Arthritis & Rheumatology
Rheumatology provides comprehensive treatment for patients with arthritis and rheumatic diseases.
Your safety is our priority. Get COVID-19 vaccine news, find details on our virtual screenings and see steps we've taken to keep you safe at your in-office visits:
Find full details at our COVID-19 Resource Center.
Obtenga más información acerca del COVID-19, incluyendo las preguntas más frecuentes y una examen virtual gratis. Ver información del COVID-19 y información sobre la vacuna.
All IU Health hospitals are open. We have visitor restrictions in place at our locations to help slow the spread of COVID-19. View the latest visitor restrictions.
If you have an upcoming COVID-19 vaccine appointment at our vaccine location, we look forward to serving you. View full details, including directions and what to expect when you arrive.
Do you think you have COVID-19 symptoms or concerned you have the virus? We offer free virtual COVID-19 screenings to anyone in Indiana. Use our virtual screening or call your doctor before heading to an emergency room. View virtual screening details.
We’ve also made some changes to keep you healthy and safe at your upcoming visits. Learn what to expect when you visit any IU Health location.
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Our team of nationally recognized, skilled professionals appreciates the opportunity to care for you or your loved one. Our goal is to offer you the best possible healthcare experience.
Thank you for choosing IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.
We strive to:
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Thank you for choosing IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.
We strive to:
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Patients may be dropped off at the main entrance or as directed on the pre-visit information from your doctor’s office.
Parking at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is free. Surface parking lots are located near each entrance to help patients and visitors quickly access their destination. Once inside the hospital, our team at the Welcome Center will be happy to help you and answer any questions.
Muncie offers a public transportation system. This gives residents and visitors many bus routes to get you where you need to go.
There are several routes with stops near the hospital. For questions regarding the best route for you, please call 765.289.MITS. Muncie Indiana Transit System staff members can assist with questions, ticketing, trip planning and route detours and delays.
If you or your loved one is in need of taxi service, call Tony’s Taxi Service: 765.282.7777.
If you or your loved one needs to rent a car while in the Muncie area, please call:
Alamo Rent a Car
765.282.1281
Enterprise Rent a Car
765.289.3300
Please see COVID-19 Visitor Guidelines for latest updates.
All IU Health facilities are smoke-free. For the safety of everyone, smoking is not allowed in any IU Health building or on the grounds.
All IU Health facilities are alcohol and drug-free.
It is the policy of IU Health that no one, other than IU Health Security Officers or on-duty Law Enforcement Officers, carry or have in their possession a firearm or weapon while in a IU Health facility. Law enforcement officers should check in with IU Health Security if they plan to carry on premises.
Listening to our patients and their families helps us understand the experiences they have within our facilities and allows us to make decisions that serve them better. We encourage patients and their families to take a moment to provide feedback and suggestions for how we could improve our service.
Patients may be dropped off at the main entrance or as directed on the pre-visit information from your doctor’s office.
Parking at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is free. Surface parking lots are located near each entrance to help patients and visitors quickly access their destination. Once inside the hospital, our team at the Welcome Center will be happy to help you and answer any questions.
Muncie offers a public transportation system. This gives residents and visitors many bus routes to get you where you need to go.
There are several routes with stops near the hospital. For questions regarding the best route for you, please call 765.289.MITS. Muncie Indiana Transit System staff members can assist with questions, ticketing, trip planning and route detours and delays.
If you or your loved one is in need of taxi service, call Tony’s Taxi Service: 765.282.7777.
If you or your loved one needs to rent a car while in the Muncie area, please call:
Alamo Rent a Car
765.282.1281
Enterprise Rent a Car
765.289.3300
Please see COVID-19 Visitor Guidelines for latest updates.
All IU Health facilities are smoke-free. For the safety of everyone, smoking is not allowed in any IU Health building or on the grounds.
All IU Health facilities are alcohol and drug-free.
It is the policy of IU Health that no one, other than IU Health Security Officers or on-duty Law Enforcement Officers, carry or have in their possession a firearm or weapon while in a IU Health facility. Law enforcement officers should check in with IU Health Security if they plan to carry on premises.
Listening to our patients and their families helps us understand the experiences they have within our facilities and allows us to make decisions that serve them better. We encourage patients and their families to take a moment to provide feedback and suggestions for how we could improve our service.
Download our facility map for IU Ball Memorial Hospital. Find the main entrances, emergency entrances, guest services desk and other available amenities.
