Newsroom

Riley Hospital for Children’s Pediatric Burn Center verified by the American Burn Association

INDIANAPOLIS - Riley Hospital for Children’s Pediatric Burn Center is once again verified by the American Burn Association (ABA). Riley Children’s is Indiana’s only verified burn center dedicated to serving children and has been verified consecutively...

Continue reading

The latest on vaccines from Riley experts

Indiana University Health and Riley Children’s Health are committed to providing evidence-based care and clear communication to patients and families. IU Health and Riley Children’s follow recommendations from leading medical organizations including the American...

Continue reading

Riley Children’s Health is ranked one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report

Riley Hospital for Children nationally ranked children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report

Ranked #1 in Indiana and #3 in the Midwest* INDIANAPOLIS - Riley Hospital for Children is once again the only nationally ranked children’s hospital in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, which released the 2025-2026 Best Children’s Hospitals...

Continue reading

Riley Hospital for Children verified as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center

The Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons verifies Riley Children’s as Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, entering its 33rd year of verification. Indianapolis, IN – Riley Hospital for Children is once again verified as...

Continue reading

Riley Children’s Health names Vanessa Roshell-Stacks as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Vanessa Roshell-Stacks

After a highly competitive national search, Riley Children’s Health is pleased to announce Vanessa Roshell-Stacks as the new Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Roshell-Stacks’s comes to Riley Children’s with more than 25 years of healthcare...

Continue reading

Riley Children’s Health Launches The Office of Community & Child Health, awards Community Youth Grants

Untitled 1

INDIANAPOLIS – Riley Children’s Health has launched The Office of Community & Child Health (OCCH), a new initiative dedicated to advancing child health and wellbeing through community-rooted programs, meaningful outreach and partnerships and practical...

Continue reading

Indiana’s first successful in-utero repair of spina bifida performed at Riley Hospital for Children

Fetal surgery simulation Mustafa Hiba and Chu Jason Riley 01 1220 md

Riley Children’s Health is now among the select few in the nation offering minimally invasive, life-changing in-utero surgery INDIANAPOLIS — In a historic first for Indiana, Riley Children’s Health has performed the state’s first...

Continue reading

Riley Children’s Health announces new president

Biggerstaffweb1

INDIANAPOLIS – Longtime healthcare executive and pediatric hospital leader David Biggerstaff has been named president of Riley Children’s Health, effective February 2, 2025. Biggerstaff currently serves as chief operating officer for Intermountain...

Continue reading

View All News Posts