The Huddle - An IU Health Podcast

The IU Health Foundation leverages the power of philanthropy to support the IU Health vision of making Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states. In this episode Foundation President Crystal Miller joins Dennis and Courtney to talk about how the Foundation is making an impact and the surprising answer to who gives back. Plus, how IU Health is leading the way in sustainable practices. ⁠Ways to...

Project Executive Brian Kremer joins Dennis and Courtney to talk about IU Health's adoption of Epic and what it will mean for patients and team members alike.

Dennis and Courtney are joined by Dr. Sarah Pereira and Dr. Matt Feinstein, the co-directors of IU Health's Cardiovascular Institute. Drs. Pereira and Feinstein discuss how IU Health is tackling heart disease through a combination of care, research, and education.

IU Health’s south region is a sprawling 11-county area with more than 60 sites of care. On this episode of The Huddle, South Region President Denzil Ross talks about growth and innovation in the south region and IU Health’s commitment to rural health. Also on this episode, President and CEO Dennis Murphy talks about his recent visit to Bloomington that was interrupted by storms, and how the team r...

Patients who receive care at a hospital interact have hundreds of interactions with staff -- from doctors and nurses to the registration team and the cafeteria. How those interactions go often determine how a patient views a healthcare system. In this episode, Dennis is joined by IU Health Senior Vice President of System Regional Operations Brian Shockney. Dennis and Brian talk about the patient e...

IU Health North Region president Art Vasquez joins Dennis to talk about new hospitals in Fort Wayne and West Lafayette, the changing landscape in Muncie, and a renewed emphasis on our critical access hospitals. Plus, the top referrer to IU Health's Medication Affordability Program and where the Chicago Bears will end up.

Dennis and Courtney are joined by Leslie Hulvershorn, MD, chair of the Department of Psychiatry at IU Health, for a deep-dive on behavioral health in Indiana. As mental health and substance use disorder rates climb, how is IU Health meeting the needs of Hoosiers, and what barriers stand in the way? Plus, what can we learn about behavioral health from shows such as Shrinking?

On this week’s episode of The Huddle, Dennis and Courtney open the mailbag to answer questions submitted by IU Health team members. Why do employees need to take PTO for holidays? Why aren’t certain positions paid more? How are we working toprevent culture clash when Methodist and University Hospitals merge? And much more. Plus, shout outs for the ways IU Health impacts the Indy 500 and turning di...

IU Health President and CEO Dennis Murphy sits down with IU School of Medicine Dean Jay Hess to discuss his retirement, the challenges and successes of the last 13 years, and whether he would give himself a passing grade.

IU Health has about 9,000 nurses across the state of Indiana. As we prepare to celebrate them during Nurses Week, Chief Nurse Executive Jason Gilbert stops by to talk about the crucial role these caregivers play in making Indiana healthier.

IU Health Chief Health Impact Officer Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds, MD, joins Dennis and Courtney to talk about the work that goes on outside hospital walls to improve health outcomes across Indiana. In March, IU Health awarded $3.7 million in Community Impact Investment grants to community organizations working to improve infant and maternal mortality rates. Plus, Patient Experience Week is almost he...

HBO’s medical drama The Pitt is a smash hit, but how accurately does the show portray the Emergency Department of a downtown teaching hospital? Team members at IU Health, Indiana's only academic health system, know. On this week’s episode of The Huddle, IU Health President and CEO Dennis Murphy and Metro Region President Michele Saysana, MD, debate what The Pitt gets right and wrong about life...

In this week’s episode of The Huddle, Dennis and Courtney are joined by Jon Barefoot, IU Health’s Chief Security and Resiliency Officer. At a time when immigration and external law enforcement are in the news, Jon talks about what IU Health team members should do if outside agencies show up at one of our facilities. Plus, Dennis talks about the one app every IU Health team member should have on th...

Dennis talks about the responsibilities of being an academic medical center at time when more people are skeptical about vaccinations. Plus, Dennis and Courtney play a round of over/under and shout out the team who turned a closet into a podcast studio.

Dennis talks about recent reports that Indiana hospitals are facing financial trouble and whether IU Health's rural hospitals. Plus, in-utero spina bifida surgery at Riley Hospital for Children and much more.

IU Health President and CEO Dennis Murphy and co-host Courtney Finafrock talk about how podcasting can help keep team members informed, and answer the question: "If IU Health had a superpower, what would it be?" Plus, a shoutout for the lung transplant team.