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Submit A Nomination for IHA’s Annual Awa...
The IHA Annual Awards is the perfect opportunity to shine a light on fellow health care workers who represent each hospi...
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Building Resilience: YES! Summit Empower...
To address the pressing issue of mental health among adolescents, North Central Health Services has partnered on a new p...
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Putnam County Hospital Partners with Uni...
After the closure of Putnam County Hospital's OB unit, a new collaboration between Putnam County Hospital and Union Heal...
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Get to Know Cathy Wichman, IONL’s New CE...
After a well-deserved retirement, Mary Browning has retired from IONL, and Cathy Wichman has joined as the organization’...
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IU Executive Education Reaches Milestone...
The IHA Management Institute celebrates its 50th year. Over 2,500 Hoosier health care leaders have completed the progra...
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New Law Protecting Health Care Workers T...
Indiana health care workers can rest easier after a new law went into effect on July 1. IHA’s government relations team...
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IHA Commends its Members for their Conti...
Working together to train new professionals to help meet the health care needs in their area, the partnership includes a...
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Northern Indiana Program Teaches Childre...
Safety Village in Fort Wayne, IN, consists of 30 miniature buildings and is the largest of its kind in the country. Buil...
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Johnson Memorial Health Addressing Mater...
To curb the maternal mortality crisis, the manager of the Maternity Care Center at Johnson Memorial has formed a hyperte...
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2022 Proves to be Toughest Financial Yea...
In Indiana, hospitals experienced their most difficult financial year since before the pandemic last year, according to ...
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Cameron Memorial Community Hospital Part...
Working together to train new professionals to help meet the health care needs in their area, the partnership includes a...
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IHA Launches ‘Safe and Sound’ Initiative...
To address and reduce violence against our most valuable asset – our health care workers, IHA has created and introduced...
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IHA 2023 Legislative Preview
The Indiana General Assembly reconvenes for the 2023 Session on January 9. The IHA advocacy team talks about IHA priorit...
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Indiana Hospital Association Hosts 2022 ...
IHA held its annual meeting in early November, publicly recognizing several individuals for their outstanding contributi...
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Turquoise Health Names Indiana Among Bes...
Turquoise Health, the nation's leading health care transparency solution, named Indiana the fourth most transparent stat...
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A Message from IHA President Brian Tabor...
While the pandemic may have subsided, hospitals continue to face unprecedented challenges that strain resources and thre...
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New Connersville Facility Breaks Ground,...
Three years after the local hospital closed its doors, Richmond-based Reid Health is bringing a high-quality medical fa...
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Scott Memorial Health Named a Lifepoint ...
This special designation recognizes hospitals within the system that have enrolled in the LifePoint National Quality Pro...
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Pink Firetruck in Greensburg Offers Hope...
One hospital teamed up with their local fire department in October to help raise breast cancer awareness and reinforce ...
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IHA President Provides Update on RAND 4....
IHA President Brian Tabor breaks down the findings from the RAND Corporation’s 4.0 report comparing hospital prices to a...
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Indiana's New Chief EMS Medical Director...
During an interview with IHA, Dr. Yazel reveals a second passion many may not be aware of – and it doesn’t involve healt...
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SIDS Study Identifies New Biomarker; Exp...
An Australian study identified one potential biomarker for SIDS, but that's just one piece of the puzzle. An IHA expert...
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Violence in Health Care Facilities Calls...
As violence in healthcare increases, one Indiana congressman introduced an act to provide legal penalties for those who ...
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Indiana Hospital Association Recognizes ...
In the spirit of thanks for their support during the pandemic, IHA presented our National Guard with a board resoluti...
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OP-ED: Indiana’s Hospital Systems Stand ...
Hospitals continue to stand with Hoosiers, united in our commitment to high-quality care and affordability.
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The 2022 State Legislative Session: A Wh...
Indiana's legislative session adjourned on March 9. Filled with unexpected twists and turns, the outcomes of this sessio...
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"A Mural to Remember" Depicts Milestones...
Nurse and artist Jason O’Connell painted a three-panel mural to convey a message of caring for one another, hope, and lo...
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Ensuring Healthy Outcomes for All
Five Central Indiana hospital systems are creating a dashboard for patients of all racial backgrounds to report their he...
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Nursing Indiana Back to Health
Indiana’s health care providers are under a tremendous amount of pressure to provide services that Hoosiers desperately...
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Getting to Know Brad Smith
Brad Smith has been a long-time member of IHA as president and CEO of Rush Memorial Hospital, but now he’s taken on a ne...
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New Study: Medical Costs Aligned with Ne...
A recent study reveals new insights into Indiana’s medical costs. Medical claims costs in Indiana were roughly equal t...
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Hospitals Focus on Health Care Affordabi...
Through price transparency and other initiatives, Indiana hospitals strive to keep health care affordable in the Hoosier...
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Partnering with Communities to Improve I...
Hospitals large and small across Indiana are partnering with their communities and providers to ensure safe quality care...
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2022 Session Reaches Half-Way Point
Bills have moved quickly and the IHA government relations team is working closely with legislators and stakeholders to r...
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Omicron Surge Brings New Challenges
On Jan. 11, Indiana saw a new record high of COVID-19 hospitalizations as the number increased more than 700% since June...
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Indiana Hospitals Rank High for Price Tr...
According to a new study, Indiana hospitals rank fourth highest in the nation for making hospital prices transparent t...
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Hoosier Health Care Heroes Honored
Last month, The Indiana Society of Chicago (ISOC) held an event to honor Indiana health care workers; numerous lawmaker...
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IHA 2022 Session Preview
IHA Vice President of Government Relations Trent Fox discusses priority legislation for hospitals in the 2022 session, ...
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Updated Tool Allows Consumers to Easily ...
Created in 2015, mycareINsight.org was recently updated to make hospital pricing information even more accessible.
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Hoosiers Continue to Give Hospitals and ...
A new statewide poll shows Hoosiers give extremely high marks to hospitals and health care providers for their response ...
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Resources Running Thin: Local Nurse Shar...
A photo is worth 1,000 words. Local ICU nurse goes viral after sharing her perspective of the frontline battle.
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Indiana Hospitals Recognized for Commit...
Indiana birthing hospitals were recognized for their commitment to infant and maternal health at IHA’s second annual INs...
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Environmental Service Technician Trainin...
CHEST training has now become the standard of care at several IHA member facilities, including Rush Memorial Hospital.
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Local Hospitals Provide Care to Afghan R...
More than 6,500 Afghan refugees have arrived at Camp Atterbury in Johnson County. Local hospitals were able to step in t...
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Delta Wave Exacerbates Pandemic Challeng...
The highly contagious Delta variant brought a significant new wave of COVID-19 cases in Indiana, causing hospitalization...
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New Data Collection Portal Builds Data T...
A new collection portal is now making it easier for IHA member hospitals to interpret data. The Indiana Hospital Data Su...
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Hospitals Take the Lead in Sepsis Fight
Infections happen to anyone. There are infections linked to major and minor medical issues as well as different types of...
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Building Resiliency through REST
COVID-19 caused over 600,000 deaths nationwide in over a year and front-line workers and hospital leaders struggled with...
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Lives Lost, But Lessons Learned
It was March 6, 2020, and the Governor and other state health officials immediately addressed Hoosiers on the outbreak...
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100 Years and Counting
2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA)’s founding. Since IHA’s inception, health ca...
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New Insurer Policy Hurts Patient Access
A new insurer tactic is hindering patient access to specialty drugs in Indiana and across the nation. It's called "white...
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