Four diverse locations provide a broad range of clinical experience, which complement and support the goals of the program and provide rich settings for resident development.
IU Health Bloomington Hospital
IU Health Bloomington Hospital is a community hospital and a regional hub for 11 surrounding counties. It is a Level III Trauma Center with 364 staffed beds. The emergency department consists of 61 rooms and sees approximately 53,000 patients per year with a 16.5% admission rate. The Bloomington Hospital is part of the state-of-the-art Regional Academic Health Center (RAHC) and moved to its new location in December 2021, allowing you to care for patients in state-of-the-art facilities. Multiple specialists for the region are based out of Bloomington including interventional radiology with the ability to complete thrombectomies for pulmonary embolus patients and interventional cardiology with a dedicated cath lab. Dedicated intensivists and hospitalists admit and care for patients with a variety of pathologies. The RAHC also features the IU School of Medicine Health Science Building and contains a 12,000 square foot cutting-edge simulation center. Medical students complete clinical rotations here and will be part of the teaching services, providing opportunities for you to hone your skills as an educator.
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IU Health Bedford Hospital
IU Health Bedford Hospital is Indiana's largest critical access hospital and emergency room serving more than 22,000 patients. The hospital and attached primary and specialty clinics provide comprehensive care to its community and is the only hospital in Lawrence County. Members of this community are greatly appreciative to receive care near their home and would not receive care without the services that this hospital provides. As a resident, you will hone your skills managing the undifferentiated and critically ill patient here, without the additional resources you have at a larger hospital.
IU Health Paoli Hospital
Paoli Hospital is a 23-bed critical access hospital serving Orange County and the surrounding area of southern Indiana. The hospital and primary care clinics provides high quality medical care to just over 10,000 patients per year without many of the resources found at larger facilities. The local population includes many farmers, trade workers and Amish communities, creating a distinct and appreciative community atmosphere. You will develop a strong rapport with your nursing colleagues, members of the community who will partner closely with you to provide care to the sickest of patients in this small town.
IU Health Residency Primary Care Clinic
The primary care clinic site will host our longitudinal resident continuity clinic. This is dedicated space on the west side of Bloomington for you to care for your primary care outpatients weekly. It will include two exam rooms per resident, desk and office space, electronic health records workstations, point of care lab testing, dedicated clinic nursing and collaborative space for team-based care and learning. The clinic is also staffed by residents and faculty in ancillary specialties such as pharmacy to provide holistic care to the patients.
Health Sciences Building Simulation Center
The Interprofessional Simulation Center on the IU Bloomington Regional Academic Health Center campus delivers simulation-based education to learners from Indiana University, IU Health, and beyond with an emphasis on interpersonal learning. The center features the latest in high-technology full-bodied simulators representing ages from newborn to adult, task trainers for many skills, standardized patient (SP) actors, and clinical equipment and spaces that reflect real patient care practices.
