IU Health Physicians Stories: Recent Episodes
Dick Rea
IU Health Physicians sports medicine and orthopedics doctors, athletic trainers and support staff will be at Lucas Oil Stadium, June 15-23, to provide healthcare for the athletes. Damon Martin, ATC, one of two medical liaisons shares details.
Whether on the field, the court, in the clinic or surgical settings, athletic trainers are licensed healthcare professionals who take pride in helping patients return to what they love to do. Learn more from IU Health Physicians certified athletic trainers Jessica Clanin and Megan Vandergrift.
CRNAs provide safe and cost-effective anesthesia care in a variety of settings providing anesthesia care. Learn more about the vital role CRNAs play in healthcare from Tracy Gruning, MSN, CRNA, one of two full-time CRNA’s at IU Health North Hospital.
Hollie Mayes, service line administrator for IU Health Physicians Digestive and Liver Disorders shares why she interrupted her family’s fall break vacation to share in her team’s recognition.
When an adolescent medicine physician fellow became ill, expert specialist care not immediately available at the nearest hospital was made possible via teleconferencing.
LeeAnne, Nazer, MD, shares details about a new 22,000 square foot office location on USA Parkway near the I-69 corridor.
Michael Rupp, office supervisor, Cardiology, at IU Health Methodist Professional Office Building, shares some of his leadership qualities that has earned excellence in his team members engagement.
Laura Cooper, office manager, IU Health Physicians Urology at IU Health West Professional Building 1, shares some of her leadership skills that helped her to become one of the organization’s most successful at inspiring team member engagement.
Tara Casey, MHA, associate vice chair of clinical operations, Department of Medicine, incorporates IU Health values and diversity, equity and inclusion in the every day work of her team.
Susan Henderson- Sears, director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Family Support, Riley Children’s Health, is honored for exhibiting empathy and compassion in the workplace that impacts the team.
Stephanie Smith, clinic manager, Digestive and Liver Disorders is honored for her leadership and inspiring team member engagement.
Dan Wright, practice administrator, northeast region, primary care shares his winning formula for team member engagement.
IU Health Chief Nursing Officer for Ambulatory Services and VP of Advanced Practice Providers, Melissa Hockaday, DNP, RN, shares advice for new nurses like her daughter Riley Hockaday, BSN, RN, who completed her first year of service with IU Health Physicians Cardiac Critical Care.
A medical emergency at work brought an IU Health Physicians Urology/Gynecology team together in a lifesaving exercise for one of their own.
Shining the light on the role of Jodie Meara, MD, fellowship-trained pediatric hospitalist
IU Health Fitness Centers in the downtown campus have reopened since the initial COVID outbreak. Bryland Sutton, supervisor, shares options available and classes that will soon resume in 2023.
A certified ophthalmic assistant shows compassion to a family that arrived almost an hour late for an appointment for a toddler and excellence in noticing a potential serious vision issue with a sibling infant in tow who was not the intended patient.
A Greenwood couple finds help in coping with struggles and life stresses with their IU Health Behavioral Health counselor.
Second in a series about the Mentorship Program at IU Health Physicians in Indianapolis. From supervisor to mentor in a six-year span for Alicia Leece, clinic manager, and her mentee, Yolanda West, medical assistant, with the Multi-Specialty practice.
Team members Sarah Nicholson and Sarah Phillips share the benefits of IU Health Physicians professional growth mentorship program.
After almost 30 years at its location near IU Health Methodist Hospital, the Family Medicine Residency moved to a new 46,000-square-foot building on the IUPUI campus. Tanya Wilson, MD, medical director shares why this move will enhance patient care.
Jenny Holbrook, LPN, IU Health Physicians Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, helps to create an animal kingdom theme at the Riley Children’s Health Pediatric Center office.
Janice Rhinehart, RN, ambulatory nurse for IU Health Physicians Digestive and Liver Disorders, responded to a flight attendant’s call to help a passenger who needed medical attention.
Julie Resler, MSN, CPNP-AC, clinical director, Surgical Advanced Practice Providers for IU Health Physicians is part of family whose roots in healthcare spans many decades.
Participants involved in the first cohort of the Postgraduate APP Training Program share why they chose to apply what they learned and how it will help them and patients receive excellent care
IU Health Physicians Department of Orthopedic Surgery found a creative way to increase team member engagement after its practice administrator Ryan Dendinger went shopping with his family.
A clinical nurse with Pediatric Hematology-Oncology turned into “Super Nurse” in helping a young leukemia patient receive a lifesaving bone marrow transplant
Team members with IU Health Physicians General Surgery and Surgical Oncology respond to a medical emergency of one of their own at work.
