Indianapolis-based RileyHospital for Children, part of Indiana University Health System, is adding several new units under an expansion plan designed to keep Indiana residents in state for their healthcare, according to The News & Observer.
The hospital is constructing new psychiatric and physical rehabilitation units. Additionally, it plans to add comprehensive maternity services as part of an effort to help lower the state's infant mortality rate, which is among the highest in the U.S., according to the report.
Riley Hospital for Children has already signed on more than 200 pediatricians, many of whom travel to small clinics and community hospitals around the state to evaluate cases and send those who require higher-level care to Riley.