Riley Hospital’s new maternity tower strives for a smooth delivery
Riley Hospital for Children’s $142 million maternity tower is getting ready to make a big splash this fall in central Indiana’s highly competitive maternity-hospital market.
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Nearly 40 workers at Eskenazi Health parent leave over vaccine mandate
The departures represent less than 1% of the 5,700 employees at the Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County, the organization that includes Eskenazi Health and the Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services
Indiana deploys National Guard to help beleaguered hospitals
Dr. Kris Box, the state health commissioner, said the National Guard teams are going to hospitals that have “exhausted all other options to staff their beds.”
Franciscan Health gives employees until Nov. 15 to get fully vaccinated
The Catholic hospital system is stepping up its vaccination mandate for employees, telling them they must get their first dose by Oct. 15 and their second dose by Nov. 15, or submit to weekly testing.
Health care firm that runs clinics for employers is expanding nationwide
Marathon Health, which splits its headquarters between Indianapolis and suburban Burlington, Vermont, operates primary-care clinics for employers in 42 states.
Health care leaders solidly in Biden’s corner on vaccination mandates
A panel of health care experts in Indianapolis on Friday endorsed President Biden’s order that all businesses with more than 100 employees require their workers to be immunized or face weekly testing.
Study: Indiana ranks 19th for nursing work conditions and job opportunities
The state ranks far lower—33rd—for “work environment,” according to the study, conducted by Wallet Hub, a financial consumer website.
Lilly’s antibody treatment gets another shot
The drugmaker’s COVID-19 treatment is back on the market after a two-month suspension, but the question is whether Lilly can grab market share from now-dominant Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
125 employees no longer with IU Health after refusing COVID-19 vaccine
The state’s largest hospital system said the employees had been suspended for two weeks without pay and would have been eligible to return to work if they had attested to partial or full vaccination.
U.S. government buys $330M worth of COVID-19 antibody doses from Lilly
Eli Lilly’s therapy has been shown to be highly effective against the delta variant, which is now the dominant strain of the coronavirus in the United States.
Indy-based Future Health ESG Corp. goes public, the latest in a flurry of SPACs to hit Wall Street
A “blank check company” headed by Indianapolis medical-software businessman Bradley Bostic has launched its initial public offering as it seeks to raise about $200 million.
Tech exec Bostic seeks $200M to buy lucrative health tech disruptors
Bradley Bostic is aiming to raise the funds through a new “blank check company,” called Future Health ESG, that will hold its initial public offering in coming weeks.
Holcomb calls Biden’s vaccine order ‘a bridge too far’
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, who has long encouraged Hoosiers to get COVID-19 vaccines, on Friday pushed back against President Biden’s order that all businesses with more than 100 employees require their workers to be immunized or face weekly testing.
Laikin’s Indy-based Novus Capital II to combine with California energy-storage firm
The arrangement values Energy Vault at $1.6 billion, a huge sum for a private company that is a relative newcomer in the burgeoning field of renewable energy.
Cummins delays return-to-office plans until early 2022
The engine maker confirmed Wednesday it is pushing its return-to-office timeline to early next year as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations surge in Indiana and the nation.
Demand for COVID testing skyrockets as delta surges
People needing a COVID-19 test for travel, work or school are spending hours, sometimes days, looking for a place that can squeeze them in and turn around results quickly.
Q&A with Mary Kay Foster, who gets real with pathogens day in and day out
Foster, 58, is a registered nurse and program manager of the special pathogens unit at Indiana University Health, which is dealing with many facets of the pandemic, from vaccinations to keeping bedside workers safe.
Lawsuit accuses Lilly of favoring millennials over older job applicants
Two former job applicants, aged 55 and 49, filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis on Wednesday, accusing the Indianapolis-based drug maker of age discrimination.
IU Health suspends hundreds of unvaccinated workers, postpones all inpatient elective surgeries
IU Health, the state’s largest hospital system, said unvaccinated workers will be placed on a two-week suspension and will be allowed to return to work if they attest to partial or full vaccination.
Holcomb orders hospitals to report ambulance diversions, ending secretive practice
The order cites the recent strain on hospitals from the pandemic, and states they must report the number of hours each day they close their doors to ambulances bringing in new patients.