The 10 largest hospitals in Indiana by staffed beds
IU Health Methodist Hospital is the largest hospital in Indiana, with 1,293 staffed beds, followed by Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis in Indianapolis (745) and Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne (635). Together the 10 largest hold 5,509 staffed beds in six cities.
- IU Health Methodist Hospital1,293beds5,676HCPs
- Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis745beds1,916HCPs
- Parkview Regional Medical Center635beds2,276HCPs
- Deaconess Midtown Hospital545beds1,618HCPs
- Community Hospital405beds1,218HCPs
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend402beds918HCPs
- Franciscan Health Indianapolis399beds1,140HCPs
- Methodist Hospitals - Northlake375beds495HCPs
- Community Hospital East370beds1,465HCPs
- Community Hospital North340beds1,264HCPs
The 10 largest of 168 Indiana hospitals that report staffed beds. Ranks compare size, not quality of care.
Every hospital in IndianaThe 10 largest Indiana hospitals hold 32% of all staffed beds
168 Indiana hospitals report staffed beds, 17,410 staffed beds in all. The 10 on this list hold 5,509 of it. The median hospital has 49 staffed beds, so IU Health Methodist Hospital is about 27 times that size.
- of all staffed beds at Indiana hospitals that report them
- 32%
- the size of the median Indiana hospital, which has 49 staffed beds
- 27×
- of the 168 Indiana hospitals that report staffed beds
- 6%
466 executives and department leaders work at the 10 largest Indiana hospitals
Executive leadership is the largest leadership group, with 80, followed by operations and administration with 39. 15,854 HCPs have a current affiliation at these hospitals, 9,454 of them physicians; family medicine is the largest physician specialty, with 1,442. Names, titles and contact details are in Dmand AI.
Executive leadership is the biggest leadership group
Executives and department leaders at the 10 largest Indiana hospitals, top 9 departmentsSource: Dmand AI executive data, Oct 28, 2026
15,854 HCPs have a current affiliation at the 10
HCPs at the 10 largest Indiana hospitals by type, each counted onceSource: Dmand AI affiliation data, Oct 28, 2026
How we ranked the largest Indiana hospitals
- Measure
- Staffed beds from each hospital's latest Medicare cost report.
- What counts as a hospital
- One CMS certification number. A hospital with several campuses under one number counts once.
- Field
- 168 Indiana hospitals in the Dmand AI database report staffed beds.
- Ties
- Hospitals with the same number share a rank.
- HCPs
- Healthcare professionals with a current affiliation to the hospital in the Dmand AI database.
- What a rank means
- Size only. A rank compares staffed beds; it says nothing about quality of care.
- Refresh
- Monthly. Updated Oct 28, 2026.
FAQ
Questions about the largest Indiana hospitals
Answers from the same data, updated monthly.
What is the largest hospital in Indiana?
IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, with 1,293 staffed beds on its latest Medicare cost report. Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis is second with 745.
What are the 10 largest hospitals in Indiana?
By staffed beds: IU Health Methodist Hospital (1,293), Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis (745), Parkview Regional Medical Center (635), Deaconess Midtown Hospital (545), Community Hospital (405), Memorial Hospital of South Bend (402), Franciscan Health Indianapolis (399), Methodist Hospitals - Northlake (375), Community Hospital East (370), Community Hospital North (340).
How many staffed beds does a typical Indiana hospital have?
The median Indiana hospital that reports staffed beds has 49 staffed beds, out of 168 that report them.
Why do hospital bed counts differ between lists?
Lists count different beds. This one uses staffed beds: beds set up and staffed for patients during the cost report year, as each hospital reports them to Medicare. Licensed beds, the most a state allows, are usually higher, and some lists add up every campus or every hospital in a health system, so the same hospital can rank differently from one list to the next.
How often is this list updated?
Every month, when the Dmand AI database refreshes. This version is from Oct 28, 2026.
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