Download Hospital Map (PDF)At IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, we want to make you and your guests feel safe and comfortable while you are in our care. To make your stay with us easier, below is a listing of some of the many services that are available to you.
Our team of guest relations’ representatives and hospital volunteers will be happy to get you a wheelchair when you arrive at the hospital. Please ask any of our team members for assistance or visit the Welcome Center.
We know that good nutrition helps heal the body, so there are a variety of dining options available for patients, families and guests at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.
Features an assortment of fresh and healthy food prepared daily by IU Health chefs. Located on the ground floor of the hospital.
Open Daily: 6:30 am - 7 pm
Features a variety of coffees, teas and pastries. Located on the first floor of the hospital, adjacent to the Rotunda and Dining Atrium.
Offers signature sandwiches and pizzas. Located on the first floor of the hospital in the Rotunda Dining Atrium.
Open Daily:
If you would like to get a breath of fresh air, there are many restaurants nearby.
With IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital room service, you can choose what and when you want to eat daily. You may order meals from a menu that includes a wide variety of delicious and healthy options, all prepared by IU Health chefs.
Similar to hotel room service, you choose from a menu and then call room service. An operator will place the order and confirm any diet restrictions. If your doctor changes your diet needs, the operator can check this information via the computer. Your meal is then delivered directly to you, usually within one hour of the order.
At IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, family members and guests are welcome to order a meal and dine with you in your room. To order a guest meal, please visit the IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital cafeteria.
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital offers free wireless Internet access for you and your family and guests. The wireless network is available 24/7 in all areas of our hospital. In addition, most of our patient rooms are also equipped with an in-room computer with online access. Please note that IU Health cannot provide technical help for your device or help connecting to the network.
For your convenience, an ATM is located on the ground floor near the cafeteria.
Patients may receive mail while staying at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Anyone wishing to send mail to a patient should address his or her envelope as follows:
Patient name, room number
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital
2401 W. University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47303
Mail you receive after you leave will be forwarded to your home address.
For flower deliveries, please call 765.288.6895 during the hours of 12:30 pm to 4 pm, Monday through Friday, with the exception of holidays and the day before Thanksgiving and Christmas. Flowers and gifts may also be delivered to the Information Desk at the main entrance of IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Volunteers deliver these items on weekdays to patient rooms.
For a variety of reasons, some patients choose to keep their stay in the hospital private. If you have asked us to not tell anyone that you are here by registering as a “non-disclosure” or “no information” patient, our team cannot confirm that you are a patient at the hospital.
The IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Gift Shop offers a unique assortment of gifts for all ages. In addition to snacks and beverages, the gift shop offers a full selection of magazines, cards and balloons. Seasonal gifts are also available.
Family members or friends who would like to purchase a gift can call 765.747.3209. Gift shop staff can help select the right gift, include a personal note and have it delivered for free anywhere in the hospital. MasterCard and Visa are accepted.
Monday through Friday, 9 am - 4 pm
The Family Library at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is located on the first floor of the hospital. The Family Library provides a serene environment for patients, and their families. It offers a place to relax and unwind, read, access the Internet and email, conduct personal business, obtain health information resources and learn about medical conditions.
Inpatients who are unable to visit the Family Library may call 765.747.3685 to request medical information to compliment their medical care or send email to lspringston@iuhealth.org.
The Family Library staff is a group of concerned professionals who listen to your needs and offer comprehensive, up-to-date information about your diagnosis or condition.
The Library of Life, Love and Laughter (LLLL) at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is an inpatient service. The LLLL provides laptop service, movies, TV/DVD/VHS players, Playstation 2 and games, large print books, magazines, audiobooks, music and AM/FM CD players.
Inpatients who wish to use the LLLL to request laptop service, movies, books or music to make their stay at the hospital more pleasant should call 765.741.2914.
At IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, we want to make you and your guests feel safe and comfortable while you are in our care. To make your stay with us easier, below is a listing of some of the many services that are available to you.
Our team of guest relations’ representatives and hospital volunteers will be happy to get you a wheelchair when you arrive at the hospital. Please ask any of our team members for assistance or visit the Welcome Center.
We know that good nutrition helps heal the body, so there are a variety of dining options available for patients, families and guests at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.
Features an assortment of fresh and healthy food prepared daily by IU Health chefs. Located on the ground floor of the hospital.
