Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital is a hospital part of Indiana University Health, in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the largest hospital in the state of Indiana and one of only four regional Level I Trauma Centers in the state. It has 625 staffed beds and is one of the largest teaching hospitals in the area.^[2]

Methodist Hospital
Indiana University Health
IU Health Methodist Hospital Senate Blvd. entrance
Geography
Location	1701 N. Senate Boulevard, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Coordinates	39°47′25″N 86°09′45″W
Organization
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Indiana University School of Medicine[1]
Services
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Beds	802
Helipad	Yes
Links
Website	http://www.iuhealth.org/methodist/
Lists	Hospitals in Indiana

The hospital specializes in numerous treatment areas, including adult cardiovascular services provided in the new Clarian Cardiovascular Center. Methodist physicians and staff performed the first open-heart surgery in Indiana in 1965. The hospital system is also considered a neurosurgery center of excellence, as well as an expert in organ transplantation, urology, neurology, orthopedics and pediatrics.^{[citation needed]} Indiana’s first medical helicopter, the LifeLine helicopter ambulance, was based at Methodist and flew its first mission in 1979 from the hospital's helipad.^[3] The hospital also houses the Indiana Poison Center. In 2004, Clarian Health became Indiana's first magnet hospital system.^[4]

Indiana University Health operates the Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children, which were all connected by the Indiana University Health People Mover.^[5]

Methodist Hospital is the official hospital for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: all drivers injured at the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 are transported there for treatment. As well, it is also the official hospital for the NHRA during the U.S. Nationals.^{[citation needed]} In 2017, Sebastien Bourdais was hospitalized at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital after an accident during qualifications for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500.^[6]

The hospital has been ranked in the top 50 hospitals in the United States for 10 consecutive years.^[1]

The former Vice President of the United States James Danforth Quayle was born at Methodist Hospital in 1947.^[7]

See also

• List of hospitals in Indianapolis
• List of stroke centers in the United States
• List of trauma centers in the United States