BLOOMINGTON – It has been one year since IU Health team members from across the state helped move over 200 patients from the legacy Bloomington hospital to the new IU Health Bloomington.
“The team has had a very unique experience of moving into and finding their footing in a new hospital, all the while dealing with a pandemic that touched each part of the region,” said IU Health South Central Region President Brian Shockney. “The compassion and dedication they continually show are admirable.”
Over the past 365 days, the IU Health Bloomington team has seen over 107,000 patients and nearly 1,600 births. The team has also continued to fine-tune the campus and operations – for instance, adding a flashing light to the crosswalk leading to the team parking lot – based on input from patients and members of the community.
“There are more than 3,000 team members at IU Health Bloomington, and I appreciate how each and every one of them have come together to not just open a new facility – which is a feat unto its own – but to continually focus on the patients and visitors who are at the heart of all we do,” said Shockney.
This milestone is being celebrated with cookies, hot chocolate, and music from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music students.
You can also check out the video of move day here.
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