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Our hospitals are taking in more patients than we have beds. Treating strokes, cancer and car accidents is becoming a daily challenge. What can you do to help? Get vaccinated. Get boosted. Get tested. Get masked.
There are more patients in the hospitals than we have beds. To ensure we are able to help you when you need it most, get vaccinated. Get boosted. Get tested. Get masked.
Congratulations and best wishes to
@Colts
left tackle Anthony Castonzo on retirement. We appreciate your support and involvement throughout the years, as well as the countless smiles.
Our communities will never truly be healthy until we address the prejudices that many experience on a daily basis. We will continue to advocate for equity in healthcare and stand against injustices when we see them occur.
IU Health files plans for transformative new hospital in downtown Indianapolis - Indiana University Health has outlined plans for a world-class hospital that will consolidate its two Indianapolis adult hospitals on an expanded downtown medical campus.
Indiana is reporting just under 3,000 Hoosiers hospitalized with COVID-19. Doctors call the surge a dire situation. It’s leading three top health systems to issue an urgent plea. "We can't do this alone."
~via WISH-TV
As we’re almost two years into the pandemic and compassion, expertise and modern medicine are simply not enough. We need your help. Get vaccinated. Get boosted. Get tested. Get masked.
New Mobile Unit Will Race To Patients Having Strokes - It’s the state’s first mobile stroke treatment unit, equipped with a CT scanner, clot-busting medicine and a neurologist. Just think of it as a mini neuro ICU on wheels.
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Op-ed: The false choice between public health and economic health - Prematurely ending or relaxing social distancing risks a rebound surge of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths.
via
@indystar
James Hinchcliffe
@hinchtown
and the IU Health team would like to personally thank the hard working EMS professionals of Indiana. Thanks for all you do!
Dr. Cole Beeler of IU Health’s Infectious Disease team says studies show that many people still aren’t washing their hands thoroughly enough. It’s an important part of preventing the spread of COVID-19 and staying healthy year-round. Dr. Beeler offers his tips here.
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IU Health, IPS launch career development program at Crispus Attucks - Upon graduation and completion of the fellowship program, students will be guaranteed a job with IU Health, as well as tuition assistance to complete a related post-secondary degree.
A huge thank you goes out to the IU Health lab team not only during Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, but year round. We couldn't provide the care we do without you. We celebrate your skill and dedication provided behind the scenes during these times.
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Hundreds of Hoosiers have used the free IU Health Virtual Clinic to screen for Coronavirus, including the second patient in Indiana to test positive for COVID-19. Learn more about this resource here
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We are excited to announce one of our own, John Shepard, has been profiled by the
@usnews
#usnhospitalheros
project in recognition for his efforts during
#COVID19
Many at higher risk of getting COVID-19 want the vaccine but don’t have convenient transportation available. IU Health is working to eliminate transportation barriers to help Hoosiers get the vaccine. Find out more here:
IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson (
@stef_wilson
) visits transplant patients at IU Health Methodist Hospital on Valentine’s Day. Feb. 14th is also National Donor Day. Stefan hopes to continue to raise awareness for organ donation.
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#WeAreIUHealth
When his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, pulmonary and critical care IU Health Dr. Gabriel Bosslet made a serious decision – to stay at home. He didn’t want to risk exposing his wife to the coronavirus. He poured his energy into another project.
LifeLine crew receives special delivery from super model Chrissy Teigen - She’s a model, an author, and she’s also a humanitarian. When
@chrissyteigen
learned that the wife of a LifeLine crewmember was searching for cannoli, she ordered up a care package.
For the past 12 months, nurses have been tested like never before. Their skills, endurance, empathy and resilience have been pushed to the maximum. And through it all, they have shown up, risked their own health and have practiced with grace. Send them some love this Nurses Week.
It’s been a long time coming but now, a new vaccine is making its debut in the fight against the deadly pandemic. And IU Health is at the ready for storage and administration of the new drug.
Today is National Doctors’ Day—a day to celebrate and thank all physicians for their commitment to caring for patients and keeping them healthy. Thank you for your talents, your gifts and your generosity.
#NationalDoctorsDay
#ThankYouDoctors
Matt Wright, Paramedic and Regional Supervisor, highlights the skill and expertise he brings to his job, plus some other fun stories. IndyCar Driver
@Hinchtown
thanks him for his 19 years of service.
IndyCar Driver
@Hinchtown
sat down with Paramedic Ann Anderson to talk about the serious and not serious parts of being an EMS professional. Check out our third Stretcher Interview now!
City Promoter Hypes Peyton Manning, St. Elmo’s - and Dr. Lawrence Einhorn: Chris Gahl is not shy when it comes to touting one of IU Health’s most respected cancer doctors, Lawrence Einhorn.
Thank you nurses. Thank you for your care, compassion, dedication and talent. You are all remarkable.
Please help us celebrate every nurse this week, and always.
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#NursesWeek2022
#ThankYouNurses
“I’ll Take Care of It” – Hospital Employees Plan Patient Baptism - A patient who was known as a faithful public servant had a final wish before he died – to be baptized. Here’s how his caregivers at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital responded.
They’ve said it before. They know they will have to say it again. Yet hospital officials, doctors and nurses keep repeating this mantra: Get vaccinated against COVID-19.
~via
@indystar
Due to a rise in the number of reported cases of flu, COVID-19, and other respiratory viruses IU Health is implementing a screening process and a new set of visitor restrictions at all IU Health facilities, effective immediately.
Today is
#NationalDoctorsDay
. To celebrate IU Health's dedicated and highly skilled doctors, we asked them about what is most meaningful to them in their career. Their responses are examples of why they're deserving of endless appreciation.
Transplant patient from the Middle East: ‘Here the doctors are confident, courageous’ - He traveled more than 7,000 miles, about 20 hours by plane, and spent 10 months in Indiana. Now Khalid Alfalasi is headed home with a new liver and renewed health.
Angels within us give healthcare heroes a boost - “We’re gonna take care of one another and get through this.” Sweet treats, notes of support and caring gestures help nurses, physicians, techs and everyone on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19.
Emergency medical professionals collaborate on system for mask disinfection - It took a whole lot of expertise and ingenuity but two IU Health medical professionals have secured a way to disinfect contaminated masks.