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.
Methodist Hospital
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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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TIF district could spur more development near emerging hospital campus
The city is trying to capitalize on construction of Indiana University’s $4.3 billion Methodist Hospital complex and other projects underway or in development on the north side of downtown.
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IU Health’s new downtown hospital to feature three soaring towers
After more than six years of planning, Indiana University Health is moving forward with the next step of its new, $1.6 billion flagship hospital downtown, which will soar up to 16 floors above the street.
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Developer planning 11-story, $85M apartment project near IU Health campus
To be named Hall Place Apartments, the 308-unit project would occupy about two acres just south of 18th Street and west of Illinois Street.
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IU Health’s massive hospital project is on schedule, should ‘top out’ next spring
Work on Indiana University Health’s $4.3 billion downtown hospital campus, one of the most expensive construction projects in Indiana history, is set to be finished in late 2027.
Methodist Sports Medicine announces name change in wake of lawsuit
IU Health sued the physician group last month, claiming trademark infringement and unfair competition, after it learned Methodist Sports Group and Franciscan Health were teaming up on a new hospital.
IU Health sues Methodist Sports Medicine, claiming trademark infringement
Indiana University Health, the parent of Methodist Hospital, wants the sports medicine group to drop “Methodist” from its name.
Grocery store, other retail likely to come to IU Health’s expanded Methodist Hospital campus
Indiana University Health plans to turn its massive, expanded campus near Methodist Hospital into a destination site and service area for the neighborhood.
IU medical school gears up for move to expanded Methodist Hospital campus
The move will uproot much of the medical school traditional operations. All classroom instruction for medical students will go to the new campus, as will graduate training programs in the clinical sciences for residents and fellows.
IBJ Podcast: Dissecting IU Health’s plans for a 44-acre campus downtown
IBJ’s John Russell joins podcast host Mason King to talk about what IU Health has revealed about its proposed Methodist Hospital campus—and what key questions remain.
Ballyhooed Simon Cancer Center to empty out by 2026
Just 12 years after opening to great fanfare, the future of the $150 million center, a partnership between the Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Health, is full of questions.
Methodist Hospital expansion exposes tax tensions
The redevelopment will exacerbate a challenge already weighing on Marion County: huge swaths of land off the tax rolls because they are owned by not-for-profits and are being used for purposes related to the groups’ missions.
IU School of Medicine gearing up for move to new campus near Methodist Hospital
The Indiana University School of Medicine plans to leave its longtime home on the IUPUI campus and move about two miles north as part of a new “academic health campus” near Methodist Hospital.
Q&A: Keeping health care workers safe
Joe Anderson, 62, is executive director of protective services for Methodist, University and Riley hospitals, responsible for physical security for more than 4,500 employees and property of more than 10 million square feet.
Ranking hospitals is serious business, but do patients pay attention?
Indiana University Health isn’t shy about telling the world how it stacks up in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospital” annual rankings.
Transforming Methodist: IU Health figuring out what to demolish, save
By the end of the year, officials expect to unveil its master plan to remake the state’s largest hospital—currently an amalgamation of ancient health care amenities and modern facilities.
$1B Methodist revamp might spawn housing rush
Indiana University Health hopes its $1 billion plan to expand Methodist Hospital will spawn nearby development, creating an area where employees can live adjacent to where they work.
St. Vincent joins short list of top trauma centers in state
The trauma center at St. Vincent Indianapolis has become the third such facility in the state to be recognized as a Level I Trauma Center, meaning it is equipped and staffed to handle the most serious injuries.
LifeLine expansion part of IU Health’s reform strategy
IU Health effectively started its own ambulance service in December by adding two ambulances to its long-standing LifeLine critical-care service and opening a call center to help other health care providers figure out what level of transport services a particular patient needs.
Nurse-unionization efforts stall at IU Health
Five months after it expected to hold an election, the union trying to organize nurses at Indiana University Health’s downtown hospitals doesn’t even have a projected date for a vote.
$1B Methodist plan could spur neighborhood rebirth
The area surrounding Methodist Hospital at Capitol Avenue and West 16th Street could be ripe for much-needed redevelopment following Indiana University Health’s announcement that it will spend $1 billion to expand the campus.
IU Health on course to spare Methodist, close University
All signs point to University Hospital’s being shuttered as Indiana University Health goes from three downtown hospitals to two.
IU Health prepares to close at least 1 downtown hospital
IU Health wants to consolidate its University and Methodist hospitals into one downtown location, a plan that would see one or both facilities close or be converted to another use.