During the 2023 legislative session, IHA’s government relations team worked to ensure the passage of HEA 1021. The language of the new law elevates penalties for attacks on all staff in Indiana emergency departments, effective July 1, 2023. Before HEA…
Johnson Memorial Health Addressing Maternal Mortality
The United States is facing a maternal health crisis. The number of women who die giving birth each year has nearly doubled in the last two decades. According to the initiative, Every Woman Counts, these rates stem from issues such as…
Cameron Memorial Partners with Trine University
Indiana’s health care providers are under a growing amount of stress, fatigue, and burnout as the effects from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to linger. Indiana has a growing desire for nurses to meet health care needs around the state. Hoosier…
2022: Toughest Post-Pandemic Financial Year
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented financial and emotional strain in hospitals and health care facilities nationwide. In Indiana, hospitals experienced their most difficult financial year since before the pandemic last year, according to a new analysis by Kaufman Hall. Record-high hospital expenses…
‘Safe and Sound’ Initiative Launched to Combat Workplace Violence
If you turn on the news at any given time, you are bound to see violence happening across the country. If we narrow the scope, violence in health care facilities is increasing at an alarming rate. Across the Hoosier state, there…
Health Care Access, Quality, & Affordability
How does Indiana compare? Hoosiers enjoy some of the country’s best and most affordable hospital care. Indiana is ranked 13th in the nation in a composite of CMS patient safety indicators – best compared to Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. …
Scott Memorial Health Named a Lifepoint Health National Quality Leader
Scott Memorial Health in Scottsburg, Ind., was recently named a Lifepoint Health National Quality Leader. This special designation recognizes hospitals within the system that have enrolled in the LifePoint National Quality Program and succeeded in transforming their culture of safety…
Pink Firetruck in Greensburg Offers Hope
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women in the United States, second only to skin cancers. It makes up about 30 percent of all new female cancers each year. According to the American Breast Cancer Foundation (ABCF),…
Indiana’s Hospital Systems Stand Committed to Affordability
Indiana’s health care heroes stood at the bedside of those battling COVID-19 for the last two years. As we emerge from the pandemic, hospitals continue to stand with Hoosiers, united in our commitment to high-quality care and affordability. COVID-19 caused…
Perfect Storm Looming for Indiana Hospitals
A Message from Indiana Hospital Association President, Brian Tabor Indiana’s hospitals have had many challenges in recent years but remain incredibly resilient, providing world-class care to every person who walks through their doors. Indiana’s doctors, nurses, and caregivers took extraordinary…
