UPDATE: Marian already has three possible locations for new medical school
St. Francis and Westview hospitals are open to hosting the osteopathic-medicine school proposed by the Indianapolis Catholic
institution.
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Osteopathy and Indiana Wesleyan
The Indiana Osteopathic Association passed over a virtually certain $75 million in startup funding from Indiana Wesleyan University
to choose Marian University for its new osteopathic college.
Marian University to launch state’s second medical school
The tiny Catholic institution in Indianapolis has $30 million raised toward new college that could train nearly half as many
students as the Indiana University medical school.
Clarian to resume construction at Riley Hospital for Children
It’s the latest exhalation by a local hospital after massive
investment losses and a scary economy forced them to tighten their belts a year ago.
Stericycle to expand in Indianapolis
Illinois-based medical waste disposal firm Stericycle Inc. will expand its Indianapolis operations, creating as many as 109
jobs by 2011, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced Wednesday.
United Hospital Services laundry co-op considers statewide expansion
The massive far-east-side facility
already launders linen
for 30 hospitals and 400 clinics in Indiana, handling more than 36 million pounds of soiled linen each year.
Area hospital construction taking break after expensive binge
Observers expect a lull with inpatient facilities for five years or more, but continued proliferation of outpatient
clinics and surgery centers.
Report: Insurers secretly funded ads attacking health reform
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. reportedly joined fellow health insurance giants to fund TV ads as insurers tempered their
support for reform.
FDA letters scold Lilly, others over marketing materials
The letter to Indianapolis-based Lilly cites a print advertisement for the antidepressant Cymbalta that did not adequately
display information about the drug’s side effects.
IU reorganizes nuclear complex to med school oversight
Indiana University is reorganizing its Cyclotron Facility to shift oversight to its School of Medicine. The Bloomington campus’
vice provost for research previously had overseen the cyclotron, which treats cancer patients with proton therapy.
Clarian to restart Riley project, reverse pay cuts
Clarian Health soon will restart work on a new tower at Riley Hospital for Children near downtown Indianapolis and
is set to lift other cost-saving restrictions.
Roche taps new local CEO
Roche Diagnostics named a new CEO for its North American operations Tuesday to replace Michael Tillmann, who resigned on Friday.
Tillmann out as Roche Diagnostics CEO
The management change comes as the Indianapolis company’s diabetes market share has been sliding. Roche says successor will
be named “shortly.”
Adversity prepared health exec for new role at helm of SynCare
Stephanie DeKemper believes everything in her adult life has prepared her to run SynCare LLC. She’s so
sure that she’s buying the company.
Health care spending slows in most sectors, but government spending increases
Health spending is growing slower than it has in 48 years, but whether health care reform will continue the trend is the
subject of debate here and around the country.
Doctors resume battle with Anthem, health insurers
Doctors are pushing again to strengthen their hands in contract negotiations with health insurers, especially market leader
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
WellPoint stock surging on positive analyst forecasts
The long-term outlook for health care reform is uncertain, but many analysts are expecting big health insurers like Indianapolis-based
WellPoint to benefit in 2010.
Hill-Rom hires new CEO
John J. Greisch was most recently president of international operations at Baxter International Inc.
Indiana AG to review federal health care bill
Attorney General Greg Zoeller says he’ll look at the constitutionality of parts of the federal health care bill, including
the so-called Nebraska compromise.
Witham planning bond sale to acquire Anson site
Lebanon-based hospital system also wants to refinance about $21 million in debt on new medical office building.