After several unsuccessful attempts to get urgently needed blood work done on their 5-month old son, a family from Carmel found compassion, caring and a desired outcome with Riley Children’s Health.
An IU Health certified medical assistant shares how Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) training helped save a life in the workplace.
Shawn Blair, EMT, shares how IU Health Values displayed by Patrick Siparsky, MD, IU Health Physicians orthopedic surgeon, helped him recover from multiple injuries suffered in a traffic accident and kept him accountable in an amazing weight loss journey.
An unexpected visitor arrives at the ER at IU Health Methodist Hospital to help the team care for patients during another COVID-19 surge.
Managers and leaders help a medical assistant stay on the job by asking “What matters to you?” Leslie Beauchamp, practice administrator; and Alicia Leece, office manager; with an ambulatory clinic at the Methodist Medical Plaza South location explain.
IU Health Physicians Emergency Medicine Department interns read “So you want to talk about race?” during orientation. The topic sparked some candid conversations. Facilitators Katie Pettit, MD; Andreia B. Alexander, MD; and Megan Palmer, PhD. associate professor and vice chair of academic affairs explain.
On July 1, 2021, Himanshu Shah, MD, became the third president of IU Health Physicians. Dr. Shah shares about his career in medicine, why he chose IU Health, the priorities of our organization and what matters most to him.
IU Health Physicians Primary Care Practice Administrator Paul Hankins, PMP, shares how asking patients and non-patients “What Matters to you?” can engage people at a deeper level.
Darius Tyler, IU Health Physicians Data Analyst for the Clinical Business Intelligence Analytics team, and IUHP Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee member, shares his personal reflections on the Juneteenth holiday, celebrating the emancipation of African Americans who had been enslaved in the United States.
A new portable radiation delivery platform system is available for some cancer patients with difficult to treat tumors. IU Health Physicians doctors Michael House, MD, and Ryan Rhome, MD, discuss a collaborative approach to Intraoperative Radiation Therapy in the OR.
IU Health Physicians Hospitalists service line leader embarks on two-year leadership program with the Indiana Latino Institute.
An Alter G Anti-Gravity treadmill used for injury management during the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Indianapolis has moved a few blocks to IUHP’s Artistry location and available to physical therapy and rehabilitation patients.
IU Health Associate Chief Medical Executive Paul M. Calkins, MD, shares his insights on National Doctors’ Day, celebrated annually on March 30 and reflects on how it holds special meaning during the COVID19 pandemic.
IU Health Physicians certified nurses Beth Armstrong and Beth Lammers share how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their work and the care of their patients.
Celebrating Data Scientists Brandon Govindarajoo, PhD, and Zeni Smith, key contributors of IU Health Physicians’ Clinical Business Intelligence Analytics team.
Chilnille Milbrooks, NP, grew up in Indianapolis, and has been with IU Health more than two decades. She’s spent the past eight years with IU Health Physicians Nephrology and takes her work with chronic kidney disease patients personally.
Originally from San Diego, Dr. Neal was encouraged to pursue a career in medicine by one of her own healthcare providers. Specializing in managing chronic infections, Neal is also active encouraging others to reach their full potential.
Team members with IU Health Physicians Dermatology at IU Health Methodist Hospital, respond to a patient having a seizure during an office visit.
The Indiana University School of Medicine and IU Health system are collaborating to develop a virtual gallery where anyone associated can submit works of art or anything that has brought them joy during a tumultuous year. Jennifer Hartwell, MD. associate dean and chief wellness officer, IU Health Physicians paints the vision for the project.
The IU Health system honors the role of nurse practitioner and those who have served the U.S. in beaches of the armed forces in November. The story of Major Sally Hooks, NP-C, IU Health Physicians Digestive and Liver Disorders.
A fall family excursion was eye-opening and encouraging for IU Health Physicians Adult and Pediatric Urology Service Line Administrator Polly Fidler. It prompted an essay that she shared with colleagues and team members.
To build a sense of team and purpose for float pool professionals whose paths rarely cross, quarterly staff meetings were established. An outdoor summer meeting was an opportunity to meet in person.
IU Health Physicians ongoing efforts to support and promote the role of the medical assistant takes another step forward with the formation of an MA Advisory Council. Co-chair Christina Chadwell, CMA, discusses the council’s priorities for year one.
The quick work of the team at IU Health Physicians Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Methodist Professional Building 1 in an outpatient office, has long term benefits for a nursing home patient who had a heart attack.
IU Health Physicians Chief Wellness Officer and IU School of Medicine Associate Dean of Wellness, Jennifer Hartwell, MD, reflects on her first year in this role.
