A vascular surgeon in Bloomington is suing Indiana University, claiming it unfairly revoked his hospital privileges and spread false information about him in an effort to dry up referrals and exert monopoly control in the market.
In a change of policy, Indiana University Health said Tuesday it will require doctors, nurses and other team members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 1.
The hospital system’s CEO said Wednesday that no staff members have been terminated in relation to the patient’s care, which was a recommendation of an outside board that reviewed the case.
The report seems to indicate that the worst of the COVID-19 crisis is over for the state’s largest hospital system, as surgeries and hospital admissions are climbing, and emergency visits are falling. However. the evolving nature of the pandemic makes the future hard to predict.
The center, which is home to one of the medical school’s largest programs, will move from its current location at Senate Avenue and 15th Street to the IUPUI campus.
Nothing in Indiana University Health pulmonologist Dr. Caitriona Buckley’s 18 years of practicing medicine has even come close to the stress of this past year.
Declines were seen almost across the board in patient service categories, including hospital admissions, surgeries, ER visits, radiological exams, due in part to a government order to shut down elective procedures for several months.
The former IU Health CEO has had a front-row seat for decades to Indiana’s bustling health care landscape.
As hospitals and health departments scramble to erect temporary clinics, the big questions are how fast states can roll out the vaccines and how long it will take for people to get protected.
The Indiana Department of Health said more than 86,000 Hoosiers aged 80 or older had registered as of 4 p.m. Sunday for vaccinations.
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris took up Dr. Moore’s cause on Tuesday, saying the complaints of Black women are “often downplаyed or ignored in our health care system.”
Indiana University Health promised a “full external review” into the treatment of Dr. Susan Moore, 52, who tested positive for COVID-19 late last month and died Dec. 20.
Dennis Murphy, the president and CEO of Indiana University Health, has asked an external team to review the case.
In an unusual show of solidarity, officials from several major Indianapolis-area health care systems held a joint press conference Monday afternoon to issue dire warnings about the most recent surge in COVID-19 cases and explain how their facilities and staffs are close to becoming overwhelmed.
Across Indiana, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has been shattering records day after day, putting a strain on many hospitals and adding to the anxiety about how much longer the pandemic will continue.
Thestates’ largest hospital system saw decreases in admissions, surgical cases, ER visits and inpatient days; overall, patient service revenue fell about 2.5% during the nine-month period.
IBJ’s John Russell joins podcast host Mason King to talk about what IU Health has revealed about its proposed Methodist Hospital campus—and what key questions remain.
Just 12 years after opening to great fanfare, the future of the $150 million center, a partnership between the Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Health, is full of questions.
The redevelopment will exacerbate a challenge already weighing on Marion County: huge swaths of land off the tax rolls because they are owned by not-for-profits and are being used for purposes related to the groups’ missions.
The expansion will add 44 acres to the campus., extending it from 16th Street south to 12th Street and from Capitol Avenue west to I-65.
