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Oct
19
Oct
Uptick in number of COVID-positive patients continues across Beacon
Community Hospital of Bremen Community Hospital of Bremen continues to see an uptick in the number of COVID-positive patients. Drive-through testing rates continue to increase, with 20 to 30 daily tests and a peak number of 47 late last week. Overall, Marshall County has seen approximately 1,300 positive cases to date. Elkhart...
16
Oct
Beacon hospitals reporting large number of COVID patients
Memorial Hospital The hospital went on ambulance diversion to all adult patients on Thursday morning. Both the number of physical beds and the inability to appropriately staff overflow beds led to this action. The number of COVID-positive patients continues to be at or near a record high in addition to high...
15
Oct
CHA ACO, LLC improves care for Medicare patients, saves Medicare $4.9 million
Operated by Beacon Health System, CHA Accountable Care Organization (ACO), LLC improved care for nearly 14,000 Medicare beneficiaries in Indiana and Southwest Michigan last year, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In doing so, it also saved Medicare more than $4.9 million in 2019, earning the South...
13
Oct
WSBT “Eye on Health” will feature Beacon’s new respiratory care model
Beacon Health is now partnering with WSBT-TV to provide the community with timely health information on its “Eye on Health” monthly news segment. The first story is scheduled to air tonight during the 5 p.m. newscast. Here’s a sneak peek. Beacon Medical Group patients who are experiencing cold, flu or COVID-19...
07
Oct
Beacon Health updates visitor restrictions at hospitals
October 7, 2020 Visitation policies are now in effect for all Beacon locations: A maximum of 1 visitor will be permitted at any one time for each patient. Visitors must be 18 years of age or older and in good health. Visitors cannot be acutely ill and cannot be in quarantine or...
02
Oct
Let’s All Stay Vigilant: A letter from our Beacon CEO
Dear Beacon Team, We’ve all been in this together for the past seven months, since our first confirmed case of COVID-19 back in March. We’ve worked together to mitigate the spread of the virus in our hospitals, clinics and offices. And together, our efforts have resulted in very low exposure to and...
29
Sep
Beacon discharges 1,000th COVID-19 patient, a retired Elkhart elementary school teacher
The staff at Elkhart General Hospital lined the hallway, cheering and applauding for a retired elementary school teacher. Bennie Payton, too, threw her arms up in the air after learning she was the 1,000th COVID patient to be discharged from Beacon Health System. “I’m truly blessed,” said Payton, 74, who spent nearly...
24
Sep
Faces masked, prayers raised: Hospital chaplains balance compassion with COVID realities
This original post was written the summer of 2020 and Beacon was experiencing the angst of COVID that had gone on for 6 months. Now we are experiencing that same angst but it has gone on for 18 months. And staff is tired, society is tired, and we are all...
22
Sep