IU Ball Memorial Hospital

When anybody is need and they are seriously injured in Muncie or surrounding areas there is only one place that people want to go to and that is IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. The Hospital is one of the biggest in the area and  has specialties in many different fields of health. Some of these fields include Arthritis and Rheumatology, Bariatric and Medical weight loss, cancer care, critical care, ear, nose and throat, and emergency medicine. These are just some of the things that IU Ball Memorial can offer you but there are many more different medical services they offer. The hospital was built in 1929 and was a gift from the founders of Ball State University, the Ball brothers.  The brand new hospital replaced the sixty bed Muncie hospital that they had and needed a new hospital due to the fact that the city was increasing and there were more people in need. They have two main goals and these goals are simple but strong: they include: “Provide you with the highest quality of medical care and service” and the other one is “Ensure your loved ones feel welcome and involved in your care. That is one thing that IU Ball Memorial Hospital takes pride in and that being that they want the family to be involved with the healing process. They make this possible due to two simple ways and these include the family library where family and patients can relax and unwind, read, access the internet and email, conduct personal business, obtain health information. The Other way that they want to make sure the family is involved is by the library of life, love and laughter or the LLLL for short. This is the place where you can rent out equipment. This equipment includes. Laptops, movies, TV/Dvd/Vhs players, playstation two and games, Magazines, audiobooks, music and AM/FM CD Players.  The final way that the hospital wants it so the family of the patients are there is allowing families to dine with their family member that is in the hospital. These are just some of the ways that the IU Ball Memorial Hospital wants to make sure the patient has the best care possible but also can health with the family. Some of the other aminets that Ball Memorial Offers are Deliveries to patients, a Gift Shop, Mail services, and internet services. All these things to make sure that the patient in recovery has everything that they need to heal faster. When people think about hospitals they think about the tasteless and bad food but that is not the case when it comes to IU Ball Memorial Hospital. They offer many different options of food for what anybody has a taste for and they make sure they can accommodate the curtain needs of the patient. The first place that one can eat is the roasted bean where one can get coffee, teas, and pastries. The roasted bean is open every day ranging from many different hours. The other place the families and patients can get food is at the subway in the dining atrium.