Articles tagged as: health care
February 5, 2023
Free health clinic returns permanently to IndyGo transit center
Wellness in Transit started last year as a pilot program to provide free health services to riders at the Julia M. Carson Transit Center.
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2023
Here’s how GOP lawmakers in Indiana hope to address high health care costs
Lawmakers have introduced bills that aim to make prescription drugs more affordable, prevent medical billing errors that drive up costs, and prohibit non-compete agreements for physicians.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2022
Franciscan Health winding down operations at Hammond emergency room
The emergency room at Franciscan Health in Hammond will stop taking ambulances at 6 a.m. on Dec. 23, according to a hospital spokesperson. Then on Dec. 31 all emergency room services will come to an end.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2022
IU Health prepares to provide abortion care after Indiana's near-total ban takes effect
Indianas largest health care system says its prepared to continue offering legal abortion care after the states ban takes effect Sept. 15.
Read MoreMay 6, 2022
Hoosier babies and toddlers worse off in key factors, compared to other states
Indiana is worse than the national average in many key indicators of child welfare, according to a recent report from Zero To Three, a young child advocacy organization.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2022
Two years in: The pandemic through the eyes of a health care worker’s spouse
Stories about the stress health care workers on the frontlines have experienced are common. But their families have also been on an emotional rollercoaster for more than two years.
Read MoreMarch 15, 2022
A new mobile health clinic aims to bring services to underserved communities
Indianapolis-based nonprofit HealthNet recently launched a new mobile health clinic with the goal to increase health care access in rural and low-income communities.
Read MoreMarch 2, 2022
Children's clinic makes local and state history
A new north eastside clinic could ease a health care desert in Indianapolis.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022
Local clinic provides children’s health services in underserved area
Children's Express Care Clinic owner, family nurse practitioner and certified medical examiner TaQuita Taylor said she did not realize she was making history as she was deciding to open the facility.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2021
Regenstrief study could offer solutions to combat health care worker burnout
As many Indiana hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, health care workers say they’re simply burned out. But a recent study from the Regenstrief Institute may have some ideas to help employers reduce workplace fatigue.
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