Beacon Health System and Ivy Tech partnered together in 2022 to create the Beacon School of Nursing to address the nursing shortage in our community and support equitable economic prosperity in underrepresented minorities. This is a first-person perspective from Christy Hargraves, a Beacon Scholar who...
Are you looking for more energy? More money in your pocket? How about a lower risk of heart disease and cancer? If you smoke cigarettes, stopping can do all this for you and more. It might not be easy, but it’s a valuable investment in...
[caption id="attachment_54473" align="alignleft" width="447"] Suriya Van der Oord playing on the volleyball court.[/caption] The volleyball gene seems to run in the Van der Oord family. Suriya Van der Oord is a crackerjack volleyball athlete, taking after her parents. She has been involved with club volleyball since...
[caption id="attachment_54465" align="alignright" width="306"] Mary Dunn and Dr. Daniel Srikureja, Beacon Medical Group surgeon[/caption] Mary Dunn, who lives in Niles, looks and feels healthy today due in large part to the robotics surgery she had in January at Memorial Hospital when doctors removed part of her...
[caption id="attachment_54446" align="alignleft" width="318"] Dr. Daniel Fulkerson and Lydia Williams[/caption] In 2018, Lydia Williams began having balance issues. She was a healthy teenager and a high school competitive swimmer. Her ability to maintain balance escalated and by September 2021, she was unable to walk, says her...
For eight years, Michelle Rannells dealt with pain. As a pediatric nurse who was on her feet a lot, she thought she had a pinched sciatica nerve, because the pain would come and go. After a shift at work, Michelle would head home and go...
[caption id="attachment_54435" align="alignleft" width="314"] Ashton Murphy[/caption] Ashton Murphy placed his cardboard glasses over his eyes, craned his neck, and like many of us, watched the moon slowly slide across the sun Monday. Only Ashton was not in his backyard or even his home state. The pediatric...
Are you an early bird or a night owl? Either way, it’s critical for your health to get enough sleep. Not getting enough shuteye is bad for your heart and is associated with a host of other health issues. But in our day-to-day lives, getting...
You’ve booked your appointment with your doctor, but did you know there are a few things you can do in advance to prepare? Dr. Justin Grannell, family physician at Beacon Medical Group Bristol, shares some helpful tips, what you can expect during your visit and...
Headaches are common among adults and are even chronic for some individuals. They can be annoying or a sign of serious health issues, and they can have a wide variety of causes. [caption id="attachment_54360" align="alignleft" width="257"] Dr. Eric Miller, family physician, Beacon Medical Group WaNee[/caption] We’ve compiled...
