Health

The new, 268,000-square foot hospital is set to replace the current Women’s Hospital, which is three blocks away on Township Line Road, off of the hospital campus.... Read More

Reid Health is making progress on its $100 million campus in Connersville. The 107,000-square feet campus will house an emergency department, radiology services, a pharmacy, laboratory service, and a variety of primary care space.... Read More

Indiana budget leaders are cautiously optimistic about the state’s fiscal position after they received revenue, economic and Medicaid forecasts Tuesday afternoon and looked ahead to debates over the next biennial budget in the upcoming legislative session.... Read More

In the latest round of budget pitches, state agency heads detailed their funding requests before members of the General Assembly Monday, claiming victories and minimizing missteps over the last two-year budget cycle. ... Read More

Washington-based Daviess Community Hospital is now accepting patients at its new clinic in Dubois County. The multispecialty facility in Jasper provides comprehensive health care through primary care, urology, general surgery and laboratory services.... Read More

The Indiana Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a medical malpractice lawsuit where an appellate court reversed a $1.3 million judgment awarded to a Methodist Hospital patient.... Read More

Two separate waitlists overseen by the Family and Social Services Agency have been likened to crises by critics, delaying much-needed health and child care services to Hoosiers in need. And now FSSA has added a third waiting list for applicants seeking...... Read More

Dr. Gloria Sachdev will oversee four major state agencies: the Department of Health, the Family and Social Services Administration, the Department of Child Services and the Department of Veteran Affairs.... Read More

Indianapolis-based Overdose Lifeline has distributed one million naloxone kits across Indiana since March 2020. The organization works with around 200 partners that distribute the kits as well as making them available through NaloxBoxes and vending machines.... Read More

The insurance coverage of hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers could be at risk should the federal government seek to reduce its share of Medicaid costs under the incoming Trump administration. ... Read More

U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday unveiled its list of the 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. The publication evaluated more than 800 hospitals across the country, with 10 in Indiana receiving a "High Performing" designation.... Read More

Roche Diagnostics says it has developed blood tests to help rule out a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in the broad population, thus narrowing who might be suffering from the disease.... Read More

Indiana University Health has awarded $6.1 million to 12 community organizations working to improve the health of Hoosiers, whether through affordable housing, employment training, mental health services, infant mortaility or other initiatives.... Read More

Lawmakers are holding their collective breath in anticipation of Dec. 17 forecasts for tax receipts and Medicaid needs that will determine how they’ll proceed with writing the state’s next two-year budget and funding priorities like education.... Read More

Under pressure to keep up with soaring demand for drug treatments for obesity, diabetes and other diseases, Eli Lilly and Co. is planning a $3 billion expansion of a Wisconsin manufacturing plant that it acquired earlier this year.... Read More

Ball State University’s 2024 Hoosier Survey revealed Indiana residents’ top three policy priorities headed into the new year: school safety, public safety and health care.... Read More

Southern Indiana Rehabilitation Hospital is under new ownership. Pennsylvania-based Pam Health said this week it has acquired the New Albany medical facility, though financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.... Read More

Eli Lilly and Co. said Wednesday morning that its weight-loss treatment Zepbound helped patients lose 47% more relative weight than competitor Novo Nordisk’s obesity treatment Wegovy in a head-to-head clinical trial.... Read More

PCS President and CEO Doug Drake said the nonprofit has run out of space, and the new facility would allow it to provide mental health services for an additional 250 individuals and families per week.... Read More

Michigan-based Priority Health said Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana in Fort Wayne. Financial terms of the deal, which closed on Dec. 1, are not being disclosed.... Read More