[caption id="attachment_51976" align="alignright" width="346"] Marge Skaggs visits Disney with her husband and family just two months after hip replacement surgery at Beacon.[/caption] Marge Skaggs knows what it feels like to live with hip pain. All from the wear and tear of life. At 63, this active Lakeville...
A recent article published in the New York Times highlights a revolutionary stroke treatment that is creating better outcomes for patients. This treatment, which is expected to save millions of lives and improve the livelihoods of stroke victims around the world, and has been offered...
Considering having a hip or knee replacement surgery? You might be feeling overwhelmed and have a lot of questions. Our orthopedic nurse navigators at Elkhart General and Memorial hospitals can answer your questions and help ease your concerns before and after your surgery. The only...
Beacon Health System and Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center celebrated the opening of The Surgery Center of Granger on Thursday with a ribbon cutting that marked the completion of the regional destination for orthopedic surgery and care. The Surgery Center of Granger reflects the vision...
[caption id="attachment_51869" align="alignright" width="424"] Bob Freeze and his wife, Harriett. The Mishawaka couple have been married 59 years.[/caption] Bob Freeze was unpacking bags of groceries at home one day when he suddenly fell to the floor. He knew what he wanted to say, but he couldn’t...
Kelsey Ratering sat down one evening and put pencil to paper. She started with a heart shape outline because “connect with heart” is part of the Beacon mission statement. Kelsey also knew she wanted every associate to feel connected to her design and the theme,...
We’re nearing the end of the school year, and a sports physical for your young student-athlete might be the furthest thing from your mind. They can seem like a formality, but sports physicals help ensure your child’s readiness for a safe season of school or...
Summer camp. At Memorial Hospital. Sound interesting? High school students have the opportunity explore medicine and possible career paths in healthcare during the one-of-a-kind Mini Medical University at Memorial Hospital. Openings are still available this summer. “You meet real doctors and hospital employees who continue to not only...
[caption id="attachment_51688" align="alignright" width="286"] Dominique Armstrong and her sister Cheri.[/caption] Dominique Armstrong started running several years ago to keep up with her kids. Over and over they would ask her to play freeze tag, insist that she join backyard soccer games and plead with her to race...
The private birth suites at Community Hospital of Bremen allow our new moms to receive labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum care in the same room from the time she arrives to when it’s time to go home. This contrasts with traditional maternity care when expectant...
