Eskenazi Health News

On Saturday, July 16, the Eskenazi Health Cycling team will ride across Indiana in a one-day journey to remember nearly 400 Palliative Care patients who died last year.

Summer break is finally here which means kids are spending more time outdoors, riding their bikes and playing with friends. It is also a time for sports camps and summer practices. While it’s great for kids to get out and play, it also opens the door to the risk of concussions.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a general term for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized by difficulties in both verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction and repetitive behaviors.

Eskenazi Health Healthy Me recently constructed raised garden beds at Eskenazi Health West 38th Street and Eskenazi Health Center Cottage Corner so coaches can begin garden clubs with their patients.

Learn how to make a delicious and healthy afternoon snack, the Crunch-Crunch-Crunch Mix.

Step-by-Step guide to the Sphinx Pose. This exercise will strengthen your abdominals and relieve stress.

The Eskenazi Health Foundation announced a gift of $150,000 from The RoomPlace in support of the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and Eskenazi Health campus, in addition to current Eskenazi Health programs.

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has awarded Eskenazi Health a grant to support an initiative that provides work experience for students with disabilities in their fields of study, experience that could potentially aid them in securing a job in the future.

Marianne Tobias, Ph.D., a resident musicologist, pre-concert lecturer and program annotator for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, will be returning to Eskenazi Health, along with Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) violinist Dinah Montgomery for a special performance on Friday, June 17. 

Warmer weather means cookouts, bonfires and spending time at the pool with friends and family, but it’s what’s living in your backyard that may pose an added health risk. Many people only associate mosquitos with the itchy red bump a bite may cause, but these pesky insects can also carry serious diseases.

A unique combination of spoken word and beatbox with piano accompaniment will fill the Eskenazi Health Farmer’s Market on Tuesday, June 7, when Indianapolis native Tony Styxx performs.

The Smith Level I Shock Trauma Center at Eskenazi Health provides the most extensive range and quality of trauma care in Indiana, serving as the first adult Level I trauma center in the state. Eskenazi Health has five state-of-the-art shock trauma rooms, and is staffed by specially-trained surgeons, anesthesiologists and certified emergency nurses (CENs).