2017 Healthcare Issue CHOOSE QUALITY
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Strong Leadership 34 | Indiana’s Best Hospitals 42 | Places of Caring 60 MAY/JUNE 2017 | $6.95 2017 Healthcare Issue CHOOSE QUALITY... CHOOSE EXPERT CARE For people suffering from joint pain and loss of mobility, orthopedic surgery can make a difference in quality of life. Choosing the right hospital for this important surgery can also make a difference. At Community Hospital in Munster, our board certified orthopedic surgeons embrace today’s advanced techniques and technologies in joint replacement. Innovative rapid recovery practices and progressive pain management options are offered to make joint surgeries easier to undergo, and help patients get moving sooner and enjoy life again. Whether it’s knee, hip or shoulder surgery, our orthopedic team of physicians and medical professionals strive to provide this expert care to every patient we treat. Choose Community Hospital for the orthopedic program and surgeons that Healthgrades has chosen among their 100 Best. Call 219-836-3477 or toll free at 866-836-3477. Visit www.comhs.org, follow us on Twitter @CHSHospitals or friend us on Facebook at CHSHospitals. 2 www.BuildingIndiana.com | MAY/JUNE 2017 IHE REMOVAL OF JUSI ONE CEILING IILE CAN SEND MILLIONS OF FUNGAL SPORES INIO AN OCCUPIED SPACE WE BUILD A WALL BETWEEN YOU AND INFECTION. The Pangere Corporation is the premier general cxntractxr with a wxrkfxrce cxmprehensively trained, certified and experienced in ICRA Best Practices. As infection preventionists, we contain pathogens and keep those in your building safe. • Planned impermeable barriers • Cxnstructixn sanitatixn • Debris encapsulatixn • Air flxw mxnitxring • Preventixn xf xperatixnal disruptixns MARKETS INCLUDE: • Healthcare • Educatixn • Hxspitality • Fxxd Prxcessing Centers Community Hospital Surgery Department Munster, Indiana ServingMAY/JUNE NWI 2017 | andwww.BuildingIndiana.com the Chicagoland area / (219) 949-1368 / www.pangere.com3 Publisher’s Desk 219.226.0300 www.buildingindiana.com Health First. CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Indiana’s healthcare industry impacts the lives of almost every single citizen, in one capac- 1330 Arrowhead Court Crown Point, IN 46307 ity or another. Roughly 10 percent of Hoosiers are directly employed in healthcare*, and that doesn’t take into account the thousands of additional workers employed in ancillary occupa- Publisher Andrea M. Pearman tions that both support and sustain the industry as a whole. [email protected] It’s been a few years since a cumulative economic impact study of the industry was con- Sales ducted, but the most recent estimates put the impact of Indiana’s patient-treatment facilities John Brant (hospitals and outpatient medical centers) around $31+ billion.* It’s amazing when you con- jbrant@thinkdiversified.com Tiffany O’Donnell sider that figure doesn’t include medical manufacturing companies, research and develop- todonnell@thinkdiversified.com ment firms, medical academic institutions, pharmacies, and so much more. Writer/Editor In that regard, healthcare is arguably the most important industry in the state – at least Nick Dmitrovich in the sense that everyone’s health has to come before most other things. If it weren’t for the [email protected] hardworking men and women in healthcare, none of the other fantastic industries in our state Art Director could flourish. That’s why each year we dedicate one of our issues exclusively to healthcare, Samantha Raab focusing on the topics that make the industry strong and keep Indiana a healthy place where sraab@thinkdiversified.com innovation and advancement can take place. We hope you enjoy reading about Indiana med- Graphic Designer icine as much as we enjoy being able to present it to you! Mathew Seibert creative2@thinkdiversified.com In that regard, healthcare is arguably one of the most important industries in the state. That’s why each year we dedicate one of our issues exclusively to healthcare, focusing on the Accounting Debbie Czerwinski topics that make the industry strong and keep Indiana a healthy place where innovation and [email protected] advancement can take place. Circulation And there’s certainly a lot happening. Our 2017 healthcare issue is actually over 10 per- Ruth Siemer cent larger than last year’s issue, in part because of all the outstanding activity taking place [email protected] throughout Indiana. We’ve also added a new feature called Corporate Close-Ups that’s in- Administration tended to provide readers with a more in-depth look into some of Indiana’s leading companies. Kelsey Beshears kbeshears@thinkdiversified.com We hope you enjoy reading about Indiana’s latest healthcare and business news stories as much as we enjoy being able to present them to you! Kind Regards, Andrea M. Pearman