Articles tagged as: health care
March 15, 2022
A new mobile health clinic aims to bring services to underserved communities
Indianapolis-based nonprofit HealthNet recently launched a new mobile health clinic with the goal to increase health care access in rural and low-income communities.
Read MoreMarch 2, 2022
Children's clinic makes local and state history
A new north eastside clinic could ease a health care desert in Indianapolis.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022
Local clinic provides children’s health services in underserved area
Children's Express Care Clinic owner, family nurse practitioner and certified medical examiner TaQuita Taylor said she did not realize she was making history as she was deciding to open the facility.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2021
Regenstrief study could offer solutions to combat health care worker burnout
As many Indiana hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, health care workers say they’re simply burned out. But a recent study from the Regenstrief Institute may have some ideas to help employers reduce workplace fatigue.
Read MoreNovember 23, 2021
Foster youth program to help connect with health care
Foster Success recently announced its new Health and Well-Being program to help teens and young adults transition from pediatric to adult health care.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2021
Care packages show support of night shift healthcare workers
Nearly 2,500 nurses and healthcare workers across Indiana who work the night shift will receive care packages from WGU Indiana as a reward for in recognition of their hard work.
Read MoreOctober 6, 2021
IU School of Medicine awarded grant to tackle a looming shortage of primary care doctors
Indiana University School of Medicine has received $12 million in grant funding from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to improve its curriculum with a focus on underserved communities.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2021
Drop In Childhood Immunizations Worries Pediatricians
Deferred doctors visits during the pandemic have left kids across the country behind on routine inoculations.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2021
Indiana Health Care Workers Rally for Higher Minimum Wage
Unionized health care workers in northwest Indiana demanded better pay and pushed lawmakers to mandate a $15 an hour minimum wage as they rallied outside their union hall in Merrillville.
Read MoreJuly 4, 2021
A Child Mental Health Fix Takes Early Action, More Help. Here Are 7 Ideas.
More psychologists and social workers in schools. Early screening. Loan forgiveness for child psychiatrists serving rural areas. Fixing a strained system will take time. But COVID stimulus funds can speed up efforts across the Midwest.
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