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Jeanne Dickens, M.D., a psychiatrist with the Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, shares information about warning signs of suicide and what to do when you recognize them in yourself or someone else.

The Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and Eskenazi Health campus has been recognized as a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational branch of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization.

September 12, 2019 – Eskenazi Health announced today that it has added an additional 10 inpatient beds devoted to mental health services at the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital. This represents a 50 percent increase from 20 to 30 inpatient beds in the hospital’s Kathi & Bob Postlethwait Mental Health Recovery Center. In total the hospital has 327 inpatient beds.

Sept. 5, 2019 - Eskenazi Health is once again partnering with the Indy Jazz Fest to celebrate the rich history of jazz in our city by kicking off the annual festivities with a free concert at noon on Monday, Sept. 9, at the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, 720 Eskenazi Ave.

Sept. 4, 2019 – For millions of Americans who suffer from the exasperating and unpleasant symptoms of allergies, the fall season is their worst time of the year. According to the American College of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (ACAAI), more than 50 million Americans suffer annually from allergies. Ragweed pollen is floating through the air right now and it’s the biggest catalyst for the dreaded fall allergies. Ragweed is found in abundance throughout the Midwest, where a single plant can produce one billion pollen grains per season.

The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) was created in 2010 to address the increasing burden of prediabetes and type-2 diabetes in the United States. This national effort created partnerships between public and private organizations to offer evidence-based, cost-effective interventions that help prevent type-2 diabetes in communities across the United States. The goal is to promote lifestyle changes to equate to modest weight loss of between five and seven percent, getting at least 150 minutes of moderate or higher physical activity per week and to maintain and advance these goals over a 12-month period, to create long-term, healthy lifestyle habits.

As medical science continues to ramp up its investigation into the dangers of vaping, a recent Federal Drug Administration (FDA) study has revealed yet another reason why it is hazardous to anyone’s health who dares to try it.

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As Labor Day approaches on Monday, Sept. 2, some Eskenazi Health locations and departments will be closed or have limited hours. You can see the full list below. Enjoy the holiday!

Eskenazi Health vascular surgeons can often use a minimally invasive surgical technique called the endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) to repair aneurysms.