April 6, 2013
AnnJeanette ColwellThe recent flurry of big announcements portends well.
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February 18, 2013
J.K. WallThe new partnership between Community Health Network and Wishard Health Services could put a third health care entity in an
awkward position: the Indiana University School of Medicine. Virtually all of the nearly 1,100 physicians who practice at
Wishard Memorial Hospital and its community clinics come from the IU medical school.
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February 18, 2013
J.K. WallCommunity Health Network’s new partnership with Wishard Health Services will create a primary-care behemoth that the
systems argue will put them in the best position possible to handle the changes coming from federal health reform.
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February 18, 2013
J.K. WallThe partnership will create a new board to oversee and coordinate the operations of both systems, according to internal messages
sent to Community stakeholders. Community Health CEO Bryan Mills will be the CEO of the new joint-operating entity.
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February 18, 2013
IBJ StaffThe health care systems would not provide details, but said the announcement would place "Indianapolis in the best position
for health care reform."
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July 23, 2012
J.K. WallA little extra Medicare money will flow to suburban hospitals in the Indianapolis area, based on recent patient satisfaction
scores. But hospitals in the core of Indianapolis—and hospitals that do significant amounts of teaching medical students—may
take a hit.
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April 23, 2012
J.K. WallA group of 123 doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants have formed the Eskenazi Medical Group in order to focus
on maximizing patient care and related bonus payments at Wishard Health Services.
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March 17, 2012
Cory SchoutenKeystone Group, Turkish immigrant Ersal Ozdemir's 10-year-old development firm, is orchestrating some of central Indiana’s
most ambitious projects, including a $15M Broad Ripple parking garage and the $60M million mixed-use Sophia Square in Carmel.
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March 17, 2012
J.K. WallHospitals around Indianapolis and the nation are expanding programs to help people before they become patients. They are trying
to teach cooking as well as treat cancer, to do social work as well as do surgery.
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November 29, 2011
Scott OlsonIndiana's largest and busiest medical system committed 19 preventable errors last year at its hospitals in Indianapolis and
other cities, three fewer than in 2009, according to a report released Monday.
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October 22, 2011
J.K. WallThe hospitals owned by Boone and Hamilton counties are following the lead of Indianapolis-based Wishard Health Services and
its parent organization by acquiring far-flung nursing homes, hoping the strategy proves as lucrative.
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October 1, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinFifth Third Bank executive Kevin Hipskind's experience as a patient in the burn unit of Wishard Hospital played a role
in a $5 million gift the Cincinnati-based bank is making for Wishard’s new Eskenazi Hospital, under construction at
IUPUI.
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September 24, 2011
Marc D. AllanJohn Thompson’s humble approach to community service has earned him the distinction of being the 18th recipient of IBJ’s
Michael A. Carroll Award, given annually to a man or woman who has demonstrated the former deputy mayor’s qualities
of determination, humility and devotion to the community.
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September 22, 2011
J.K. WallAt three community health centers, all patients will be asked about their alcohol and drug usage confidentially, as part of
an early-intervention approach designed to cut down addictions and reduce hospitalization.
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June 22, 2011
J.K. WallWishard Health Services will change its name to Eskenazi Health after receiving a $40 million gift from Indianapolis real
estate developer Sidney Eskenazi and his wife Lois, the county-owned hospital announced Wednesday morning.
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May 18, 2011
Mason King
How can practicing medicine prepare you for a CEO post? And why is it
smart to continue seeing patients once you get the top job? Dr. Lisa Harris will see you now with answers.
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April 9, 2011
Chris O'MalleyTechPoint-led initiative is meant to help bring inventions to market by giving them a trial in real-world setting.
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December 28, 2010
Tom HartonThe team, which plans to build an office building in the 200,000-square-foot range, beat out six other groups that submitted
proposals.
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December 18, 2010
IBJ Staff$300,000 from the local philanthropists is the hospital's first naming-rights gift.
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November 27, 2010
Scott OlsonFive students at Indiana University School of Medicine contemplate whether to opt for family practice or a specialty.
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September 22, 2010
J.K. WallIndianapolis-area hospitals spent billions on construction in the past decade and increasingly tried to poach patients from
one another’s territories. Yet last year—one of the worst economically in recent history—21 of 26 hospitals
still were able to show operating profits.
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September 8, 2010
Scott OlsonContractors starving for work are submitting more competitive bids, which so far has led to about $10 million in savings,
hospital official says.
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July 31, 2010
IBJ StaffLanding the best parking spot doesn't always require getting a big promotion.
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July 2, 2010
Scott OlsonAbout $72 million in bids have been awarded so far for the $754 million Wishard Hospital project—ahead of schedule
and under budget, for the time being—including demolition and foundation work.
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May 8, 2010
Scott OlsonReplacing the existing Wishard Memorial Hospital is so critical to the well-being of the sickly construction sector that one
industry official likens the project to a "lifeline."
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
Good project for Zionsville - A group who has owned the property for many years has waited and worked patiently to bring highest and best use development to a major corridor, and mix that in with the great downtown you have. Win Win. All the Best to Pittman Partners and Zionsville.