Open Daily: 6:30 am - 7 pm
Features a variety of coffees, teas and pastries. Located on the first floor of the hospital, adjacent to the Rotunda and Dining Atrium.
Offers signature sandwiches and pizzas. Located on the first floor of the hospital in the Rotunda Dining Atrium.
Open Daily:
If you would like to get a breath of fresh air, there are many restaurants nearby.
With IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital room service, you can choose what and when you want to eat daily. You may order meals from a menu that includes a wide variety of delicious and healthy options, all prepared by IU Health chefs.
Similar to hotel room service, you choose from a menu and then call room service. An operator will place the order and confirm any diet restrictions. If your doctor changes your diet needs, the operator can check this information via the computer. Your meal is then delivered directly to you, usually within one hour of the order.
At IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, family members and guests are welcome to order a meal and dine with you in your room. To order a guest meal, please visit the IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital cafeteria.
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital offers free wireless Internet access for you and your family and guests. The wireless network is available 24/7 in all areas of our hospital. In addition, most of our patient rooms are also equipped with an in-room computer with online access. Please note that IU Health cannot provide technical help for your device or help connecting to the network.
For your convenience, an ATM is located on the ground floor near the cafeteria.
Patients may receive mail while staying at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Anyone wishing to send mail to a patient should address his or her envelope as follows:
Patient name, room number
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital
2401 W. University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47303
Mail you receive after you leave will be forwarded to your home address.
For flower deliveries, please call 765.288.6895 during the hours of 12:30 pm to 4 pm, Monday through Friday, with the exception of holidays and the day before Thanksgiving and Christmas. Flowers and gifts may also be delivered to the Information Desk at the main entrance of IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Volunteers deliver these items on weekdays to patient rooms.
For a variety of reasons, some patients choose to keep their stay in the hospital private. If you have asked us to not tell anyone that you are here by registering as a “non-disclosure” or “no information” patient, our team cannot confirm that you are a patient at the hospital.
The IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Gift Shop offers a unique assortment of gifts for all ages. In addition to snacks and beverages, the gift shop offers a full selection of magazines, cards and balloons. Seasonal gifts are also available.
Family members or friends who would like to purchase a gift can call 765.747.3209. Gift shop staff can help select the right gift, include a personal note and have it delivered for free anywhere in the hospital. MasterCard and Visa are accepted.
Monday through Friday, 9 am - 4 pm
The Family Library at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is located on the first floor of the hospital. The Family Library provides a serene environment for patients, and their families. It offers a place to relax and unwind, read, access the Internet and email, conduct personal business, obtain health information resources and learn about medical conditions.
Inpatients who are unable to visit the Family Library may call 765.747.3685 to request medical information to compliment their medical care or send email to lspringston@iuhealth.org.
The Family Library staff is a group of concerned professionals who listen to your needs and offer comprehensive, up-to-date information about your diagnosis or condition.
The Library of Life, Love and Laughter (LLLL) at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is an inpatient service. The LLLL provides laptop service, movies, TV/DVD/VHS players, Playstation 2 and games, large print books, magazines, audiobooks, music and AM/FM CD players.
Inpatients who wish to use the LLLL to request laptop service, movies, books or music to make their stay at the hospital more pleasant should call 765.741.2914.
601 S High St
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2000 University Avenue
601 S High St
Call for details.
2000 University Avenue
Rheumatology provides comprehensive treatment for patients with arthritis and rheumatic diseases.
A customized approach to surgical weight loss or non-surgical, medically-supervised weight loss programs.
Cancer care includes a variety of treatments, systematic therapies, surgery and clinical trials.
Critical care (also called intensive care) is for patients who need life support, around-the-clock care and other advanced care during serious illness or traumatic injury.
Otolaryngologists (ENT specialists) diagnose and treat disorders of the ear, nose and throat, including tumors of the head and neck. Now offering virtual visits.
Emergency medicine includes treatment for trauma, orthopedic, brain/head, heart and other surgical emergencies.
The Ball State Student Health Center Pharmacy is located in the Ball State Health Center inside the Amelia T. Wood Building, and is open to current Ball State students and employees.
Please ask us about our asthma education programs, lipid lowering clinics, and diabetes education
The IU Health Pavilion Community Retail Pharmacy is located in the lobby of the Outpatient Medical Pavilion at Ball Memorial Hospital.
This resource is available for LGBT patients and gives talking points to discuss with your provider.
This resource is available for LGBT patients and gives talking points to discuss with your provider.