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While local health officials are reporting improvement in the number of COVID-19 infections in the community, and a possible corner turned in the latest surge, a federal strike team of medical professionals is helping to ease the burden of front-line caregivers at Memorial Hospital.
The 10-member team of U.S. Public Health...
Memorial Hospital security officer Ron Goze was on an early morning mobile patrol, checking on Beacon Health System properties around downtown South Bend, when he saw a man sprawled across a set of stairs near an alley.
The man appeared to be dead, prompting Goze to call 911. As a former...
Through her work in coding at Beacon Medical Group’s Maternal Fetal Medicine office, Nicole Frantz had seen how a genetic counselor often recommended DNA-testing firms to women seeking genetic information to help with their pregnancies.
Frantz in 2016 asked the counselor to recommend a service for her to try. Frantz wasn’t...
Visitor guidelines for our Beacon Health System hospitals have changed.
Starting today (Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022), visitors should be age 12 or older to visit a hospitalized patient. There continues to be a limit of two healthy visitors at a time per patient. All visitors will also continue to be screened...
Associates from across Beacon Health System are reflecting today about how the life and lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continue to influence our work, our patients and our community.
Jeremy Gillespie, manager of associate relations at Elkhart General Hospital, says Dr. King's legacy serves as a reminder of his...
Beacon Health System and Ivy Tech Community College are collaborating on an innovative program designed to attract, educate and train nurses who will remain in our communities to care for patients locally. This new model will offer educational incentives to increase student enrollment and develop a robust pipeline of nurses...
by Kate Glick, RD, LD
Elkhart General Hospital Outpatient Clinical Dietitian
It’s inevitable: A new year hits and you feel an unexplainable push to “be better.” New Year’s resolutions are everywhere you turn in January. But what about after January? How can we make our new year resolutions last us all year...
"It's a girl!"
Sage Dahlia Benton made her grand entrance into the world just after 5 a.m. Saturday at Elkhart General Hospital, making her the first baby born on New Year's Day in the Michiana area.
She was born at exactly 5:04 a.m., Jan. 1, 2022, weighing 5 pounds, 4 ounces.
"She's just...
Beacon associates are a shining light for our patients, their families and our community. Their dedication to delivering outstanding care, inspiring health and connecting with heart has guided us through nearly two years of a global pandemic, and we are grateful for all of their hard work and compassion.
“We are...
Patients are the focus of every choice at Beacon Health System. Our mission to deliver outstanding care, inspire health and connect with heart places those we serve at the center of everything we do.
“The patient’s journey with Beacon from the moment they seek care to the moment they no longer...