Publisher 2017 Communicator Award *Sources: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, BioCrossroads, Indiana Department of Workforce Development Building Indiana is published by Building Indiana Media Group a Diversified Marketing Strategies company WBE / DBE Certified Subscriptions: Standard rates: $25.95/year Single copy price: $6.95 2009 Communicator Awards’ Award of Excellence 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 2006, 2011 Communicator Awards’ APEX Award for 2009 Davey Awards 2006-2013 2009 Nichee Communicator Award Copyright ©2017 Building Indiana News is published six times a year. Marcom Gold Award Winner Award of Distinction Publication Excellence Silver Award Magazine Award for Editorial and Print & Address correspondence to: 1330 Arrowhead Court, Crown Point, IN Design Distinction 46307. Publisher reserves the right to accept or reject any editorial or advertising matter. Publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts or art. No part of this publication may be reprinted or otherwise duplicated without the written permission of the publisher. For general reprint information, contact Building Indiana INTERNATIONAL News at [email protected]. All opinions and views are Andrea M. Pearman 2011 Winner 2009 Silver Award 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013 2008-2011 2009 Small Business Indiana Companies 2010 Gold Award solely those of the participants or editors and are not necessarily the Summit Creative Award Hermes Gold Award Journalist of the Year to Watch 2012 Bronze Award views of magazine sponsors. 4 www.BuildingIndiana.com | MAY/JUNE 2017 MAY/JUNE 2017 | www.BuildingIndiana.com 5 Contents MAY/JUNE 2017 EVERY ISSUE EXPERT ADVICE 04 PUBLISHER’S DESK 36 THE BOTTOM LINE Six Things to Consider 08 CONTRIBUTORS About Health Insurance 10 BUSINESS BUZZ 70 WORKERS COMP The Right Partners 28 PEOPLE NEWS Make All the Difference 74 WELL BEING Minimally Invasive DEPARTMENTS Techniques Restore Productivity 34 RULE OF LAW 34 Strong Leadership 82 THE LAST WORD What’s Next for 38 SMALL BUSINESS Healthcare Reform? The New Workspace 48 MASS PRODUCTION A Healthy $63 Billion FEATURES 50 BEING PRODUCTIVE MAIN BUZZ Positive Work 09 Come Together Environments 30 PHOTO FEATURE 60 CONSTRUCTION FEATURE 40 FACTS & STATS Places of Caring 42 COVER STORY REAL ESTATE 64 Indiana’s Best Hospitals 42 Open for Business! 46 CORPORATE 66 ECONOMIC CLOSE-UP DEVELOPMENT Iron Workers Local #395 Gaining Momentum 54 SPECIAL FEATURE LOGISTICS 72 Building Legacies Evansville to Indianapolis 57 SPECIAL FEATURE LIFELONG 76 Safety is the Smartest LEARNING Business Choice A Job that Puts Most People to Sleep 78 PHILANTHROPY Regulating the Flow 80 MARKETING 60 Escape Your Shell 6 www.BuildingIndiana.com | MAY/JUNE 2017 Together, we can build OUR FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR COUNTRY… Together, Building Better CONCRETE Ready mix, sustainable, specialty and decorative concrete products Indiana West 219.949.9812 Indiana East 574.291.7100 Gary Valparaiso LaPorte Elkhart Wolcotville Portage Wheatfield Knox Nappanee Monon Crown Point Cedar Lake Plymouth Goshen Waterloo Bremen Middlebury South Bend Warsaw www.ozinga.com MAY/JUNE 2017 | www.BuildingIndiana.com 7 Contributors Will Glaros clinical interests include the minimally invasive treatment of complex degenerative disorders of Will Glaros, RHU, CACAP, is the president the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine and in and managing partner of employee benefits with minimally invasive treatment of spinal tumors Meyers Glaros Group, Inc. Glaros works with and adult spinal deformities. Dr. Singh is listed in leading employers to develop their benefit plans, Becker’s Orthopedic Spine and Pain Management and has been a registered health underwriter for as one of the nation’s Top 100 spine surgeons and more than 30 years. In that time, he has led the specialists. He was also awarded the “Top 10” Northwest Indiana Wellness Council, served as Doctor Award, Most Compassionate Doctor, and past president of the Northwest Indiana NAHU Patient’s Choice Award from Vitals.com. chapter, sits on an advisory board for the Indiana Department of Insurance, and is a member of the Leading Producers Roundtable and Anthem Brian Tabor Broker Advisory. Brian Tabor is the president of the Indiana Hospital Association. Tabor joined IHA in Henrietta Konefsky 2008 as vice president of government relations where he oversaw the association’s state and Henrietta Konefsky, RN, BSN, is a case federal legislative initiatives and health policy manager with Porter Health Care System’s development. Tabor has worked for and around Workforce Health. She has 30 years of experience the Indiana General Assembly for 18 years. Prior in healthcare. She began her nursing career in to joining IHA, he served as a fiscal analyst