IU Health’s medical assistant (MA) certification program and IU Health Physicians MA career ladder initiative is a launch pad for something better.
Courtney Slack, RN, BSN, case manager for the Newborn Screening Program with Riley Physicians Medical and Molecular Genetics, reacts to receiving the first DAISY Award for IU Health Physicians in May 2020.
After their son’s lifesaving emergency surgery, a family from northwest Indiana finds a way to step up to support Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health,
A young family of three from Wabash Indiana each receive life-saving care from multiple providers in a span of 18 months.
Podcast led by Tara Casey, Service Line Administrator of IUHP Adult Hospitalists, celebrating Hospitalist Day 2020. Hear from three physicians who are proud to be a hospitalist. #HowWeHospitalist
During Black History Month, IU Health Physicians shines a spotlight on Ruthanne Morris, project manager, Access Support who marked her 41st year of service in February 2020.
Nurse practitioner Kaitlyn Alpha joins the General Surgery team at IU Health Physicians General Surgery Outpatient Clinic at Methodist Professional Center. Alpha is offering same day consults for General Surgery Patients Monday - Friday.
New for 2020, IU Health Physicians introduces a recognition program for extraordinary nurses that is internationally known and celebrated.
With its namesake in honor of the mother of modern nursing, 160 IU Health nurses were invited to kickoff a leadership and development training program that’s part of a worldwide celebration.
In her role with Trauma and Emergency General Surgery, Ashley Meagher, MD, MPH, has assembled a group of volunteers that meet every other month and make quilts. In 2019, more than 150 patients and families at IU Health Methodist Hospital who faced end of life circumstances, received one of their quilts.
IU Health’s six-month cohort program designed to equip outstanding informal leaders with tools that prepare them to transition to formal leadership roles. has inspired two Vascular Surgery team members to pursue MBA degrees.
A fitness center has been installed at the offices of Riley Anesthesia at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. It is part of the IU Department of Anesthesia’s program to reduce burnout and improve spiritual and physical well-being among its caregivers. A fitness challenge is helping participants feel happier and healthier.
With a family history of cancer, Teresa Loyd often worried when it might impact her own health. The practice administrator for IU Health Physicians Cardiology never dreamed it would happen to her son and how it brought him and her family into the care of a lifesaving team within her own organization.
Liz Daily shares her thoughts about being one of 33 nurses in the health system selected for the program and the opportunity to shine a light on the work of her department.
The IU Health Behavioral Health Collaborative recently opened regional centers for addiction treatment and recovery, adapting a successful model in place at IU Health Methodist Hospital for more than 15 years. Brad Bennett, service line administrator, describes the spirit of teamwork that made this implementation possible.
Many IU Health Physicians offices or teams that deliver high quality healthcare, are teams that have daily huddles. Larry Stevens, MD, chief medical officer, IU Health Saxony Hospital explains why.
An annual event for physicians, advanced practice providers and system executives to make connections and build relationships away from the work setting.
Emily Webber, MD, pediatric hospitalist and chief medical information officer at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, is part of IU Health’s Informatics Leadership Team and discusses what the team is doing to reduce burnout in the EMR.
The Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology is building a culture that equips caregivers with skills and tools to best respond to patients and families with complicated questions and for support of one another.
IU Health Physicians Practice Improvement Team (PIT Crew) helped the Urology office at IU Health Methodist Hospital with more efficient work methods and processes and got positive results.
IU Health Physicians medical practice leaders share how their office has had zero team member turnover for one year and counting.
Leann Thorne, MA III, IU Health West, Multi Specialty, discusses how the career ladder program for Medical Assistant has advanced her career and helped her look at her work in a different way.
Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD,FACP, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, discusses the importance of people discussing questions they have about eating disorders with their physician or therapist.
Brandon Brown, MD, and colleagues in the Department of Radiology are leading an initiative to promote wellness for physicians, advanced practice providers and learners.
Polly Fiddler, practice administrator, Riley Pediatric Urology shares how her department improved from Tier III to Tier I.
A patient of IU Health Physicians Vascular Surgery gets a birthday surprise at a rehab visit.
IU Health Physicians Hospitalist Service Line Leader, Brad Sutter, MD, explains how team work of the Preoperative Assessment Testing (PAT) team at University, is helping to provide excellent patient care.
IU Health team member Ruth Anne Morris, project manager, Access, shares the story about a chance meeting she had with an IU Health patient.
How a medical assistant is making an impact in the important work for patients on the transplant list with IU Health Physicians Transplant - Kidney.