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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.
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.
Elanco’s first challenge as separate firm will be stopping red ink
The Greenfield-based animal health unit has posted more than a half-billion dollars in losses in the past three years, and it will face huge new corporate expenses as it goes its separate way after more than a half-century as part of Eli Lilly and Co.
All eyes on Lilly’s fast-growing diabetes drug, Trulicity
The drug, launched in 2014, is one of Lilly’s fastest-growing medicines, but its fate could hinge on the results of another clinical trial for heart benefits. The Indianapolis-based drugmaker plans to release results later this year.
Eskenazi’s burn center to expand in response to high patient volumes
The Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center, on the fourth floor of Eskenazi Hospital, is about to get a $320,000 expansion to help it treat more patients.
IU Health gears up for push into Fort Wayne
The state’s largest health system currently does not have any hospitals in northeast Indiana, but is gradually expanding its presence in Fort Wayne in response to turmoil at the region’s largest health provider, Lutheran Health Network.
Purdue researchers develop new method for smart contact lenses
A method to pair commercially available soft contact lenses with bio-compatible sensors could lead to a device that will help doctors better manage ocular disease and monitor other biological changes in their patients.
At Fishers biomedical startup, a tale of big losses and jilted auditors
Acro Biomedical is trying to develop and market "nutritional products" made from Chinese fungus, but is going through a string of auditors and owners, and racking up big loss.
St. Vincent’s new, $13.6M simulation center lets doctors practice high-stakes procedures
The Indianapolis-based system opened the new simulation and education center this month at its West 86th Street campus.
Suicide rate soaring in Indiana
Indiana is outpacing the national rate for suicide, which claims more than twice as many lives in the state annually as homicides.
In sudden reversal, Anthem and St. Vincent agree to include tiny hospitals in network
The agreement means that Anthem members will not have to pay extra out-of-pocket costs to use one of St. Vincent’s neighborhood hospitals that are springing up around central Indiana.
Franciscan, St. Vincent set to battle for patients on south side
The two health systems will directly compete for emergency and acute-care patients this summer after St. Vincent opens a micro-hospital just a few blocks from Franciscan’s large campus on South Emerson Avenue.
Eli Lilly to spend up to $575M to reacquire oncology compound it discovered
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said the compound, called AK-01, could be useful for multiple types of tumors.
IU Health earnings climb 21 percent on higher revenue, occupancy rates
The state’s largest hospital system saw operating income rise in the first quarter on stronger revenue and higher inpatient volumes.
A pay raise and new credential for one of health care’s toughest jobs
A looming shortage of certified nurse aides is prompting Indiana’s nursing home industry and Ivy Tech Community College to develop a career pathway with more money for traditionally low-paid workers.
Ordinary people take center stage in new IU Health campaign
The Indianapolis-based health system says it wants to give patients and consumers a chance to tell them what’s wrong with health-care delivery, and how to improve it.
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital gets $2.2M ICU expansion
Officials say the expansion will help the hospital meet growing demand. Last year, it turned away 36 children for lack of a bed.
Anthem members face bigger bills at local micro-hospitals
The Indianapolis-based insurer is telling members that those small, freestanding hospitals are out of its network and could be much costlier to use.