The premature end of the IU Health partnership could leave a large number of IPS schools without a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse to dispense medication or respond to health emergencies.
IU Health said it responded to its highest patient demand ever last year, driven by surges in COVID-19 cases, high counts of critically ill patients, and the need to perform surgeries and other procedures delayed in the pandemic.
A team of two local developers planning the 273-unit Hall Place apartment project at 1720 N. Illinois St. promises to bring dozens of low-rent apartment units to the neighborhood northeast of the expanded Indiana University Health campus.
Indiana University Health said Monday the cost of its new downtown hospital complex will now top $4 billion, an increase of 60% over previous estimates, due to higher construction costs and a major increase in the number of patient rooms.
As president of Indiana University Health Foundation, Crystal Miller oversees $300 million in net assets and 50 employees.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority said it hopes to receive tentative approval to decommission the facility at 51 S. New Jersey St. by the end of February. It is working with the Federal Aviation Administration to secure the designation, which is crucial for future redevelopment of the site.
Indiana University School of Medicine’s planned medical education and research building marks the largest construction project in the history of the school.
Indiana University Health, the state’s largest hospital system, has set up the teams to help its doctors seeking guidance on whether they can legally perform an abortion to protect the health of the mother and other situations.
Meanwhile, IU Health, Indiana’s largest health care system, said Saturday that it would take a few weeks to study the implications of the law on patients and practitioners.
The Indianapolis-based hospital system said in financial filing Thursday that the review comes in light of higher-than expected patient demand during the pandemic, inflation and sustainability goals.
Despite ringing up an operating profit in the second quarter, Indiana University Health reported a total loss for the first six months of 2022 of $929.6 million, and attributed the loss largely to declines in financial markets.
A Bloomington surgeon alleging Indiana University Health violated federal antitrust laws by acquiring local competitors has convinced the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate his complaint.
Dr. Brian Leon filed a lawsuit this month against Indiana University Health Care Associates Inc., alleging breach of contract, unpaid wages, fraudulent misrepresentation and numerous other claims.
The Indianapolis facility is expected to provide housing and support for up to 11 women who will live with their children.
The executive chefs at Second Helpings and Wheeler Mission Ministries will receive star treatment at Indianapolis Motor Speedway event.
The medical school said the commitment will help launch research efforts to develop better therapies for triple negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of breast cancer that is often not responsive to hormone therapies and is resistant to chemotherapy.
The planned expansion of IU Health Saxony—which will be renamed IU Health Fishers—will more than double the number of inpatient beds. It will also add new and expanded services.
Former Indiana University Health executive Ryan Kitchell will replace former chair and Indiana Higher Education Commissioner Teresa Lubbers, who announced she would step down from both roles in November.
In its response to lawmakers, IU emphasized the role of public health in health care costs and called on lawmakers to spend more on public health. It pointed to a recent study that ranked Indiana 47th among states in per-person public health funding.
After more than six years of planning, Indiana University Health is moving forward with the next step of its new, $1.6 billion flagship hospital downtown, which will soar up to 16 floors above the street.
