Construction on $4.3B IU Health hospital campus about 60% complete and on schedule
The 44-acre campus will span from 12th to 16th streets and from Capitol Avenue to Interstate 65 — approximately eight square blocks.
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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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Once-hyped IU Health People Mover fades into oblivion
IU Health’s People Mover is unusual—or it certainly was at the time it was conceived—because of its use of public right of way.
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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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Methodist Hospital to come tumbling down after IU Health opens new hospital
When the hospital opened its doors in 1908, Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House. It is being replaced by a $4.3 billion hospital project directly to the south.
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IU Health surgeon among first to use new shoulder replacement technique
Dr. Jacob Triplet, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, recently began using the Stryker Mako SmartRobotics device — a robotic arm surgical system that assists him during a reverse shoulder replacement.
IU Health files lawsuit against firm hit by 2024 ransomware attack
Indiana University Health is suing a company that was hit by a ransomware attack two years ago — an event the health system says cost it $66 million and impacted its ability to process payments.
The 5 biggest donations by Hoosiers in 2025
The $20 million donation to the Indiana University Health Foundation by Sarah and John Lechleiter and Deborah and Randall Tobias was the largest contribution by Indiana givers to an Indiana organization last year.
IU Health taps OrthoIndy leader for top strategy role
During John Ryan’s tenure as CEO of OrthIndy, the practice expanded its services and footprint both locally and across Indiana.
IU med students get to work in new $230M education, research building
The 326,000-square-foot building is just south of the IU Neurosciences Research Center on 16th Street and next to Indiana University Health’s 864-bed, $4.3 billion downtown hospital complex.
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.
Elanco spearheads Nutrition Secure Indianapolis initiative to provide food aid to west-side families
As the Greenfield-based animal health company prepares to move into its new neighborhood, it’s working with community partners to help ensure some of its new neighbors have adequate food access.
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.
IU Health rethinks design of patient rooms
The health care system is making big changes, down to the smallest details, for the 864 patient rooms in the academic hospital system’s massive new downtown hospital.
IBJ names 20 in their Twenties honorees for 2025
The up-and-coming leaders represent business, the arts and culture, philanthropy, government and community service.
Cycling broadens IU physician’s influence on wellness and fitness
Dr. Chemen Neal of the Indiana University School of Medicine has taken her passion for cycling from a personal fitness pursuit to something deeper—a tool for meeting all sorts of people and promoting health and wellness.
IU School of Medicine opens new $230M education and research building
The school’s primary classroom and education facility is being moved from its longtime home on the Indianapolis campus to be closer to the new IU Health teaching hospital, set to open in 2027.
Paramedic alleges discrimination based on sexual orientation in suit against IU Health
The paramedic alleges he was harassed by two tenured paramedics who he believes targeted him because of his sexuality.
Construction on $4.3B downtown IU Health hospital complex nears halfway mark
The 44-acre campus will span approximately eight square blocks in downtown Indianapolis, replacing Methodist and University hospitals.
Tobias, Lechleiter families donate $20M for clinical innovation, matched by IU Health
The Tobias-Lechleiter Institute will focus on getting more Hoosiers enrolled in clinical trials and advancing medical research at IU Health and the IU School of Medicine.
IU Health reports higher annual revenue as patient numbers rise
IU Health said inpatient and outpatient surgeries returned to levels last year not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
New life sciences consortium aims to give Indiana researchers better access to health data
AnalytiXIN has launched a consortium designed to give Indiana researchers better access to health care data—potentially helping Eli Lilly and Co. and other companies develop new medicines more quickly.
Elevance completes IU Health Plans acquisition
IU Health Plans operates employer plans and Medicare Advantage plans in 36 counties.
IU Health to cut 100 jobs in systemwide restructuring
The Indianapolis-based hospital system said it is transitioning from six regions to four to improve patient care models and better align with future expansion.