IU Health Saxony Hospital renamed IU Health Fishers

Indiana University Health Saxony Hospital has been renamed IU Health Fishers.

The name change is part of IU Health’s ongoing Fishers Community Impact Project, aimed at enhancing healthcare access and services in what has become one of the fastest growing areas in the state—Fishers and the northeast suburbs of Indianapolis. The project, on track for completion by late October 2025, includes a significant expansion of the Fishers hospital campus and services, and the addition of offsite, outpatient access to primary care and specialists.

“Fishers is now the fourth largest city in Indiana and the population continues to grow rapidly,” said Soula Banich, vice president and chief operations officer supporting IU Health Fishers. “When we began this work to expand services and access to better meet the needs of the increasing population, it became clear the hospital needed a name that better reflects this growth and the broader population we serve.”

The planned expansion includes stand-alone outpatient physician office developments in McCordsville and Fishers, and when complete this fall, will grow the square footage of the Fishers hospital campus by nearly 50 percent, adding:

• 50 inpatient beds, bringing the total to 88.

• Riley Children’s Health emergency medicine services, including a dedicated pediatric emergency unit to be built adjacent to the existing emergency department.

• New and expanded services in obstetrics & gynecology; ear, nose & throat; nephrology; neurology, and pulmonology.

• Growth of existing specialty programs in cardiovascular, gastroenterology, general medicine, general surgery, orthopedics, primary care (pediatric and adult) and urology.

• Expansion of support services space to accommodate additional staff and higher patient volumes.

“It’s an exciting time to be part of our IU Health Fishers team as we expand services and deepen our commitment to the community,” said Dr. Larry Stevens, chief medical officer. “While our name is changing, our commitment to delivering the same great care our patients know and trust remains stronger than ever. There’s still important work ahead as we move toward project completion this fall, but we’re energized by the progress and the opportunity to serve this growing community as IU Health Fishers.”

Dubbed the “Fishers Community Impact Project” due to its scope both on and off the hospital campus, the project timeline varies for the individual elements included. The hospital expansion will be complete in October 2025 and will double the hospital’s workforce.