Ranking hospitals is serious business, but do patients pay attention?
Indiana University Health isn’t shy about telling the world how it stacks up in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospital” annual rankings.
John Russell
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IU Health might build replacement hospital in Frankfort
The Indianapolis-based health system said it is in discussions with officials from Frankfort and Clinton County to build a new hospital to replace a 25-bed facility that is more than 60 years old.
Invesque to add 39 jobs as part of expansion, headquarters move
The real estate investment company, which specializes in health care and senior living, plans to spend about $1.5 million on the expansion.
DigIndy tunnel project half-completed, $400M under budget, utility says
Citizens Energy gave an update Monday on the the massive, $2 billion project, which involves a network of tunnels hundreds of feet under the city to handle sewage that would otherwise spill into local waterways.
Pacers, Salesforce team up to engage fans with customized data, marketing
The two organizations said Thursday they will use artificial intelligence and cloud technology to analyze fan behavior and respond with more customized email and social media engagement.
Q&A: Driven by curiosity, Zachary Baiel pushes for open records
Zachary Baiel attends countless public meetings every year and spends hours listening online to the ones he missed. That passion led him to join the Indiana Coalition for Open Government in 2015 and become its president last year.
TriMedx nearly doubles workforce with $300M acquisition
The Indianapolis-based company, which manages and services medical equipment for hospitals, is picking up about 1,500 workers with acquisition of Aramark’s health care business.
Indy maker of dental analytics software sold to Atlanta company
The sale to True Nature Holding Inc. is expected to close by October. Neither party would say whether the Indianapolis operations would remain here.
Debate rages over Medicaid work rules as state rollout nears
An estimated 85,000 low-income Hoosiers who receive Medicaid benefits will soon need to find a job, volunteer, get job training, or go to school—or risk losing health care for a few months.
Franciscan plans to build $130M orthopedic hospital in Carmel
The hospital system said the facility would help meet the soaring demand for hip and knee replacements while also serving patients with the “most complex” orthopedic conditions.
Lilly’s Elanco spinoff expected to raise up to $1.45 billion in IPO
The Greenfield-based animal health unit is gearing up for independence after 65 years as part of drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. But Elanco has been struggling, and top management will have to work hard to stabilize the operation.
Roche, facing technician shortage, teams with UIndy to lure students
The “Roche Academy” will provide mentors, internships and special curriculum to biology and chemistry undergrads, along with financial incentives and a job offer after graduation.
Tax appeals mushroom as Lilly, city squabble over years of assessments
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker has appealed its annual tax bill for its two massive campuses south of downtown every year since 2012.
Indiana gets low marks in another health category—breastfeeding
Indiana ranks near the bottom in two important categories involving breastfeeding, according to the latest annual scorecard from the Centers for Disease Control.
IU Health names new Carmel cancer center after $10M donor
The cancer center, which is being built on the campus of IU Health North Hospital, will be named after Joseph Schwarz, who died in March of throat cancer, and his wife, Shelly.
IU Health gets bragging rights in rankings of top hospitals in state, city
IU Health Medical Center and Riley Hospital for Children were the only two hospitals in Indiana to win national rankings in specialty care in this year’s U.S. News hospital rankings.
Small events build big war chest for Riley foundation
During the past 20 years, Riley Children’s Foundation has raised $500 million, the majority of which has been spent for pediatric research and patient programs at Riley Hospital.
Jeff Miller resigns from City-County Council, pleads guilty to battery
After nine months with charges hanging over his head, the embattled representative of Indianapolis’ District 16 resigned from the council on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to four counts of battery.
IU School of Medicine to spend $20M to launch regenerative medicine center
The center aims to develop new treatments for diabetes, severe wounds, and damage to tissues and organs caused by age, disease or trauma.
VA probe finds misuse of time, resources in Indy health office
A supervisor solicited employees to help start an outside company, using email and holding discussions on government time, according to an inspector general’s report.