Ball Memorial Hospital

ball memorial hospital, a clarian health partner, was founded in 1929 and serves as a regional tertiary referral center, a teaching hospital and is the largest non-government employer in east central indiana, employing 2,500 with a payroll exceeding $95 million. bmh is accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations and is iso certified. bmh boasts a 260-member clinical staff, which represents more than 45 medical specialties, and approximately 87 percent of that group is board certified (a figure that is well above the national average). bmh is also a regional center for open heart surgery and our cardiac program provides diagnostic as well as interventional cardiac and electrophysiology procedures. in addition, the hospital is recognized as a regional leader for many types of surgery hip and knee replacement procedures offered in conjunction with our total joint and spine center, and bmh is the only facility in the area to offer a perinatal center and