cardiac care that allows them to send information directly to the physician in the emergency room. This wireless technology allows the doctors to assess your condition and determine ahead of time the best course of treatment for your emergency.
Rapid Response
Northwest Health - Porter has several vehicles and their crews in service at any one time to provide basic care and advanced life support to victims of accidents and illnesses. Qualified paramedics and emergency medical technicians staff our ambulances. Ambulance crews work closely with fire personnel and law enforcement officers to provide first responder care to those in need.
We offer several mobile intensive care ambulances each staffed with specially trained emergency medical technicians and paramedics. We also provide mobile neonatal intensive care transports for critically ill newborns born at other hospitals to our neonatal intensive care unit.
Northwest Health – Emergency Medical Services is always growing and improving to ensure the best patient outcomes for the residents of Porter County.
Join The Team
If you are looking for a fulfilling career with an organization that will challenge you and help you grow, we would like to talk to you. Visit the careers page to see career opportunities.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 9-1-1.
EMS Stations
611 E Porter Avenue, Chesterton, 46304 (STN #1)
2206 LaPorte Avenue, Valparaiso, 46383 (STN #2)
453 W State Road 8, Hebron, 46341 (STN #3)
551 W State Road 130, Wheeler, 46393 (STN #4)