Eskenazi Health News

Jan. 8, 2019 – Flu has reached widespread levels across Indiana, including Marion County. In response to the rising flu activity, Marion County Public Health Department director Virginia A. Caine, M.D., is requesting that hospitals in Marion County begin temporary restrictions for visitors.

Jan. 8, 2019 - Eskenazi Health and Eskenazi Health Foundation announce a $75,000 grant from the Fifth Third Foundation Strengthening our Communities Fund to expand the Initiative for Empowerment and Economic Independence (IEEI). The Eskenazi Health program provides meaningful internships for students from Indiana colleges and universities to help students achieve gainful, equitable and sustainable employment.

Dr. Camden Burns, an orthopedic surgeon, discusses the lumbar spinal fusion surgery offered at Eskenazi Health.

This exercise strengthens the legs and improves balance.

Cranberry Waldorf Salad

Along with the joy and happiness associated with the holiday season each year comes the sobering reminder from the United States Department of Transportation that over the last five years an average of 300 people died in drunk driving crashes the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

In observance of the New Year’s Day holidays, certain Eskenazi Health departments will either be closed or observe alternate hours.

Tasked with overseeing and maintaining medical equipment and other related systems, Matt Royal is the director of Eskenazi Health Biomedical Engineering. Although he grew up thinking he would play in a rock band his whole life, Royal’s path led him to clinical engineering.

Indianapolis, Dec. 10, 2018 – While so many of us spend this time of year in anticipation of the festive holiday season, the period between mid-December through early January can mean just the opposite for those who experience intensified feelings of loneliness, depression and sadness.

Indianapolis, Dec. 6, 2018 – This week, Eskenazi Health marks the five-year anniversary of the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and Eskenazi Health campus, with hundreds of thousands of patients having received care over the past five years. The historic move from Wishard Hospital to the Eskenazi Health campus occurred on Dec. 7, 2013.

This exercise strengthens the legs.

Sugar Snap Peas with Lemon