Indiana University Health University Hospital (Indianapolis). Indiana University Health University Hospital celebrated its first century of service in 2014. What began as the 115-bed Long Hospital in the early 1900s has evolved into a 400-bed academic medical center with more than 3,000 employees and 500 faculty and physicians on a medical staff representing more than a dozen specialties.
IU Health University Hospital, which houses the IU Health Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the state. The hospital also contains the largest transplant program by volume in Indiana.
IU Health University Hospital is designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital No. 1 in Indiana in its 2015-16 rankings. Additionally, IU Health University Hospital is nationally ranked in 10 adult and 10 pediatric specialties by U.S. News.In 2015 and 2016, the hospital was listed among the 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades.