Articles tagged as: hospitals
May 9, 2024
Indiana hospital margins lag behind nation, with some budgets in the red
Some Indiana hospital budgets are in the red as the collective operating margin for state hospitals continues to be under 1%.
Read MoreNovember 6, 2023
IU Health launches a nutrition hub to serve food insecure Methodist hospital patients
A new program at IU Health Methodist Hospital hopes to address nutrition insecurity in downtown Indianapolis.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2023
Indiana hospitals at 'breaking point' as new legislative panel prepares to examine Medicaid
The Indiana Hospital Association said hospitals are at a financial breaking point as state lawmakers begin a deep dive into Medicaid funding.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2022
Franciscan Health winding down operations at Hammond emergency room
The emergency room at Franciscan Health in Hammond will stop taking ambulances at 6 a.m. on Dec. 23, according to a hospital spokesperson. Then on Dec. 31 all emergency room services will come to an end.
Read MoreDecember 5, 2022
Flu-like illnesses prompt hospital systems to restrict visitors, statewide activity high
Hospital systems in Indiana are enacting visitor restrictions in response to high flu-like illness activity which can include flu, COVID-19 and RSV.
Read MoreApril 12, 2022
IU Health announces a $287 million expansion in Fishers
Indiana University Health plans a $287 million investment in Fishers to expand the IU Health Saxony Hospital campus.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2022
IU Health shares update on impact of COVID at its hospitals
Indiana's largest hospital system says COVID-19 cases continue to be high across the network, but numbers are improving slightly.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2022
Expanded ICU capacity 'new norm' for hospitals navigating two years of COVID-19
It's normal for hospitals to expand intensive care unit capacity, especially during flu seasons. To do so requires health care staff, supplies and space. But hospitals say they've already been running at capacity for the last two years, largely because of the effects of COVID-19.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2021
Hospitals approach capacity as omicron first detected in Indiana
Over the weekend, health officials in Indiana confirmed the first case of the omicron variant in the state. The arrival of the highly infectious variant – now identified in at least 45 states – comes when hospitals across Indiana are already facing critical shortages.
Read MoreDecember 15, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations rise as an estimated 1 in 10 Hoosiers has active infection
Indiana's COVID-19 hospital census surpassed 3,000 for the first time in 2021. And hospitals are stretched ahead of the holidays.
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