Franciscan Alliance to demolish former Beech Grove hospital
The project, expected to take 18 months, will raze 900,000 square feet of adjoining buildings on a 15-acre site.
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Community Hospital North reopens 6 operating rooms
The hospital voluntarily closed the rooms Oct. 10 after finding discoloration on ceiling tiles and walls in a nearby corridor area.
Rules mandate some firms cover transgender services
Starting Jan. 1, any health care organization that takes federal money for health purposes can’t refuse to provide transgender services.
Medicare unveils far-reaching overhaul of doctors’ pay
The majority of medical professionals billing Medicare—some 600,000 doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and therapists—will be affected.
Dental school launches $21.6M expansion project
The school, on the IUPUI campus, broke ground Sept. 23 on the 45,000-square-foot addition. It will house 125 new patient treatment rooms, spread over three floors, that will provide more elbow room for dentists, faculty and patients.
Community Hospital North shuts down 6 operating rooms
The hospital said Monday afternoon it had decided to voluntarily suspend the use of the operating rooms while it conducts air-quality tests.
Mandatory flu vaccines remain a sticking point in Indiana
The issue has continued to flare up regularly since Indiana University Health fired eight employees in 2012 for refusing to get a flu vaccination.
Indiana Supreme Court won’t take case over medical bills
The high court’s ruling leaves in place a trial court and state appeals court decision that ruled an Indiana hospital will have to release information about how it charges and offers discounts to insured patients.
Hospitals, state push to reduce infant mortality in Indiana
Indiana is the 10th highest state for children not reaching their first birthday. Hospitals and public officials want to turn that around.
Indy EMS analyzes data to spot, share trends in public health
IEMS has been at the forefront of big data, unifying granular information into a real-time public health picture and spurring action across other government agencies.
St. Vincent loses court battle over $15 million hospital loan
The case centered on an 80-year-old dilapidated hospital in eastern Indiana that St. Vincent bought in 2000. St. Vincent replaced it with a new hospital, called St. Vincent Randolph, at a cost of about $15.5 million.
Health coalition to push for big tax increase on cigarettes
A broad-based alliance of health and business groups warns that medical costs will keep soaring unless state leaders take steps to promote healthy living, including new restrictions and higher taxes on cigarettes.
Health advocates gain favor to help employees navigate health care complexities
Employers began hiring health advocates in earnest nationwide about four years ago, fueled by implementation of the Affordable Care Act and growing public awareness that provider rates and quality can differ greatly.
IU School of Dentistry moves ahead on $21M expansion
It’s the first significant addition in four decades to the 136-year-old institution, the only dental school in Indiana.
The Interview Issue: Betty Cockrum
Betty Cockrum’s job is not one for the faint of heart. As president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, she is often in the spotlight, fighting to maintain reproductive and abortion services across the state. But despite the high-profile role, Cockrum says she’s actually an introvert.
Telehealth clinic allows students to see physician in school
Elwood Community School Corp. is one of the first schools in Indiana to have a telehealth clinic. It teamed with Managed Health Services, Indiana Rural Health Association, Aspire Indiana and St. Vincent Mercy Hospital.
Indiana hospitals seeing fewer readmissions
A new government report shows that readmissions at Indiana hospitals dipped by 7.5 percent over a five-year period. Nationally, readmission rates fell by 8 percent over the same period.
Visits to ER surge for injuries, concussions from youth soccer
The overall rate of injuries more than doubled to 220 per 10,000 players in 2013, from 106 per 10,000 players in 1990, according to a new study.
Franciscan to remove saints’ names from a dozen hospitals
In a move to create a stronger identity, Franciscan Alliance will become Franciscan Health, and will stop using the names of St. Francis, St. James, St. Anthony and other familiar saints at its hospitals, the company announced Tuesday.
Humble medical office buildings selling for kingly sums
The latest local example of the sizzling market is the three-story Community Health Pavilion, which sold last week for $286 a square foot—far more than the per-square-foot price in two recent office complex transactions.