Ball Memorial Hospital 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 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 level 3-B neonatal intensive care unit for the care of high-risk pregnancies and newborns. The hospital campus is also home to the Edmund F. Ball Medical Education Center and includes the largest physician teaching program in Indiana outside of Indianapolis, with four residency programs and physicians in training.