Central State Hospital In 1844, the famous reformer Dorothea Dix inspected almshouses and jails near Indianapolis that housed mentally ill paupers. Her subsequent… Read More »Central State Hospital
Damien Center In Indianapolis, the first large-scale care center for people with HIV/AIDS was the Damien Center, which opened in 1987. The… Read More »Damien Center
Franciscan Health In 1912, two members of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis Seraph of the Perpetual Adoration traveled from their motherhouse… Read More »Franciscan Health
Hook’s Historical Drug Store Located in the Indiana State Fairgrounds, the Hook’s museum was opened in August 1966, as part of commemoration of the… Read More »Hook’s Historical Drug Store
Indiana Medical History Museum The Indiana Medical History Museum is dedicated to preserving the Old Pathology Building at as well as the history of… Read More »Indiana Medical History Museum
Larue Carter Hospital Larue D. Carter Hospital was a psychiatric facility that opened in 1952. It was named for Dr. , who was… Read More »Larue Carter Hospital
Neuronhurst In 1888 Dr. William Fletcher, son of Indianapolis pioneer opened W. B. Fletcher’s Sanitorium (later renamed Neuronhurst), the first private… Read More »Neuronhurst
Riley Hospital for Children Riley Hospital for Children is the centerpiece of Riley Children’s Health, a pediatric healthcare system that has grown to serve… Read More »Riley Hospital for Children
Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital Eskenazi Hospital, formerly Wishard Hospital and City Hospital, is Indianapolis’ oldest hospital. For most of its history, the primary purpose… Read More »Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital
Michael Tamer (1904–Nov. 13, 1974). Born in Appalachia, Virginia, Tamer was the son of Syrian-Lebanese immigrants. After moving to Indianapolis in the… Read More »Michael Tamer
