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The chair stand exercise will strengthen your abdominal muscles.

Fresh Tomato Salsa with Cheese

In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, several Eskenazi Health departments will either be closed or observe alternate hours on Monday, May 28.

May 24, 2018 – Eskenazi Health and Indy Urban Acres have joined forces to open an acre-and-a-half sized farm on the grounds of Eskenazi Health Center Pecar at 6940 N. Michigan Rd. in Indianapolis. The farm at Eskenazi Health Center Pecar began operations last year with the assistance of dozens of volunteers. The farm is located in front of the Eskenazi Health Center Pecar building on the Jim and Lois Ackerman Health Campus. All of the food grown at the farm will be available at the Crooked Creek Food Pantry at Eskenazi Health Center Pecar and additional food pantries in the Indianapolis area.

May is Stroke Awareness Month, and Dr. Juan Tejada of the Eskenazi Health Stroke Center recently shared some general information about what a stroke is, different treatment methods and what Eskenazi Health is doing to advance its care for stroke patients.

Simon Townsend joined Eskenazi Health in 1999, and his current role is manager of Eskenazi Health Center Primary Care – Adult Medicine & Pediatrics. The primary care center on the downtown campus is located on the second floor of the Sandra Eskenazi Outpatient Care Center and provides primary care, gynecology, obstetrics, mental health and addiction services, patient navigation, financial counseling, respiratory therapy and more.

May 11, 2018 – Eskenazi Health has been named as one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare.” This marks the third consecutive year that Eskenazi Health has earned this highly-valued and meaningful distinction. It also comes on the heels of being named on the Forbes list of "America's Best Employers 2018."

May 10, 2018 – Salaam will perform a mix of traditional and original Middle Eastern music on Thursday, May 17, as Eskenazi Health hosts the first of its Performer-in-Residence program concerts. The noon performance will take place in the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Concourse on the first floor of the Sandra Eskenazi Outpatient Care Center.

May 8, 2018 – This morning, the Eskenazi Health Foundation announced the new St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild Center for Nursing Excellence at Eskenazi Health. This center will focus on recruiting and retaining high quality nurses with an emphasis on continuing education opportunities that support nurses and enhance their discipline-specific technical skills.

May 3, 2018 – On Tuesday, May 15, the Eskenazi Health Farmers’ Market will kick off its 11th season of providing fresh and local produce, fresh baked goods, plants and other market items to the public. In addition, the market will offer a variety of music as well as resources and techniques to help reduce stress and improve mood.

May 2, 2018 – The American Burn Association (ABA) and the American College of Surgeons have re-verified the Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Eskenazi Health as a recognized adult burn center. This achievement applauds the team’s dedication to providing the highest level of care for burn patients. The verification report also included a special commendation for the Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center’s commitment to excellence and to providing quality burn care to its patients – a rare mark of distinction given to few burn centers across the country.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 1, 2018 – Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Indiana University’s Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI announced today the launch of a new neighborhood-based, data-driven pilot in Indianapolis to help address the high incidence of diabetes. Lilly and Indiana University’s Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI are implementing the pilot with Eskenazi Health, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Indianapolis (LISC) and the Marion County Public Health Department.