Longtime PICU physician reunites with team Five years ago, Dr. Veda Ackerman left Riley Hospital for Children after a long and distinguished career in pediatric critical care and pulmonology. She retired to Florida with her husband just months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. It was good timing, the 70-year-old physician says now, but leaving was not easy. “Riley will always have a place in my heart,” she said during her first trip back to the hospital since 2019. She has a place in the hearts of her former peers and students on the PICU as well (including Drs. Lee Murphy and Matt Yuknis, Dr. Riad Lutfi, nurse practitioner Angela Finley and nurse Ronin St. James), evidenced by the many hugs and greetings she received during a tour of the unit last week. Dr. Ackerman, who is described as “a legend” by Dr. Mara Nitu, former colleague on the PICU and now chief medical officer for Riley, was well-known for her fiery red hair and red glasses back then. That look might have changed, but her passion for pediatric care remains. During last week’s visit, she presented a lunch/lecture to new fellows on the PICU, something she continues to do around the country, even in retirement, keeping her finger on the pulse of medicine. She did her residency and fellowships at Riley, becoming board-certified in pediatric pulmonary and pediatric critical care medicine. She remained at Riley for her entire 35-plus-year career, establishing the home vent program and serving as a mentor to many. “I learned a lot from her,” Dr. Lutfi said. “A lot of things we do at Riley are Veda Ackerman’s legacy. She was a great colleague and mentor, and a great example of a physician who has no ego.” Acknowledging how sweet it was to return to the unit, Dr. Ackerman said, “The PICU is a family. When you deal with life and death all day, those people around you are family.” --Maureen Gilmer, [email protected]
Riley Children's Health
Hospitals and Health Care
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Offering children access to comprehensive care across Indiana, including at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.
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Riley Children’s Health offers children access to comprehensive care across Indiana, including at Riley Hospital for Children in downtown Indianapolis.
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https://www.rileychildrens.org/
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- Hospitals and Health Care
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- 10,001+ employees
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- Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1924
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- cancer, cardiovascular, transplant, neurology, urology, neonatology, pulmonology, orthopedics, nephrology, gastroenterology, diabetes, endocrinology, heart surgery, neurosurgery, child live zone, GI surgery, and developmental pediatrics
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705 Riley Hospital Drive
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Employees at Riley Children's Health
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Tyler Leishman
VP, Chief Strategy Officer
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Brandy Hennessy
Respiratory Care Supervisor at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
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Jennifer Hoskins-Hamilton
PICU NP at Peyton Manning Childrens
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Donna Romack EdD
Education Specialist | School and Community Liaison Pediatric Hematology | Oncology | Stem Cell Transplant Riley Hospital for Children
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Do you have compassion for helping others? Do you want to have a rewarding career? Then we have the job for you. We are looking to fill a Full Time Certified Medical Interpreter (Spanish) position for the Emergency Department at Riley Hospital for Children. This position will work , 3:00pm – 11:30pm or 11:00am - 7:30pm.
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Indiana University Health is looking for passionate, experienced nurses and upcoming/recent RN graduates to join our team and collaborate with top medical professionals.
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Under the supervision of the designated supervisor and assigned physician, performs duties associated with direct patient care and clinical direction to provide patient care given in accordance with the organization standards. Assures completeness of ordered procedures and treatments, assures smooth patient flow, performs general lab work, instructs patients concerning procedures, treatments and needs, and ensures medical orders and referrals are carried out accurately and in a timely manner. Performs registration and scheduling activities per organizational and departmental procedures. Maintains EMR files and performs general front office functions as needed. May perform computerized physician order entry, only if directed by assigned physician. May precept current MA team members or MA Externs as requested by leadership.
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Dr. Jean Molleston steps down as chief of the GI, Hepatology and Nutrition division at Riley, but she will continue shaping the care of patients and the careers of medical students.
Parents are grateful for physician’s care: “She saved our son’s life”
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We are looking for a Bilingual Doula to join our team who is fluent in both Spanish and English! Only candidates who are bilingual and have completed Bridging the Gap training will be considered at this time. Please submit Bridging the Gap certificates with your application.
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