Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital is a hospital part of Indiana University Health, located in

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, state of

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. 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

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s in the area. 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

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in Indiana in 1965. The hospital system is also considered a

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center of excellence, as well as an expert in organ transplantation, urology,

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, orthopedics and

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. Indiana’s first medical helicopter, the LifeLine

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, was based at Methodist and flew its first mission in 1979 from the hospital's helipad. The hospital also houses the Indiana Poison Center. In 2004, Clarian Health became Indiana's first magnet hospital system. Indiana University Health operates the Methodist Hospital,

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and

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, which were all connected by the

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. Methodist Hospital is the official hospital for the

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: all drivers injured at the

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and Brickyard 400 are transported there for treatment. As well, it is also the official hospital for the NHRA during the U.S. Nationals. In 2017, Sebastien Bourdais was hospitalized at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital after an accident during qualifications for the 101st Running of the

. The hospital has been ranked in the top 50 hospitals in the United States for 10 consecutive years. The former Vice President of the United States

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was born at Methodist Hospital in 1947.

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