Parkview Health providing ‘strategic consulting services’ to struggling Riverview Health
The relationship comes following at least two consecutive years of operating losses for Riverview.
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Parkview Health to build $150M hospital in Lebanon
Parkview said work on the 108,000-square foot hospital and 30,000-square foot medical office building is expected to begin next year.
Gen Xers are getting more joint replacements
Many patients in their 50s simply want to end chronic joint pain from arthritis, injuries and years of wear and tear to get back to hiking or to take up pickleball.
La Plaza cancels annual Fiesta celebration over ‘deep concern’ for safety
The organization did not specifically say why the Hispanic Heritage Month event was being canceled, but the announcement comes as the federal government is ramping up its efforts to detain and deport immigrants.
Indy health care workers take hands-on approach to ‘food as medicine’ concept
At the 5,000-square-foot Roche Community Garden, Roche employees grow tomatoes, strawberries, watermelons and a variety of peppers to be provided to low-income patients.
Lilly signs $1.3B deal with Boston startup for AI-assisted drug development
Superluminal will use its AI-driven platform to discover and optimize small-molecule treatments for G protein-coupled receptors, or GPCRs, which have emerged as a key to conditions such as diabetes and obesity.
Butler grad earns patent to help cochlear implant wearers fix longstanding issues with helmets
The sophisticated hearing aid technology can create problems when a person straps on a helmet, which is designed to fit snugly against the skull to provide impact protection.
Texas AG: Eli Lilly and Co. offered kickbacks to providers to prescribe blockbuster drugs
The complaint alleges the Indianapolis-based drugmaker offered illegal incentives to influence Texas providers to prescribe Lilly medications including Zepbound and Mounjaro.
Q&A: Urology of Indiana’s Shawn Severns on new places, new procedures
As chief operating officer, Severns oversees 14 offices at 11 sites, including the new Carmel facility on Illinois Street, that treat roughly 900 patients a day.
UIndy embraces growing role for nurse practitioners in hospitals
The University of Indianapolis is launching a program this month to prepare nurse practitioners, long a fixture in primary care exam rooms, to care for complex and critically ill patients in hospitals.
Speedway unveils utility partnership, plans to turn waste into power
Work on the biogas treatment system, in collaboration with Leopardo Energy, is expected to begin in August.
Parkview Health brings brand campaign to Indianapolis media market
Fort Wayne-based hospital system Parkview Health does not have a hospital in the Indianapolis area, but it is seeking to increase its name recognition in the state’s political center and largest market.
Drug manufacturing facility offers new hope in cancer fight
New Jersey-based drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb this month dedicated its first production facility in Indiana, a former north-side warehouse transformed with $160 million into a clean-room manufacturing site for radiopharmaceutical cancer therapies.
Indiana Chamber will no longer have Anthem as provider for small-business health coverage
The two organizations disagree on the source of the conflict, which is resulting in a new insurance provider covering those enrolled in the Chamber’s pooled coverage plan.
Indiana energy leaders push for ‘nuclear renaissance’ at Tuesday forum
IBJ Media’s Nuclear Energy Forum, held Tuesday, brought together about 270 attendees for a half-day of discussions on the potential benefits—and hurdles—of nuclear energy.
IU Health names new president for downtown and metro region
Dr. Ryan Nagy, who previously held the role, left IU Health earlier this year for a leadership position at Boston Children’s Hospital.
IU Health rethinks design of patient rooms
The health care system is making big changes, down to the smallest details, for the 864 patient rooms in the academic hospital system’s massive new downtown hospital.
Riley Children’s Foundation names new CEO
Incoming CEO and president Courtney Roberts most recently served as president of the Ivy Tech Foundation.
Animal-health startup BiomEdit advances poultry antibody, lands $20M in funding, grants
BiomEdit said the disease it’s targeting, avian necrotic enteritis, causes an estimated $6 billion in annual losses worldwide.
City seeks to curb violence on eve of WNBA All-Star Game
Indianapolis leaders and event organizers are in a race against the clock to quell a recent spate of downtown violence before next weekend when the city hosts the WNBA All-Star Game and Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration, two of the biggest events on this year’s calendar.