Indiana hospital officials point to new studies showing more affordable health care
Multiple analyses highlighted Monday by the Indiana Hospital Association showed improved hospital pricing and more cost-effective care for Hoosiers.
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IBJ Podcast: Whatever happened to downtown’s elevated People Mover?
The tram recorded roughly 6 million rider trips on a 1.4-mile track running between Methodist Hospital, University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children. But it came to a screeching halt in 2019.
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Marian University seeks rezoning of former hospital complex, plans educational district
A state filing indicates as much as $154 million could be invested in the Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital property in coming years by Marian University and other entities.
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IBJ Podcast: Inside the Legislature’s wild session on tax breaks, hospitals, IEDC and more
Three journalists who covered the budget-writing session recap the twists and turns of the four-month assembly as lawmakers locked bumpers over ways to save Hoosiers money and hit a revenue sinkhole.
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IBJ Podcast: Inside the plan to extend life expectancy for residents of five Indy neighborhoods
The Indy Health District’s leaders want to find solutions for the issues weighing heaviest on these neighborhoods, including housing, transportation, land use, safety and food deserts.
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Ascension St. Vincent names new CEO of Indiana network
Ascension said the new hire brings 25 years of health care leadership experience, including stints in multiple states, and has a background in leading efforts to address social determinants of health.
IU Health prepares for huge increase in energy use with $4.3B hospital complex
The health care system’s plan to meet its energy needs includes working closely with its electricity provider, AES Indiana, building additional backup power systems and operating its own natural gas utility plant for heating and cooling.
Encompass Health to build rehabilitation hospital in Fishers
The facility will be the third in Indiana for Encompass Health Corp., the nation’s largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals.
Orthopedic surgeon takes blunt approach to reforming care
Dr. Michael Meneghini waited out a two-year noncompete clause after leaving Indiana University Health before opening the $35 million Indiana Orthopedic Institute early this year.
Franciscan Health to build $60M, 40-bed rehab hospital on south Indy campus
The new facility will include larger patient rooms, advanced therapy gyms and devices such as advanced technology walking aids to help people regain mobility after major injury.
Financially struggling Riverview Health formalizes services agreement with Parkview Health
The strategic consulting agreement with the Fort Wayne-based hospital system comes as the Hamilton County-owned Riverview is recovering from consecutive years of operating losses.
Terre Haute hospital merger to move forward after COPA approval
The Certificate of Public Advantage, or COPA, allows hospital mergers that the Federal Trade Commission otherwise considers illegal because they reduce competition and often create monopolies.
County-run Witham Health touts neighborly care as competition looms from a larger health system
The Lebanon-based hospital faces increased competition from large health systems that benefit from larger economies of scale and marketing budgets.
Large hospitals gird for Braun’s plan to change Medicaid reimbursement
Indiana’s hospital systems could face hundreds of millions of dollars in annual Medicaid reimbursement cuts if the rates they charge to employer-provided insurance plans are higher than thresholds set by Gov. Mike Braun’s administration.
Parkview Health plans to connect with Indy startups, entrepreneurs at new 16 Tech innovation space
The move builds on a steady drumbeat of initiatives by the Fort Wayne-based health system in recent months to increase its brand awareness, services and infrastructure in central Indiana.
Community Health Network names physician, strategic growth leader as new CEO
He succeeds longtime leader Bryan Mills, who announced his retirement earlier this year after more than 40 years working for Community.
Indiana Health Information Exchange develops backup record system for cyberattacks
The Emergency Downtime Solution is designed to allow health care providers to access clinical information such as lab results, medication lists and patient histories even when their systems are down.
IU Health’s Mosaic Center seeks to help Indianapolis residents launch health care careers
About 50 people have advanced through the Mosaic program to gain employment at the Indianapolis-based health system.
Parkview Health providing ‘strategic consulting services’ to struggling Riverview Health
The relationship comes following at least two consecutive years of operating losses for Riverview.
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.
Parkview Health plans $200M hospital, office building in West Lafayette
Parkview said the hospital would be roughly 200,000 square feet, accommodate up to 40 inpatient beds and offer a 24/7 emergency department.
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.
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.
Longtime Community Health CEO Bryan Mills to retire
Mills joined Community in 1985 when it was a single hospital. Today, it operates five acute-care hospitals (with a sixth in the works), a cardiovascular hospital, a recovery center, three rehabilitation hospitals and a freestanding behavioral health hospital.