The furor surrounding the events unfolding at Penn State is sobering and should cause each and every one of us to pause. Do we individually and collectively do the right thing each and every day? At IU Health our values include working in a community of colleagues who share mutual trust and respect.…
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Sunday was a beautiful fall day. A day created for a walk – the sun was out, the sky was blue and the trees in our neighborhood were at their peak. So my wife, Marilyn, and I decided to take our dog for a walk. While my wife was looking up to admire the Hoosier fall colors, she should have been…
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Last week I visited Washington DC with a group of Hoosiers. We arrived a bit early so we decided to stop by the Martin Luther King Memorial. You may recall that the sculpture of Dr. King provoked some controversy so I was particularly eager to see it personally. Also, last month’s dedication…
Read MoreAs I follow the tragic story of the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fairgrounds last night, I'm grateful for those on the scene who acted deliberately to save and assist those trapped and otherwise injured. I'm further appreciative of the health care providers throughout our city -- from…
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Not too long ago, I was at one of our Indiana University Health hospitals when a gentleman came along the hallway with a very noisy cart. He was there to pick up sensitive papers from special bins and take them out to his truck to be ground up and shredded. As he worked his way along the hallway, I saw…
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I sometimes get calls at 2 o’clock in the morning. I recently received such a call – actually, not a call, but a text message – from a long-time friend who had spent the entire day moving and somehow hurt his back. He’d gone to the IU Health Methodist Hospital Emergency Department,…
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Many of the solutions to our nation’s economic woes rest on Medicare and other healthcare reforms. And while I realize our nation’s leaders are embroiled in the nation’s financial angst, I was distressed when I never once heard anyone in the meetings I recently attended in D.C. talk…
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The way people talk and feel about healthcare is changing. And while our mission at Indiana University Health remains the same -- to improve the health of our patients and community through innovation and excellence in care, education, research and service -- now, more than ever, we are working to rebuild…
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ACL injuries were once reserved for adult athletes,…
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