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St. Vincent to buy Care Group, city’s largest cardiology practice
St. Vincent Health is near an agreement to take over The Care Group LLC, the city’s largest independent physician practice
and largest cardiology group in the nation.
Indianapolis hospitals extending reach statewide
St. Vincent Health’s agreement to lease the county hospital in Salem for five years is the latest in a string of deals
by Indianapolis hospital systems seeking a statewide presence.
Osteopathy and Indiana Wesleyan
The Indiana Osteopathic Association passed over a virtually certain $75 million in startup funding from Indiana Wesleyan University
to choose Marian University for its new osteopathic college.
Clarian to resume construction at Riley Hospital for Children
It’s the latest exhalation by a local hospital after massive
investment losses and a scary economy forced them to tighten their belts a year ago.
United Hospital Services laundry co-op considers statewide expansion
The massive far-east-side facility
already launders linen
for 30 hospitals and 400 clinics in Indiana, handling more than 36 million pounds of soiled linen each year.
Area hospital construction taking break after expensive binge
Observers expect a lull with inpatient facilities for five years or more, but continued proliferation of outpatient
clinics and surgery centers.
Witham planning bond sale to acquire Anson site
Lebanon-based hospital system also wants to refinance about $21 million in debt on new medical office building.
Grass-roots groups prepare to fill gaps in health care reform
Legislation set to come out of Washington will not change the most fundamental problems of the health
care system, leaving it up to states, cities and companies to figure out what to do about it.
St. Francis sues OrthoIndy over new surgery center
Legal complaint alleges new $20 million facility in Greenwood breaches partnership deal struck in 2001.
Building trades leaders flock to Wishard meetings
Hundreds of potential contractors turned out for informational meetings this week about construction work on a new Wishard Memorial Hospital.
Hancock Regional Hospital goes after Geist market
The $7.8 million medical office building in McCordsville will allow the hospital to tap patients with private insurance.
Indiana hospitals face Medicaid-reimbursement cut
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced Tuesday that $34 million in new budget cuts includes a 5-percent
cut in Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals.
Catholic-owned builder edges into Indianapolis
When Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Inc. bought Tonn and Blank Construction Co. in 1998, more
than one employee of the Michigan City firm wondered what it would be like to be run by a Roman Catholic
order that not only owned a string of Midwestern hospitals but also traced its spiritual heritage to
a 12th century mystic.
Work on new Wishard Hospital set to start next week
After winning 83-percent support for $754 million hospital, Wishard officials hope to sell bonds, pick construction firm
by year’s end.
New Wishard gets overwhelming approval in referendum
Unofficial results from Tuesday night’s special election show more than eight out of 10 Marion County voters supporting a new $754 million hospital for Wishard Health Services.
Wishard receives $6 million gift from Fairbanks
The Wishard Foundation said it has received a $6 million grant from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation that will be used to help fund construction of a new Wishard Hospital, if Marion County voters approve the project.
Expert: Wishard referendum will pass
IUPUI political scientist Bill Blomquist predicts the Wishard hospital referendum will pass by a "comfortable"
margin.
Expert: Wishard referendum will pass
IUPUI political scientist Bill Blomquist predicts passage of the Wishard hospital referendum by a "comfortable" margin.
Wishard hopes to overcome taxpayer skepticism in referendum
Tuesday’s vote will determine if Marion County Health & Hospital Corp. can sell up to $703 million in taxpayer-backed bonds
to replace the county-owned hospital.