Eskenazi Health News

After spending a great deal of time in Colorado and North Dakota, Amanda Bieber returned to her home state of Indiana where she worked at two Indiana health centers in Southern Indiana as a practice manager before arriving at Eskenazi Health more than three years ago, and is now proud to serve as the manager of Eskenazi Health Center Westside and Eskenazi Health Center Barton Annex.

Brett Hartman, D.O., has been named the medical director of the Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Eskenazi Health, which is the only verified adult burn center in Indiana and is recognized as one of the leading burn centers in the nation.

With a special open enrollment period for 2021 health insurance plans scheduled to begin on Monday, Feb. 15, Eskenazi Health encourages anyone in need of health insurance to take advantage of this opportunity to learn about the various health coverage plans available with help from our highly-trained financial counselors. This new open enrollment period in the Marketplace will be available through May 15.

With temperatures forecast in the near future to plummet well below the freezing mark, the Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Eskenazi Health wants everyone to take the proper precautions to avoid the terrible agony of frostbite and additional cold weather injuries, and also be cognizant of the dangers associated with improper use of space heaters.

A new training is now being offered at Eskenazi Health that is aimed at equipping community professionals with skills proven to aid in alleviating trauma and secondary trauma. The need for such skills have been heightened recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic.