Physician establishes new practice at Plainfield Family Medicine

INDIANAPOLIS – Charles David Hodges Jr., M.D., a member of St. Francis Medical Group, has joined Plainfield Family Medicine.

He comes to St. Francis from Family Practice and Immediate Care of Zionsville and had been affiliated with Witham Memorial Hospital since 1998. Hodges also was associated with St. Vincent’s Village Family Physicians (1993-98), and Family Practice of MetroHealth (1992-93).

Hodges is board-certified in family practice and geriatrics and is a licensed marital family therapist.

He received a bachelor’s degree in history at Indiana University and his medical degree from the IU School of Medicine. He also has earned graduate degrees in counseling from Liberty University and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

A Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Hodges was an intern at IU Hospital and completed a residency in family practice at St. Francis Hospital-Beech Grove.

Hodges joins Laura A. Johnson, M.D., at Plainfield Family Medicine.

Plainfield Family Medicine is located 315 Dan Jones Road, Suite 100 in the St. Francis-Plainfield Health Center, near the corner of U.S. 40 and Dan Jones Road.

Center for Geriatric Medicine offers unique, full range of care

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INDIANAPOLIS – Here’s what the U.S. Census Bureau sees as it gazes into the crystal ball: By 2030, one in every five Americans will be 65 or older and the number of people aged 85 and older – currently the fastest growing segment of the older population – could exceed 10 million.

To meet the current and projected medical needs of central Indiana's aging population, St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers recently established the Center for Geriatric Medicine. Located at St. Francis Hospital-Beech Grove, the facility is the first of its kind in central Indiana and its physicians and staff provide a full spectrum of inpatient care, including adult intensive care for patients who become critically unstable.

"While the number of America’s aging population continues to spiral along with their unique health-care needs, the number of physicians specializing in geriatrics is declining markedly and it poses a potential crisis" said center director Daniel J. Hurley, M.D., a board-certified geriatrician with St. Francis Medical Group.

The nursing staff has specialized training and experience in geriatric medical conditions and behaviors, and assisting patients’ families.

More information about the geriatric care and programs at St. Francis is at www.stfrancishospitals.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=212.