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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...
14 Aug
Over the past six months in quarantine and isolation, a new term has gained popularity: doomscrolling. Maybe you’ve doomscrolled while sitting on the couch or trying to fall asleep or even while in line at the grocery store. Switching from a Facebook feed full of arguments to a Twitter timeline full...
13 Aug
As part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Beacon Health System providers are able to consult with Mayo Clinic specialists through eConsults — electronic consultations that provides a second opinion at no additional charge to the patient. Dr. Thomas Reid recently requested an eConsult when a patient came to his office...
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...
15 Jul
The 2020 Sunburst Races, scheduled to take place August 8 in South Bend, have been canceled out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of participants and the community during the continued COVID-19 pandemic. “While we realize how disappointing this is to everyone involved in Sunburst Races, the...
06 Jul
Beacon Children’s Hospital has been recognized as the highest performer in a key indicator of the Children’s Hospital Association’s Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) study.  Out of 56 participating children’s hospitals from around the nation, Beacon Children’s had the fastest time to fluid bolus for pediatric patients with severe sepsis.  Sepsis is...
23 Jun
"The Coronavirus pandemic has brought with it many challenges, fear and uncertainty. But, alongside the challenges, fear and uncertainty, it has also brought love. I see love in the Beacon associates who selflessly volunteered to work on the COVID units, from nurses, to therapists, physicians, aides, respiratory therapists, environmental services, nutrition...