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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 readingRiley Children’s Health is ranked one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals 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 readingRiley 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 readingRiley Children’s Health names Vanessa Roshell-Stacks as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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 readingRiley Children’s Health Launches The Office of Community & Child Health, awards Community Youth Grants
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 readingIndiana’s first successful in-utero repair of spina bifida performed at Riley Hospital for Children
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 readingRiley Children’s Health announces new president
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 readingRiley Children’s Health announces relocation of primary care office, addition of new services to better serve patients
Riley Children’s Health has opened a new medical office building, offering pediatric primary care and new pediatric outpatient rehabilitation services – located at 14828 Greyhound Court, Carmel, IN 46032. Services located within the new building are aimed to support...
Continue readingPublic Notice: Magnet Recognition Program - Site Visit
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health was designated as a Magnet organization in 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®. This prestigious designation recognizes excellence in nursing services. In November 2023,...
Continue readingRiley Hospital for Children recognized for excellence in infant and maternal health
Indianapolis – Riley Hospital for Children is celebrating the beginning of 2023 with recognition from the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA), in partnership with Governor Eric J. Holcomb and State Health Commissioner Kris Box, M.D., FACOG, for their...
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