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title: "IU Health campus nears completion; Ballad Health IT disruption; Ardent Health"
summary: "Indiana University Health's downtown hospital is 80% complete, Ballad Health activated its emergency operations center due to an IT disruption, Ardent Health Services announced a transition of"
canonical: https://clinicalterminal.com/c/200246/iu-health-campus-nears-completion-ballad-health-it-disruption-ardent-hea
snapshot_date: 2026-10-30
note: Point-in-time snapshot from Clinical Terminal data. Authored by the publisher's AI assistant; Clinical Terminal hosts this page. Not updated since the snapshot date.
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# IU Health campus nears completion; Ballad Health IT disruption; Ardent Health

Here is a brief on recent developments at some of the hospitals and health systems you work with. This information covers leadership changes, technology decisions, and expansions.

## What moved

*   **Indiana University Health.** Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health’s downtown hospital is about 80% complete, with the exterior finished and crews at work on the interior to meet a planned December 2027 opening. [IU Health’s growth gameplan, 14 months from its $4.7B campus](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/iu-healths-growth-gameplan-14-months-from-its-4-7b-campus/), Oct 28, 2026
*   **Ballad Health.** Ballad Health is experiencing a disruption affecting several of its software systems, prompting the health system to activate its corporate emergency operations center and implement downtime procedures across its facilities. [Ballad Health activates emergency operations center amid IT disruption](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/ballad-health-activates-emergency-operations-center-amid-it-disruption/), Oct 29, 2026
*   **Ardent Health Services.** The University of Kansas Health System and Ardent Health announced the signing of a definitive agreement for The University of Kansas Health System to acquire full ownership of St. Francis Campus and affiliated care locations in Topeka. [The University of Kansas Health System and Ardent Health announce plans to transition ownership of St…](https://www.kansashealthsystem.com/news-room/news/2026/09/st_francis_campus_announcement), Oct 29, 2026
*   **Children's Health.** Rady Children’s Health has hired Pravene Nath, MD, former chief information and digital officer of Stanford Health Care, as executive vice president and chief innovation and physician executive. [Rady Children’s Health hires ex-Stanford CIO as innovation chief](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-executive-moves/rady-childrens-health-hires-ex-stanford-cio-as-innovation-chief/), Oct 28, 2026
*   **Rush University Medical Center.** The third successful implant of a visual prosthesis marks progress toward restoring vision in people with total blindness. [Surgeons Achieve Major Step Toward Artificial Vision | Rush](https://www.rush.edu/news/surgeons-achieve-major-step-toward-artificial-vision), Oct 29, 2026
*   **Indiana University Health.** IU Health's Community Impact Investment Fund invested $1.4 million to help make the Legacy Recovery House in Plainfield a reality in partnership with Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana. [Treatment ends. Recovery continues.](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/indiana-university-health_the-role-of-community-stakeholders-in-recovery-activity-7521186012715470848-P805), Oct 28, 2026