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.
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UPDATE: Ascension St. Vincent to close 11 immediate-care centers
The closures will affect more than half of the urgent care centers operated by Ascension St. Vincent across the state, a move certain to impact scores of employees as well as patients who use those centers.
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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.
OrthoIndy expands Lafayette presence, plans new clinic and surgery center
OrthoIndy will nearly triple the size of its Lafayette presence with the addition of seven orthopedic surgeons in April and expects to announce plans for a new clinic and surgery center in Tippecanoe County in 2024.
Questions loom over proposed Carmel rehabilitation hospital
Two out-of-state companies that want to build a 60-bed hospital in Carmel have a history of mass layoffs, at least one high-profile bankruptcy, and accusations of kickbacks and billing irregularities.
Greenwood hospital closure to eliminate 86 jobs
The upcoming closure of Kindred Hospital Indianapolis South in Greenwood will take place in November, the hospital’s owner said Friday in a notice to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Kindred hospital to get new name under venture with Community
The transitional care hospital, which has lost money in two of the past three years, will reopen next year as Community Rehabilitation Hospital South.
St. Vincent unveils first of four planned micro-hospitals
The scale is small, and that’s what St. Vincent Health sees as a big selling point to its newest hospital: convenience and quick care—15 minutes or less to see a doctor, and just a few minutes from home for people who live in Noblesville.
St. Vincent plans to build ‘micro-hospitals’ throughout area
St. Vincent will expand its footprint in central Indiana by opening eight small hospitals where patients can get treated for medical conditions that aren’t life-threatening. The first four locations were announced Monday.
St. Vincent Heart Center seeks to build helipad in Carmel
St. Vincent Heart Center is seeking city permission to build a helipad on church-owned property south of 103rd Street in Carmel, about a half-mile from the specialty hospital.
Integra Specialty Hospital in Muncie closing
Seventy-two employees will lose their jobs when the 32-bed long-term-care facility shuts down on June 17. The company that operates the hospital did not provide a reason for the closing.
St. Francis plans $23 million Carmel hospital
Franciscan St. Francis Health plans to open a short-stay medical center in Carmel, creating 76 jobs by 2015, the health system announced Monday morning.
General Assembly pushes statewide trauma system
Indiana lawmakers are considering legislation to create a network that would coordinate hospital trauma programs and bring
the centers to underserved cities and rural areas.
Pulliam Trust sponsors support for addicts
The recovery experts at Fairbanks Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center last year launched a recovery management program, thanks to a $200,000 grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.
Need long-term care? Buyer, beware
It can be tempting to trust in "experts," when it comes to loved ones’ health and nursing home care. But the consequences can be dire.
Clarian buys piece of Indiana Heart Hospital
Clarian Health has acquired a controlling stake in a cardiology practice based at the Indiana Heart Hospital, which is owned
by Clarian competitor Community Health Network.
State to privatize mental-health hospital
State officials are advancing plans to privatize a state-run hospital for the mentally ill and now are looking for a not-for-profit
to build and manage a new facility in Indianapolis.