Stories tagged with "charity care"

Clarian resumes construction on Fishers site by Daniel Lee

Indianapolis-based hospital system Clarian Health on Friday announced it has restarted construction work on its planned $190 million hospital in Fishers. Work was stopped in... – Oct 31, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Publications, promotions strike gold, bronze by indystar

Five publications and projects of St. Francis Hospital&Health Centers have earned top marks for their marketing and advertising capabilities from Healthcare Marketing Report.... – May 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Johnson County

St. Vincent Health revamps its payment policy by Daniel Lee

Collections agencies are out, and payment plans are in St. Vincent Health is ending a long-standing policy of turning over accounts of patients who are behind on their bills to an... – Apr 09, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

St. Vincent ending use of bill collectors by Daniel Lee

St. Vincent Health — which in recent months has come under scrutiny for the level in charity care it provided in return for its tax-exempt status — said it is ending a... – Apr 08, 2009 at 3:51 PM in Business

Cancer patients' guiding force by Shari Rudavsky

Nurse navigator programs at hospitals add personal touch on the path to wellness When Paul Gibson was diagnosed with lung cancer in November, he had been laid off from his job for... – Mar 19, 2009 at 1:17 AM in Business

Clarian cuts exec pay, stalls Riley tower by Jeff Swiatek

Clarian Health Partners has cut salaries by 10 percent for top executives and delayed construction on the Riley Simon Family Tower at Riley Hospital for Children, as part of... – Feb 06, 2009 at 10:29 AM in Business

Not-for-profit mantra seems to be: 'Follow the money' by indystar

Thank you for Daniel Lee's Dec. 14 articles that raised legitimate questions about our not-for-profit sector. It is an excellent companion piece to his articles of July 27... – Dec 22, 2008 at 2:07 AM in Opinion

Just what is 'community benefit'? by Daniel Lee

Just how do nonprofit hospitals benefit their communities?Free care to the poor is one way. But the bulk of services hospitals provide to justify their tax-exempt status comes... – Dec 14, 2008 at 2:08 AM in Business

Are hospitals doing enough for the poor? most recent comment by MedicalAdvocate

As a employee of Wishard I see patients everyday... – Dec 14, 2008 at 8:01 PM