Eskenazi’s burn center to expand in response to high patient volumes
The Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center, on the fourth floor of Eskenazi Hospital, is about to get a $320,000 expansion to help it treat more patients.
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Ivy Tech receives $1M land donation for training center
The community college will use the six-acre site on the city’s northwest side to build a new automotive technology center to help fill demand for auto technicians.
Fired manager files discrimination suit against Eskenazi Health
A former manager at Eskenazi Health claims she was fired after complaining that her boss was pressuring her to hire more minorities.
IU School of Medicine gets $2M gift to fund new faculty member
The Indiana University School of Medicine got the donation from the children of Indianapolis real estate developer Sidney Eskenazi. The endowed fund will be used to recruit a cancer researcher to Simon Cancer Center.
More buildings set to fall on IUPUI campus
The planned demolitions of the old IUPUI Psychiatric Research Building and the Wishard Helipad site are the next projects sparked by the land swap between IUPUI and Eskenazi Health’s parent.
IU Art Museum to use $15M Eskenazi gift for major renovation
The Indiana University Art Museum in Bloomington has received a $15 million naming gift from Indianapolis-based philanthropists Sidney and Lois Eskenazi, in addition to an art collection of nearly 100 works.
Regenstrief CEO Tierney to depart for Texas job
Dr. Bill Tierney, who has led the Regenstrief medical informatics research operation for five years, will become chair of the department of population health at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Dr. Anantha Shekhar became executive associate dean for research affairs at the Indiana University School of Medicine on Aug. 1, replacing Dr. David Wilkes, who was recently named dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Shekhar, a psychiatrist, will retain his other roles as IU’s associate vice president for university clinical affairs, as […]
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Tavonna Harris Askew was promoted April 1 to chief of staff for the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Askew has worked for the corporation for eight years, including the past three as general counsel. She received a bachelor’s degree and law degree from Indiana University. Bryan Yamamoto has been named chairman of the […]
Anthem’s offer that hospitals can’t refuse
By subtly threatening the loss of patients via a new “reference lab network,” the Indianapolis-based health insurer has persuaded 63 Indiana hospitals to slash their prices for blood and tissue testing by as much as 80 percent—beyond the discounts Anthem had already negotiated with them.
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Dr. Amikar Sehdev, an oncologist, has joined Eskenazi Health. Sehdev is also a professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago and a masters of public health degree from Northern Illinois University. Sehdev received his bachelor’s degrees in medicine and surgery from Government Medical College […]
Potential IU Health-Eskenazi partnership clouded by personalities, politics
Leaders of the IU Health hospital system have discussed recently, according to multiple sources, whether a closer partnership with Eskenazi Hospital might be just what the doctor ordered.
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All signs point to University Hospital being shuttered as Indiana University Health goes from three downtown hospitals to two. IU Health leaders decided at least three years ago to close University Hospital on the IUPUI campus and move its operations to Methodist Hospital, according to an internal document obtained by IBJ. The document didn’t set […]
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Dr. Millicent Moye, a family physician, has joined Eskenazi Health. She received her bachelor's degree in German from Indiana University’s Bloomington campus. She earned her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Chaitanya Chekkilla, a family physician, has joined Community Physician Network in Indianapolis. She previously worked as part of the […]
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When patients get to edit their medical records, they tend to leave out important stuff. That was the conclusion of researchers at the Regenstrief Institute, the Indiana University School of Medicine and Eskenazi Health, after they conducted the first experiment ever in which real patients were allowed to control what parts of their medical records […]
Indy hospitals stung by Medicare penalties for patient injuries
Five Indianapolis-area hospitals stand to lose more than $7 million in Medicare payments as a penalty for having rates of infections and patient injuries that run higher than most hospitals nationwide.
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Indianapolis hospital leaders have spent the past two months ironing out a plan to deal with any cases of Ebola that emerge in Indiana. The plan is aimed at ensuring effective care while minimizing the need to bring other hospital services to a virtual halt while patients are under care. Eskenazi Hospital, St. Vincent Indianapolis […]
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A feed additive for animals made by Greenfield-based Elanco Animal Health sparked two federal lawsuits last week filed by environmental and public health groups against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. According to Reuters, the suit seeks to reverse the FDA’s recent approvals of products containing ractopamine that are used to boost the weight of […]
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New Jersey-based Covance Inc., which employs about 1,500 workers in Indianapolis and Greenfield, has agreed to be acquired by Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings for $6.1 billion. According to Bloomberg News, North Carolina-based LabCorp wants to add contract research services for drug companies to its offering of medical diagnostic tests, the companies announced Monday. Covance […]
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Dr. Ingrid Mason, an internist, has been named vice chairwoman of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, which oversees medical practice and quality at 22 hospitals around the state. She was previously president of the medical staff at St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital. Mason earned a bachelor’s degree at Valparaiso University and received her medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Dr. Lauren Ladd, a radiologist, has joined Eskenazi Health. She holds a bachelor’s in chemistry from Butler University and a medical degree from the IU School of Medicine.
Dr. Youssef Tahiri, a plastic surgeon, has joined Eskenazi Health. He earned his medical degree from McGill University in Quebec, Canada.
Dr. Peter Pang, an emergency physician, has joined Eskenazi Health. He received his bachelor’s from Brown University and his medical degree from the University of Texas-San Antonio.