Ascension-St. Vincent says new additions at its Indianapolis campus means the hospital can now handle any emergency patient regardless of age or injury. The health system recently opened a new burn center for both adult and pediatric patients on the same day it opened a new pediatric trauma center at...... Read More
A growing number of Indiana-based health systems are forging partnerships with Ivy Tech Community College to help bolster their nursing ranks.... Read More
In the face of a nursing shortage in Indiana, Ivy Tech Community College is expanding its nursing program with the help of Indiana University Health. ... Read More
An Indianapolis-based home healthcare equipment provider will soon be under new ownership less than a year after going public. Virginia-based Owens & Minor Inc. (NYSE: OMI) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Apria Inc. (Nasdaq: APR) in a deal valued at $1.6 billion. Owens & Minor says the acquisition will position the company as a leader in the home healthcare market.... Read More
A Hoosier biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization will soon be under new ownership. Germany-based Merck KGaA has announced plans to acquire Exelead, headquartered in Indianapolis, in a $780 million deal. Merck ... Read More
Indiana’s health commissioner has tested positive for COVID-19, the second time she has been infected, the state health department announced Wednesday.... Read More
The Jim Irsay family, owners of the Indianapolis Colts, is partnering with Riley Children’s Health to expand access to mental health services for Indiana’s children and adolescents. ... Read More
Crown Point-based Diversified Marketing Strategies has begun supplying bulk COVID-19 testing kits to companies throughout the Midwest. ... Read More
The Franciscan Health Foundation has received a grant from the Cigna Foundation to bolster its health improvement outreach for the growing Burmese population in Indianapolis. The more than $184,000 grant is being used to fund a Burmese Community Health Worker who will provide one-on-one, culturally appropriate help for clients with health and human service needs.... Read More
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has announced new partnerships to help employers with on-site vaccine clinics and access to COVID-19 testing. The chamber says the goal is to help improve Indiana's low vaccination rate and reduce the number of hospitalizations.... Read More
As the number of COVID cases surge in Indiana, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed executive orders Wednesday to extend the public health emergency and maintain orders that help Hoosiers impacted by COVID-19 across the state. ... Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has paused the distribution of COVID-19 antibody therapies developed by Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY), as well as one from another pharmaceutical company. The agency cites new data that shows the therapies are unlikely to be effective against the Omicron variant.... Read More
New research conducted by Indianapolis-based Regenstrief Institute and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs examined clinician burnout in healthcare and how it can be addressed... Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted an Emergency Use Authorization for a COVID-19 At-Home Test developed by Roche Diagnostics. The company says the test will be available across the country beginning in January.... Read More
An Australian pharmaceutical company with a major presence in central Indiana has hit a major milestone. Telix Pharmaceuticals Inc., which has its U.S. headquarters in Fishers, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its lead prostate cancer imaging product.... Read More
A biotechnology company headquartered in France has chosen central Indiana for its second U.S.-based manufacturing facility. Orano Med plans to initially invest more than $15 million to build the facility and create a dozen jobs.... Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic created an urgency around pharmacists’ roles. From filling prescriptions to vaccinating Hoosiers against the virus, the burden has forced many pharmacists to leave the industry.... Read More
Trafalgar-based WindRose Health Network is looking to further expand its footprint in Johnson County. Our partners at the Daily Journal report the health system plans to invest $3.5 million to nearly double the size of its clinic in Franklin and add an undisclosed number of jobs.... Read More
A new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows Indiana hospitals rank fourth in the nation for transparency regarding hospital prices. The study looked at more than 3,500 acute care hospitals and found more than half are not in compliance with a federal rule requiring hospitals to disclose their prices online. ... Read More
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson was recently designated a Level 1 facility for obstetric care by the Indiana Department of Health. Our partners at The Herald Bulletin report the hospital applied for the designation three years.... Read More
