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Archives for Heidi Prescott-Wieneke

15 Sep
Pediatric patients oftentimes miss their friends and family members who aren't able to visit them at Beacon Children's Hospital during the pandemic. And while visitor restrictions remain in place, children are also missing snuggles with their favorite volunteer therapy dogs. This is where Jessica Lewin and the other Beacon Child Life...
09 Sep
Story by Langston Johnson, Intern, Beacon Corporate Communications The intercom rang inside the Memorial Hospital Critical Care Unit and Taylor Freedline watched everyone around her pause. The Bethel University graduate, who was working on clinicals to finish nursing school in March, listened to the announcement they anticipated hearing sooner or later:...
03 Sep
Kelsey Likens remembers everything happening in slow motion. The Beacon nurse had just left a Mishawaka hair salon Tuesday afternoon with a fresh cut and color. She closed the door behind her at just after 3 o'clock and started down the steps. She was headed to work at MedPoint Urgent Care...
02 Sep
The death of 43-year-old actor Chadwick Boseman has put a spotlight on colon cancer, and the uptick of young people who are being diagnosed. Beacon Medical Group Gastroenterologist Binoy Ouseph explains the early signs and symptoms of colon cancer, and the importance of early detection. He also discusses age and...
28 Aug
It’s important that parents do not delay well visits or vaccinations for their kids and adolescents during the pandemic, because missing these appointments can have an adverse affect on their health. Safety precautions remain in place at Beacon Medical Group offices as the community faces the new reality of dealing with...
21 Aug
Kristen Johnson, a Memorial oncology nurse educator, who worked in the COVID unit, offers a candid perspective about how she is struggling with "mom guilt" during the pandemic. The first time I felt fear as a mother related to Covid-19 was during our initial hospital briefing. While sitting in the Memorial...
12 Aug
Amber Sahlhoff, a wife, mom and Beacon Children's Hospital NICU nurse, talks candidly about how she is coping during the pandemic and with the uncertainties surrounding the start of the new school year.  I woke up one morning last week crying in my sleep. In my dream, it was me who...
12 Aug
We know Coronavirus can impact anyone. It affects not only older adults and those with underlying health conditions, but it also affects young and healthy people. Thankfully, we now know much more about the transmission of this virus and we can make better recommendations on how to contain its spread....
29 Jul
Tami Slaven watched her wife walk slowly into the isolation room as she lay in her hospital bed, struggling to breathe. The loud, engine-like noise from the negative pressure exhaust fan masked the noise of her gasps for air. She felt excruciating pain with every breath. Her partner of seven years, Sue...