Consultations happen at the Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute offices in Crown Point & Chesterton. Surgery happens at one of three facilities, chosen for the procedure and the patient: Lakeshore Surgicare for outpatient spine surgery, and Northwest Health – Porter or Franciscan Health Crown Point when the operation calls for a hospital. The care team confirms the facility, arrival time, and instructions when a procedure is scheduled, and the surgical process page walks through what to expect.
Ambulatory surgery center
Lakeshore Surgicare
3111 Village PointChesterton, IN 46304
(219) 983-1401
- Outpatient spine surgery: home the same day
- 7D FLASH machine-vision navigation, radiation-free registration
- Minutes from the Chesterton office at Gateway Boulevard
What Dr. Hobbs does here
Dr. Hobbs performs outpatient spine procedures here, including microdiscectomy, decompression, and selected fusions, with the 7D FLASH navigation system. Patients arrive in the morning, go home the same day, and recover at home with a scheduled follow-up.
Hospital
Northwest Health – Porter
85 East US Highway 6Valparaiso, IN 46383
(219) 983-8300
- Full-service hospital, formerly Porter Regional Hospital
- Neurosurgery, orthopedics, surgical services, critical care, and 24-hour emergency care
- Site of the nation’s first two-level patient-specific fusion and the first robotic spine surgery in Northwest Indiana
What Dr. Hobbs does here
Hospital-based spine surgery, including multilevel fusions, deformity and revision cases, and procedures that call for an overnight stay or hospital resources. The nation’s first two-level fusion with patient-specific cages and rods and the first Stealth AXiS robotic spine surgery in Northwest Indiana were both performed here.
Hospital
Franciscan Health Crown Point
12750 Saint Francis DriveCrown Point, IN 46307
(219) 757-6100
- Seven-story hospital opened January 29, 2024, replacing the Main Street campus
- 199 inpatient beds, built to expand to 300
- At the southeast corner of US 231 and Interstate 65, minutes from the Crown Point office
What Dr. Hobbs does here
Hospital-based spine surgery for patients on the Crown Point side of the practice, including cases that need an inpatient stay. The new campus sits just off I-65, a short drive from the Crown Point office at 109th Avenue.
Common questions
Where does Dr. Hobbs perform surgery?
At three facilities in Northwest Indiana: Lakeshore Surgicare, an ambulatory surgery center in Chesterton, for outpatient spine surgery; and Northwest Health – Porter in Valparaiso or Franciscan Health Crown Point for hospital-based surgery. The facility is chosen for the procedure and the patient, and confirmed when surgery is scheduled.
Will my surgery be at the office where I had my consultation?
No. Consultations and follow-up visits take place at the Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute offices in Crown Point & Chesterton. Surgery takes place at a surgery center or hospital, and your instructions will name the facility, the address, and the arrival time.
How is the facility chosen?
Outpatient procedures such as microdiscectomy, decompression, and selected fusions are done at Lakeshore Surgicare, where patients go home the same day. Multilevel fusions, deformity and revision cases, and any operation that may need an overnight stay or hospital resources are done at Northwest Health – Porter or Franciscan Health Crown Point. Insurance, the patient’s medical history, and location also factor in.
Where was the nation’s first two-level patient-specific spinal fusion performed?
At Northwest Health – Porter in Valparaiso, Indiana, as reported by Becker’s Spine Review on September 28, 2026. The first robotic spine surgery in Northwest Indiana, on September 14, 2026, was performed at the same hospital.
Can I choose which hospital my surgery is at?
Often, yes, within what the procedure allows. Tell the office if one hospital is far easier for you or your family to reach; the team will say whether the operation can be scheduled there.