Eskenazi Health News

On Thursday, April 14, The Whipstitch Sallies will perform in the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Concourse at Eskenazi Health, located at 720 Eskenazi Ave., at noon. The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the Eskenazi Health Parking Garage.

Eskenazi Health was featured in Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2016 list of “150 Great Places to Work in Health Care.”

St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild and the Indiana Blood Center announced that Fran Sercer, RN, MSN, associate director of the Eskenazi Health Minimally Invasive Procedures Suite (MIPS), is the recipient of the 2016 Achievement in Medicine (AIM) Award.

In response to a significant rise in flu activity, Marion County Public Health Department director Dr. Virginia A. Caine has requested temporary visitor restrictions at hospitals in Marion County beginning Friday, March 11.

Eskenazi Health now offers an innovative surgery aimed at relieving the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy. The symptoms of peripheral neuropathy include numbness, pain and weakness in the hands and/or feet.

Home oxygen treatment is a regular treatment for many people with various cardiopulmonary conditions. Despite warnings against smoking while using home oxygen, many people sustain severe burn injuries that result in long visits in the hospital.

Do you have prescription or over-the-counter medications that are expired or that you just don’t need anymore? Pharmacies at 10 Eskenazi Health sites can now accept unwanted prescription drugs through a partnership with the Yellow Jug Old Drugs Program and the Indiana Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force.

Nominate an excellent father in Marion County today for the Heart of a Father Award, presented by Managed Health Services (MHS).

Eskenazi Health is hosting a blood drive in collaboration with the Indiana Blood Center on Wednesday, Feb. 24.

The Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital was named one of the top 12 hospitals in the country with the healthiest food options to prevent and possibly reverse chronic disease by The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).

The Eskenazi Health Foundation announced that Kevin Hipskind has been named chair of the Eskenazi Health Foundation board. In addition, the following members were appointed to the board:

A recent grant from the March of Dimes Indiana Chapter will help fund Eskenazi Health’s prenatal care programs. This is the second grant Eskenazi Health has received in two years from the March of Dimes.