The University of Evansville has received a $750,000 grant as part of the state’s READI program for the development of a community-based clinic. UE says the clinic will serve area residents and provide clinical experience to healthcare students.... Read More
Bloomington-based Wellspring Pain Solutions is under new ownership. Capitol Pain Institute, an interventional pain management company headquartered in Texas, said Thursday it has acquired Wellspring, though financial terms were not disclosed.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV) has finalized its agreement with Washington-based CarepathRx to acquire BioPlus, a comprehensive specialty pharmacy. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Elevance says the acquisition will help it meet the specialty drug needs of its clients and customers.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana plans to build a primary care facility in partnership with Premise Health, a Tennessee-based primary care provider that operates more than 800 centers nationwide. The new center, which will be located in Fort Wayne, will provide access to primary care services for select employer groups that carry PHP insurance.... Read More
The state has reached a $700,000 settlement with a medical provider in Hammond. Attorney General Todd Rokita's office says Southeastern Medical Center allegedly overbilled Indiana's Medicaid program for procedures that were not performed as described.... Read More
A new opioid addiction treatment center is now open and serving patients as part of the Recovery Works Martinsville campus. Martinsville Treatment Services provides medication-assisted treatment for adults who have become addicted to heroin, prescription painkillers, and other opioids.... Read More
Noblesville-based JRNY Counseling is partnering with Hall of Fame Health to provide mental health services to former professional football players and their families. HOFH is an initiative affiliated with the Pro Football Hall of Fame established in 2020.... Read More
An Indiana medical device company that is developing electrical nerve stimulation therapies for children is planning to go public this spring, with a proposed $15 million initial public offering. Neuraxis said it will use the proceeds to ramp up...... Read More
The Indiana Donor Network hit another record for organ transplants in 2022. The federally-designated organ recovery organization said Monday it facilitated a total of 1,116 transplants last year, up 18% over the previous year's total of 949. ... Read More
Indiana lawmakers have seized on high health care costs as a priority problem to tackle this legislative session, but rural hospitals with thin profit margins are worried — and want more help from the state.... Read More
A bill dictating payments for certain health services based on location — or site of service — cleared a Senate health committee Wednesday, though nearly every senator voiced concerns with the bill.... Read More
University of Evansville Associate Professor Dr. Su Jin Jeong is being awarded a $450,000 grant from the Indiana Department of Health to help combat food insecurity and obesity in Vanderburgh County.... Read More
A continuing care retirement community in Marshall County is set to close its doors. In a notice to the state, Donaldson-based Catherine Kasper Life Center Inc. said it will cease operations at the end of March, affecting 60 employees.... Read More
Lutheran Life Villages, a nonprofit serving northeast Indiana, has acquired North Woods Village at Inverness Lakes, a licensed memory care assisted living center in Fort Wayne. The nonprofit says North Woods Village's memory care services is an important addition; a necessary service for seniors in need of specific memory care support.... Read More
The Questa Education Foundation in Fort Wayne on Tuesday announced a partnership with Warsaw-based Bowen Center. The agreement aims to support current and future Bowen employees looking to continue their education with forgivable loan opportunities.... Read More
The Indiana University School of Medicine has selected Dr. Rachel Patzer as the next president and chief executive officer of the Regenstrief Institute. Patzer succeeds Dr. Peter Embi, who left Regenstrief in late 2021 for a position at Vanderbilt University.... Read More
The Indiana University Board of Trustees announced several approvals Friday. Among them are a project to double capacity at the IU School of Nursing at IUPUI and an increase in on-campus residence hall rates.... Read More
Upland – Taylor University and Fort Wayne-based Parkview Health are establishing a partnership that will expand the university's healthcare programs and help address the state's nursing shortage. The partners say the strategic agreement will create a nursing program on Taylor’s campus where Parkview will provide clinical site access for future nursing students at its 19 locations.... Read More
VA Northern Indiana this week marked the opening of a new facility focused on the health of women veterans. Our partners at WPTA-TV report the expansion will provide a variety of benefits, including pain management and access to mental health professionals.... Read More
Gov. Eric Holcomb's proposal for a broad expansion of county-level public health programs won its first endorsement from state legislators on Wednesday.... Read More
