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Dr. Beata Samuel joined Accent Pediatrics, a Community Physicians of Indiana office. Originally from Dallas,
Samuel earned her medical degree at Bangalore University in India.

Susan Perkins, a registered nurse, has been appointed disaster management coordinator at St. Francis Hospital
& Health Centers. Perkins previously worked at the hospital in emergency room services.

Dr. Daniel P. Read has opened a surgical practice at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville. Read served
as chief of surgery at Hendricks Regional Health from 1989 to 1996. His medical degree is from Indiana University School of
Medicine.

Michele Thomas Dole has been named CEO of the Indianapolis-based Community Health Network Foundation, the
not-for-profit organization that raises money for Community’s hospitals and health initiatives. Dole, 39, who most recently
was a wealth adviser to physicians and health care professionals at JP Morgan Chase bank in Indianapolis, will begin her new
position April 12.

Bloomington Hospital has named Dr. Ken Marshall its new chief medical officer. He was most recently head
of medical affairs at Mountain States Health Alliance in Tennessee.

Indiana University’s new vice president of research will bring with him a background in neuroscience and cell biology. Jorge José, whose appointment must be approved by IU trustees, comes from a similar position at the University at Buffalo, which is part of the State University of New York system. He will seek to grow IU’s $469 million in annual revenue from research grants and awards. José will replace Robert Schnabel, dean of the IU school of informatics, who has served as interim vice president for research since July 2009. A native of Mexico City, José received his doctorate, as well as master's and bachelor's degrees, in physics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His most recent research has been in biological physics, specifically in computational neuroscience and cell biology.

The tanning salon industry took a hit when the health reform bill was passed last week. Salon operators and makers of tanning products think the 10-percent tax on tanning equipment could cause the loss of thousands of jobs nationwide. The impact likely will be felt even harder in central Indiana, where dozens of tanning salons have popped up over the last two decades and where one of the nation’s largest makers of tanning beds and lotions made especially for tanning salons is headquartered. Indianapolis-based ETS LLC, ranked by several industry groups as the top-selling manufacturer of tanning beds and lotions, employs 200 in Indianapolis. “It’s difficult to say how badly this will hurt the tanning industry, but it’s safe to say it will hurt,” said Bill Pipp, CEO of ETS. The new tax takes effect July 1.

The Regenstrief Institute has been awarded a $350,000 stimulus bill contract to help the U.S. Social Security Administration and Indiana health care providers speed decision-making on disability cases. The Institute will begin the work immediately. Applying for physician care as part of Social Security disability benefits can take weeks or months as a patient’s medical information is gathered from numerous hospitals and doctors. This time lag has contributed for years to backlogs in the Administration’s caseload. Regenstrief hopes to tap its medical record sharing system, the Indiana Network for Patient Care, to cut down on the wait. The Social Security Administration awarded similar contracts to 14 other organizations throughout the country.

Six hospitals in Indiana were among the top 100 named this year by Thomson Reuters. Those making the list were St. Vincent’s Carmel and Indianapolis hospital, St. Francis’ Indianapolis hospital, Major Hospital in Shelbyville, Parkview Hospital in Huntington and Community Hospital in Munster. The Thomson Reuters list evaluates hospital performance in 10 areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction, adherence to clinical standards of care, and post-discharge mortality and readmission rates for heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia.

The University of Indianapolis is developing a new on-site nursing degree program for Clarian Health. The goal of the $2.4 million initiative is to help hospital employees move up the career ladder and open up entry level positions for jobseekers displaced by cutbacks in manufacturing and other industries. The funding is part of a federal stimulus package provided by the U.S. Department of Labor through the Indianapolis Private Industry Council. The new Associate of Science in Nursing program, which will be based at Methodist Hospital, will accept 24 students this fall and the following two years.

Jason B. Middleton has been appointed director of product and business development for St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers. He will oversee creation of new products and services to offer to physician practices. Middleton was senior practice manager at Solutions Healthcare Management, where he provided managerial and consulting services for St. Francis Medical Group.

Joe Sagorsky has been appointed director of St. Francis Employer Health Solutions. Sagorsky oversees programs linking employers with St. Francis Health Network, which offers a variety of services to improve health plan performance and reduce medical costs. Sagorsky previously worked at Indiana Heart Physicians, which St. Francis acquired in 2009.

Brian Shockney will join Clarian Arnett Health in Lafayette as chief operating officer on May 10. Shockney had been CEO of Logansport Memorial Hospital.

Indiana University Professor Hal E. Broxmeyer, a leading researcher in blood-related diseases, has been named 2010 president of the American Society of Hematology.

-H&E Equipment Services Inc. leased 23,000 square feet on 3.95 acres at 6435 E. 30th St. The tenant was represented by Stan Elser and Evert Hauser of Grubb & Ellis Harding Dahm & Co. The landlord, E-3 Properties LLC, was represented by Bryan Poynter of Cassidy Turley.

-The Kitchen Physician LLC leased 10,340 square feet at 1730 E. 156th St., Carmel. Greg Witkowski and Chris Black of CB Richard Ellis represented the landlord, the Sepro Corp. The tenant represented itself.

-RBC Capital Markets Corp. leased 7,956 square feet at 8888 Keystone Crossing. The tenant was represented by John Vandenbark and Dan Richardson of CB Richard Ellis. The landlord, Keystone Investors LLC, was represented by John Robinson and Abby Cooper of Jones Lang LaSalle.

-Community Hospitals of Indiana Inc., dba Pendleton Medical Group, leased 4,200 square feet at Huntzinger Shoppes, 1251 Huntzinger Blvd., Suite 100, Pendleton. The tenant was represented by Kurt Meyer of Baseline Commercial Real Estate. The landlord, Huntzinger Shoppes LLC, was represented by Jeff Hubley of Midland Atlantic.

-Bensussen Deutsch & Associates leased 4,271 square feet at 32 E. Washington St. The landlord, Indiana Symphony Society Inc., was represented by David A. Moore and Darrin L. Boyd of Cassidy Turley. The tenant represented itself.

-Milex Complete Auto Care leased 3,744 square feet at Kmart #3260 at 860 U.S. 31 South, Greenwood. Rick Jones of Grubb & Ellis Harding Dahm & Co. represented the tenant and the landlord, Sears Holding Corp.

-Shiel Sexton leased 2,000 square feet at 2112 Early Lane, Franklin. Mike Medlock and Bill Brennan of Grubb & Ellis Harding Dahm & Co. represented the tenant and the landlord, Franklin Group, LLC.

-Kimu Restaurant LLC leased 1,400 square feet at 1280 U.S. 31 North, Greenwood. The landlord, Jones Family Investments LLC, was represented by Kyle Hughes of Veritas Realty LLC. The tenant represented itself.

-Shelter Mutual Insurance renewed its lease for 1,250 square feet of office space at Prestwick Junction, 5530 E. U.S. Highway 36, Avon. The tenant was represented by John Sebree of Hokanson Companies. The landlord, the Weston Group, was represented by Stephen Daum of NAI Olympia Partners.