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Aug
06
Aug
Family doctor offers glimpse of COVID cases at Beacon, pleads for community to get vaccinated
In his own words: Dr. Joe Caruso, a Beacon Medical Group family physician. The hospitals and ICUs are filling up with COVID patients again. They are not filling up with vaccinated patients; they are filling up with very sick people who choose to not get vaccinated. They are not filling up with people...
05
Aug
Picture this: Girl in Throwback Thursday photo contacts us about her experience at Memorial Hospital
While scrolling through her Facebook feed, Brittany Jaso stopped and looked closely at a black-and-white photo that caught her eye. In it, she saw a nurse and student nurse tending to a small child in a wheelchair. She picked up her phone and messaged the little girl in the picture. The nervous...
30
Jul
Wheelchair race, other new events, happening on Aug. 8 at Sunburst Races in Granger
Splash pads. Community pools. Public parks and playgrounds. Many of these spaces created for children are limited in their ability to accommodate children with physical handicaps. Teeter-totters, slides and most swings are not tailored for children like 4-year-old Royce Purser, who lives with a permanent birth defect. “We have worked very...
28
Jul
Elkhart General Hospital receives reverification as Level III trauma center by American College of Surgeons
Elkhart General Hospital has been reverified as a Level III trauma center through 2023 by the Verification Review Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons. The hospital cared for nearly 650 trauma patients last year during the pandemic. Established by the American College of Surgeons in 1987, the Consultation/Verification...
28
Jul
Beacon’s Care Coordination team is a bridge between patients and community support
“How am I going to get through today? That’s the question on the minds of many patients Roger Hershberger encounters as a social worker with the Beacon Care Coordination team, a group of clinicians that works to improve the health of chronically ill patients of the Beacon Health System. “When you first...
15
Jul
Beacon Health System demonstrates commitment to providing safest environment for patients, associates and community
Beacon Health System today announced that it will require everyone employed by the health system or regularly working at a Beacon facility to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 1, 2021. As a healthcare leader, Beacon Health System believes it is important to demonstrate a commitment to delivering outstanding care...
13
Jul
Memorial Hospital marks 10 years of treating behavioral health patients at Epworth Center and Hospital
In early 2011, Memorial Hospital pledged to provide psychiatric services and care at the former Madison Center properties on Niles Avenue near downtown South Bend. One of the biggest changes and challenges in the last 10 years has been the growing number of adults and teenagers seeking mental health treatment...
07
Jul
Two Beacon Health System hospitals awarded Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Certification from The Joint Commission
ELKHART and SOUTH BEND, Indiana – Elkhart General Hospital and Memorial Hospital of South Bend have earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects...
06
Jul