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Nov
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Nov
Beacon Health System launches food relief collaborative for community members
Beacon Health System today announced a food relief collaborative to address food insecurity in our region and ensure community members have access to food assistance. The initiative responds to growing challenges many families face in accessing nutritious meals, including those impacted by recent federal changes affecting support programs like SNAP...
30
Oct
NICU babies celebrate their first Halloween at Beacon Children’s Hospital
Our precious babies in the Beacon Children's Hospital NICU are celebrating their first Halloween in the most adorable way, dressed as everything from mighty superheroes to adorable pumpkins. These cherished moments remind us that even in the NICU, life's milestones should be celebrated. It's our way of bringing happiness and...
28
Oct
Beacon Community Impact team leads local safe sleep initiative for babies
Sleep-related deaths are the leading cause of death for infants over one week old who have gone home from the hospital in St. Joseph County, accounting for about 20 percent of all infant deaths in the county. In response, the St. Joseph County Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Community Action Team,...
28
Oct
When everyday worry becomes something more
We all deal with stress, whether it’s deadlines, traffic or any number of curveballs that come along. It’s part of everyday life. But how do you know when normal stress crosses the line into something more serious, like anxiety? According to Judith Philip, MD, family medicine physician at Beacon Medical Group...
23
Oct
Beacon Health System names interim presidents for Beacon Allegan, Beacon Dowagiac hospitals
Beacon Health System has announced strategic leadership changes at three of its southwest Michigan hospitals, effective November 1, 2025. As part of Beacon's commitment to community-focused care, the health system is redesigning the current administrator role and establishing local president roles at its critical access hospitals, Beacon Allegan and Beacon Dowagiac,...
19
Oct
Beacon pediatric neurosurgeon helps restore movement to 11-month-old boy after sudden and rare paralysis
Saturday mornings always have been Rowan Thomas's favorite, playing on the floor with his parents while they enjoy their coffee together. But just before his first birthday, Lauren and Andrew Thomas woke their son one early weekend morning to find something terrifyingly wrong. "We were expecting him to wake up happy...
16
Oct
Eye on Health: How Beacon’s comprehensive breast cancer care improves patient outcomes
The personalized approach to breast cancer care at Beacon ensures that no one navigates its complexities alone. Dr. Katherine Goze, general surgeon with Beacon's multi-disciplinary cancer team, emphasizes that comprehensive support begins the moment a patient receives their diagnosis. "The most important thing that I can tell a patient when they...
16
Oct
Beacon Health System, Notre Dame announce new, multiyear research collaboration
Today, Beacon Health System and the University of Notre Dame announced a new, multiyear research collaboration. Through this agreement, Beacon and Notre Dame will jointly develop collaborative, health-focused research projects that are of interest to both organizations, particularly in the areas of oncology and health data. Within these projects, Notre...
14
Oct