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Athletic trainers reflect on NFL spotlight: “We train and prepare for events like this”

By now most of us recognize the name Damar Hamlin. We know the Buffalo Bills player suffered a cardiac event last month during a game televised on Monday Night Football. For those of us watching, we collectively held our breath as we watched the swift response by the medical team...

Beacon Medical Group welcomes River Oaks OB/GYN in Elkhart

Beacon Medical Group is pleased to announce that River Oaks OB/GYN in Elkhart will be joining the medical group in February. Together, our healthcare organizations will strengthen their collective expertise in maintaining high-quality obstetrics, newborn and newborn ICU care in our communities. For the past 28 years, River Oaks OB/GYN has provided high-quality services in...

Restaurant Weeks warms hearts with great food and grateful Beacon Children’s patient families

The whirlwind of being admitted to Memorial Hospital’s special care obstetrics unit for sudden preeclampsia and heading into surgery soon after to deliver her baby at only 28 weeks gestation scared first-time mom Sarah Foster. “I felt terrified knowing our baby would be born so tiny and underdeveloped,” Sarah says. “It...

Beacon Health & Fitness Granger named MXM Location of Excellence

Beacon Health & Fitness Granger has received the 2022 Annual MXM Location of Excellence Award. This recognition is a testament to the fitness center’s ability to gather and act on member feedback and be a leader in providing exceptional member experiences. “This award is such a great affirmation for all of the...

Beacon cardiologist: Emergency response, training, are critical for commotio cordis sports injury

Many of us stopped and held our breath Monday night when we saw the Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin collapse on the field after a tackle during a televised game. Experts speculate Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest from a condition most of us have never heard of: commotio cordis. There are risks when you...

Beacon hospitals deliver first babies in St. Joseph, Elkhart counties for second consecutive year

It’s not unusual for the Memorial Hospital childbirth team to deliver five babies in a few hours on an average day. But on New Year’s Day? That’s something very special. “It happens more than you would think, but not on New Year’s. It feels like a long adrenaline rush to have so...

Patterson named new Beacon Medical Group President

Beacon Health System today announced that Dale A. Patterson, MD, MS, FAAFP, has been named President of Beacon Medical Group. Dr. Patterson, who has served in various clinical leadership roles with the healthcare organization for the past 15 years, will assume the role in January 2023. Dr. Patterson is currently Vice...

Beacon associates give and receive turkeys for the Thanksgiving holiday

Beacon Health System thanked its nearly 8,000 associates this Thanksgiving season by offering them a frozen turkey wrapped inside an insulated keepsake bag. Leaders from across the organization personally thanked each associate last week as they passed out turkeys and insulated bags at Community Hospital of Bremen, Elkhart General Hospital, Memorial...

Beacon cardiology team surprises 100-year-old TAVR patient with birthday cake

Four years ago during a consultation, Regina Gizzi admitted she did not know how long she had to live. “She told me she wanted to live to be 100, and that would not have been possible if we did not treat her,” said Dr. M. Shakil Aslam, Beacon Medical Group interventional...

Beacon breaks ground on new Memorial Hospital patient tower

SOUTH BEND – Beacon Health System leaders today broke ground on the new 10-story patient care tower on the campus of Memorial Hospital of South Bend. This transformational, once-in-a-generation project is designed to enrich the patient, family and visitor experience while meeting the growing healthcare needs of residents in our...