In late 2021, there had been a rapid increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations. As a result, the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA), Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA), and Indiana State Nurses Association (ISNA) urged Hoosiers who were not yet vaccinated to get…
Resources Running Thin
It all started with a photo. Jennifer Tinghitella, an ICU patient care coordinator at Community North Hospital, posted a photo of herself on Facebook and LinkedIn after a long night treating patients with COVID-19. In Tinghitella’s case, a picture truly is…
Delta Wave Exacerbates Pandemic Challenges
The highly contagious Delta variant has brought a significant new wave of COVID-19 cases in Indiana, causing hospitalizations to rise as high as 2,326 in September. This is creating further strain on our frontline heroes who have battled valiantly throughout the…
Hospitals Honored for Infant and Maternal Health
The Indiana Hospital Association (IHA), in partnership with Governor Eric J. Holcomb and State Health Commissioner Kris Box, M.D., FACOG, recognized Indiana birthing hospitals this month for their commitment to infant and maternal health at IHA’s second annual INspire Hospital of Distinction recognition…
New EVS Tech Training Becomes Standard of Care
In May 2019, the Indiana Hospital Association hosted the first Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) training for Indiana rural and critical access hospitals. The CHEST training is a three-day program through the Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE), an…
Updated Hospital Pricing Tool
mycareINsight.org was created in 2015 to make health care price and quality information publicly available to consumers. Recently, a new development was added to help increase accessibility for Hoosier patients. The updated site now includes a single location in which Hoosiers…
Hospitals Provide Care to Afghan Refugees
In early September, refugees from Afghanistan arrived at Camp Atterbury in Johnson County. The Department of Defense approved the Johnson County site as one of eight across the country, according to the Indiana National Guard, to provide support for Afghan people fleeing the…
Hoosiers Give Hospitals and Providers High Marks
A new statewide poll shows Hoosiers give extremely high marks to hospitals and health care providers for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seventy-eight percent of Hoosiers said hospitals have responded well during the pandemic and 79% applaud the work of…
Hospital Pricing Information Now More Accessible to Hoosiers
Hospital pricing information has never been easier to access for Hoosier consumers. A new tool from the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA) allows patients to view prices for all Indiana hospitals in one single location. The website www.mycareINsight.org was created in…
Hoosier Hospitals: A Year of Learning
It was March 6, 2020 when Indiana had its first confirmed case of COVID-19. The Governor and other state health officials immediately addressed Hoosiers on the outbreak that was quickly making its way to Indiana. Little did everyone know; this…
