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• New partnership boosts physical training for auto racing athletes

  05/17/2012 | Orthopedics/Sports Medicine | IU Health

  INDIANAPOLIS – Auto racing is, by nature, a high-risk sport that requires athletes to develop sharp reflexes and an extraordinary level of focus and fitness. To give these racecar drivers a competitive advantage behind-the-wheel, two Indianapolis-area sports performance organizations are teaming up to provide these athletes with access to elite level training resources and advanced healthcare… Read More

• Day of Service to Aid Tornado Survivors, Hoosiers in Need

  05/16/2012 | Community Outreach | IU Health

  INDIANAPOLIS – Nine hours to pre-build the framing for more than 20 homes. That’s the challenge for thousands of Indiana University Health employees during the annual Day of Service, May 18. Almost every IU Health community will play host to at least one “panel build,” where volunteers will team up with their local Habitat for Humanity chapter to build the exterior and interior… Read More

• STUDY: Taser Use Can Lead to Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Death

  05/01/2012 | Cardiovascular | IU Health

  INDIANAPOLIS – A new study shows an electronic control device (ECD), often referred to as a “Taser,” has the capacity to provoke ventricular arrhythmias, sudden cardiac arrest and even death. The device is popular among law enforcement officials who use the weapon to stun suspects by shooting electrified barbs, which deliver an initial 50,000-volt shock. The study, which is in Monday’s… Read More

• IU School of Medicine, Indiana University Health Announce $150 Million Research Collaboration

  04/25/2012 | Cancer, Cardiovascular, Neuroscience, Pediatrics | IU Health

  INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana University Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine announced Wednesday they will invest $150 million over five years in a new research collaboration, the Strategic Research Initiative, that will enhance the institutions’ joint capabilities in fundamental scientific investigation, translational research and clinical trials that will result in innovative… Read More

• Hybrid OR-IU Health Goshen saves money and improves safety.

  04/05/2012 | In the News | IU Health Goshen, IU Health

  Just as Hybrid cars are becoming more popular because they offer more options than traditional autos and can save money, many hospitals are getting on board with hybrid operating rooms. And the reasoning is the same. IU Health Goshen Hospital recently installed a Hybrid Operating/Xray procedure room that is one of only one hundred in the United States, but the number is expected to climb rapidly.… Read More

• Counting Down: ‘Kindergarten Countdown’ Kicks Off April 14; Expanded Reading Program Announced

  04/03/2012 | Community Outreach | IU Health

  INDIANAPOLIS – Students learn to read from kindergarten through third grade, before switching to reading to learn in fourth grade. This, coupled with a new state requirement to hold back third-graders who don’t pass their IREAD-3 reading test, places an extra importance on ensuring our children are ready for kindergarten. That’s why Indiana University Health and United Way of Central… Read More

• Neuroscience Center taking form at IU Health

  04/03/2012 | Neuroscience | IU Health

  Construction is about 80 percent complete on the first phase of the Neuroscience Center, a sweeping, streamlined addition to the Indiana University Health complex. The massive building on the corner of West 16th Street and Senate Avenue is six stories and encompasses 270,000 square feet. It is designed to help IU Health be more competitive in neurosciences and become a destination center in the Midwest… Read More

• Congratulations to the IU Health Simulation Center Techs!

  03/29/2012 | General News | IU Health, Simulation Center at Fairbanks Hall

  IU Health Simulation Center Techs, Bruce Williams and Sally Gindling submitted two abstracts for the Las Vegas SIM Ghosts Conference in August. Both of the submissions were accepted for presentation. The SIM Ghosts Group is a group dedicated to the behind the scenes functions and challenges of a simulation technician. To find out more about this year’s Gathering of technicians’ seminar… Read More

• IU Health First in State to Successfully Deploy Special Aneurysm-repairing Stent Graft

  02/27/2012 | Cardiovascular | IU Health, IU Health Methodist

  INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital announced Friday it is the first hospital in the state and second in the nation to successfully implant a special stent graft aimed at helping those who previously required invasive surgery to remove an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Currently, about 40 percent of all patients with such a condition required invasive surgery because, due… Read More

• Engine for Economic Growth: Indiana University, IU Health Contribute $11.5B Annually to Ind. Economy

  02/16/2012 | | IU Health

  INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana University and Indiana University Health generated a combined economic impact of at least $11.5 billion for the state of Indiana and sustained 100,000 jobs during the 2010-11 fiscal year, according to the results of an economic impact study released today, Feb. 16. The study, commissioned by the university and conducted by Tripp Umbach, a leading economic development impact… Read More

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