23
Sep
23
Sep
From patient to caregiver: Altáshia’s sickle cell story
Altáshia LaMar, 30, is hardworking and determined. She is a mother and wife who loves spending time with her family and traveling to the beach, zoo and museum. In addition, LaMar is a full-time Bethel nursing student and full-time pharmacy technician. LaMar is many things, but she is not her disease. “I...
21
Sep
Nursing student who started in Environmental Services pursues dream during pandemic at Memorial Hospital ICU
Alicia Rogers is a Unit Assistant in the Memorial Hospital ICU. Below, Alicia describes why she is pursuing a career in nursing. She is a 2021 Beacon Health Foundation Nursing Scholarship winner. "I have always taken care of others, so I know this is what I am meant to do with...
13
Sep
Reading to babies takes center stage at Beacon Children’s Hospital during national NICU Read-a-Thon
Laura Meyer loves so many things about being a Newborn Intensive Care Unit nurse and taking care of the hospital's tiniest patients. 'Bath night' and reading are two of her absolute favorites. "When I walk down the halls and hear families reading aloud to their babies, it makes me smile because...
10
Sep
Beacon provider reflects on the events of September 11 on 20th anniversary
In his own words: Rodrigo Correa is the Director of Rehabilitation Inpatient Services, Inpatient Therapy Services, Sterile Processing and Speech Diagnostics at Memorial Hospital. He describes his experiences on September 11, 2001, and how it has affected his life and his career. My heart, thoughts, and prayers go out to those...
07
Sep
Elkhart General native remembers hospital workers with kind gesture 50 years later
Julie Parrott Karrer has no problem recalling how she felt on her milestone birthdays. The Elkhart native remembers the feeling a sense of despair when she was still single and turning 30. A wife and mother of five children, she cried when she turned 40. She decided she wanted 50 to be different. "I...
02
Sep
New COVID-19 rapid test guidelines go into effect Sept. 3
Due to a nationwide shortage of COVID-19 rapid tests and increased community demand, Beacon will be prioritizing its use of the tests across the system beginning tomorrow, September 3. “In the last two weeks, for example, testing volumes at our MedPoint locations has increased 200 percent,” said Molly Kelly, RN, Director...
02
Sep
Beacon Health System recognizes commitment, increases entry-level pay
Beacon’s mission to ‘Deliver outstanding care, inspire health and connect with heart’ depends on every person in our organization being committed to the service to others. To ensure the fulfillment of our mission, Beacon is making changes over the coming weeks to some of our wage rates. We will start by...
01
Sep
Third dose of mRNA vaccine dose recommended for people with compromised immune systems
The CDC and the Indiana Department of Health now recommend that people whose immune systems are compromised moderately to severely should receive an additional, third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine after the initial two doses. Beacon Medical Group patients who meet the criteria should contact their primary care physicians' office. The...
31
Aug