Indiana surging with COVID-19 cases, with ‘hot spots’ all over the place
State statistics reveal a very uneven, lumpy picture for COVID-19 cases from county to county, and the picture is constantly shifting.
Health insurance premiums climbed 3% to 5% annually since 2012, survey says
It’s that time of year, when workers gather in the conference room (or through a zoom video conference) and brace for the latest news on health insurance plans.
IU Health seeks to close several streets on expanded campus, feature open green space
The hospital system has filed a petition for vacation of several streets, meaning it wants to close or privatize them and fold them into the new campus.
Catholic hospital giant Ascension suffers $1 billion yearly loss
Like many other providers, Ascension suspended all elective, nonessential medical and surgical procedures for several months to prepare for the surge of COVID-19 patients, reducing volume and revenue.
New rehab hospital planned for western region of Indianapolis
The joint-venture announcement by partners Community Health Network and Kindred Healthcare comes less than a month after the partners closed another rehabilitation hospital, Community Howard Specialty Hospital and Replay Physical Therapy in Kokomo.
Hospital stays are long, bills are hefty for COVID-19
On average, a patient admitted to an Indiana hospital with COVID-19 can look forward to staying for two weeks. That’s longer that the typical length of stay for pneumonia, a kidney transplant or open-heart surgery.
Lilly’s Jardiance pill could get boost to blockbuster status with latest findings
Lilly and partner Boehringer Ingelheim published results from a trial showing the drug cut the risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations or death by 25%, compared to placebo in heart failure patients.
Indiana shakes up COVID-19 data by including antigen testing
Starting Monday, the state began including positive results from antigen tests along with its traditional PCR tests. That single move reduced the state’s testing-positivity rate—but some officials say the accuracy of antigen testing is still widely unknown.
Health products startup says its topical treatment can thwart coronavirus
Advanced Penetration Technology LLC said London-based research laboratory Virology Research Services evaluated the anti-viral impact of the product and concluded it is a “highly effective formulation” against the coronavirus.
Indiana hospitals starting to fill ICU beds again
The availability of ICU beds has fallen in recent weeks as hospitals have deactivated hundreds of beds while the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has climbed.