IU Health Blackford Listing
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Employees Assisting with Wilderness Park Improvements
05/09/2013 | | IU Health BlackfordHARTFORD CITY -- Employees of Indiana University Health Blackford Hospital will partner with Build a Better Blackford and the Hartford City Parks Department to beautify areas of Hartford City Wilderness Park Friday, May 10. The volunteers will spend the morning re-mulching areas of the park’s fitness trail and installing park benches and decorative flower containers. The activity is part of the… Read More
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First Critical Access Hospital in Nation to Earn Cardiac Accreditation
04/01/2013 | | IU Health BlackfordHARTFORD CITY -- Indiana University Health Blackford Hospital has been rewarded Heart Failure accreditation by the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium, becoming the first critical access hospital in the United States to receive this accreditation. “We had a number of physicians, nurses and other support staff who have led the way in implementing the procedures and policies necessary to earn this… Read More
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A Support Group To Help You Breathe Easy.
03/21/2013 | | IU Health BlackfordHARTFORD CITY – Indiana is one of 13 states with the highest prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Beginning March 26, Indiana University Health Blackford Hospital is offering an opportunity to learn ways to better cope with COPD while gaining support of others who share in COPD struggles. The Better Breathers Club will meet the last Tuesday of every month starting March… Read More
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Open House for Outpatient Rehab March 19
03/15/2013 | | IU Health BlackfordHARTFORD CITY–IU Health Blackford Outpatient Rehabilitation services are moving into a new home located in the Medical Office Building adjacent to IU Health Blackford Hospital. The public is invited to an open house 4-6 pm, Tuesday, March 19, to enjoy refreshments, walk through the newly remodeled facilities and talk to the local physical therapists and occupational therapists in their new areas… Read More
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EMT Course Offered in Hartford City
02/28/2013 | | IU Health BlackfordHARTFORD CITY -- Indiana University Health Blackford Hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education is offering a basic EMT class. The class is approved by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, and upon completion students will be eligible to take the written and practical exams to become a certified EMT. “EMT’s are recognized by the emergency medicine community as a key link… Read More
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EMT Course Offered in Hartford City
01/25/2013 | | IU Health BlackfordHARTFORD CITY—Indiana University Health Blackford Hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education is offering a basic EMT class. The class is approved by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, and upon completion students will be eligible to take the written and practical exams to become a certified EMT. “EMT’s are recognized by the emergency medicine community as a key… Read More
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IU Health Named to Esteemed National ‘Honor Roll’ of Best Hospitals
07/17/2012 | Cancer, Cardiovascular, General News, Neuroscience, Orthopedics/Sports Medicine | IU Health, IU Health Ball Memorial, IU Health Bedford, IU Health Blackford, IU Health Bloomington, IU Health Goshen, IU Health La Porte, IU Health Methodist, IU Health Morgan, IU Health North, IU Health Paoli, IU Health Saxony, IU Health Starke, IU Health Tipton, IU Health University, IU Health West, IU Health White Memorial, IU Simon Cancer CenterINDIANAPOLIS – Today, U.S. News & World Report released its 23rd annual Best Hospitals rankings – with Indiana University Health being named to the esteemed 2012-2013 ‘Honor Roll’ – the highest distinction reserved for the top (approximately 20) medical centers across the country that have the highest skill and unparalleled capacity to address the most challenging… Read More
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Safe Sitter class offered in July
06/21/2012 | | IU Health BlackfordHARTFORD CITY – Indiana University Health Blackford Hospital is offering a Safe Sitter course for children ages 11-13, 8am – 4 pm, Tuesday, July 10. The class is being held at IU Health Blackford Hospital and will familiarize participants with responsibilities of caring for young children, including topics of accident prevention, first aid, rescue breathing, entertainment for different… Read More
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Free car seat checks and advice to be offered June 9
06/04/2012 | | IU Health BlackfordHARTFORD CITY – IU Health Blackford Hospital and Safe Kids of Blackford County urges parents to attend a free child car seat inspection clinic, 8am – noon, Saturday June 9 at Fincannon Ford in Hartford City. At the clinic, Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will perform an inspection, by appointment. Technicians will also instruct parents and caregivers in the proper installation… Read More
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Poison Center tips on Plant Safety
06/01/2012 | | IU Health BlackfordAs spring and summer months arrive and plants are in full bloom. Do you know which plants in your home, garden and yard that can be poisonous? Plants are among the top ten agents that cause poisoning in young children under the age of six. Ten percent of all poison exposures happen in the spring and summer months. The Indiana Poison Center suggests the following: • Identify every plant in your… Read More