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Want to have fun while doing good? Sunburst Races need more volunteers

By the time she retired after 23 years as a registered nurse and critical care case manager at Elkhart General Hospital, Joyce Hislope had become a vital part of the hospital’s care team. For the past five years since then, Hislope said she and her husband, Noel, have been greeted and...

Beacon donating medical supplies to Ukrainian hospital treating victims injured in Russian invasion

Beacon Health System is donating supplies and $25,000 to help victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine -- on behalf of our more than 7,000 associates. This is one of many inspiring stories about Beacon associates who connect with heart as they reach out to help those in need. Sleep has...

Memorial summer program again invites teens to explore medical careers

When Elizabeth Kuntz attended Saint Joseph High School in South Bend, she was always excited for Thursday afternoons. That’s when she volunteered in the Emergency Department at Memorial Hospital, where her duties included putting charts together, cleaning rooms, answering call lights, and much more. Kuntz ultimately would volunteer there for seven years,...

Black History Month: Recognizing African Americans in February helps “give them a voice”

As patient service representative for speech diagnostics at Memorial Hospital, Darice Ruth is part of a team that helps patients find their voice. Many of the patients have received treatment for cancers in the head and neck areas, affecting the larynx, or voice box. Some have difficulty speaking because of a...

Memorial pharmacist’s helpful act means a lot to COVID patient

Sometimes we can do things for others that seem small to us but are huge to those we do them for. On a recent Friday morning, Brenda Clanton had just learned she had tested positive for COVID-19. The 68-year-old Niles woman was grateful to Dr. Chris Hall, her Beacon Medical Group...

Afghan refugees settling in South Bend area receive health screenings, primary care at E. Blair Warner

As he nears completion of his three-year Memorial Family Medicine Residency program, Dr. Michael Keller has spent a lot of his time caring for South Bend’s at-risk, vulnerable populations. But since December, Dr. Keller, his fellow residents and the providers at Beacon Medical Group E. Blair Warner have started providing initial...

Black History Month: Chekesha Donaldson is “hopeful and optimistic” about diversity initiatives at Beacon

Whether she is reconciling staff credit card purchases, planning managers’ travel to conferences, crafting a monthly newsletter, ordering supplies or organizing new associate breakfasts, Chekesha Donaldson says much of what she does daily at Memorial Hospital is “behind the scenes.” She loves that aspect of her job and doesn’t necessarily want...

Embracing the power of candy bars and ‘dad jokes’ on Random Acts of Kindness Day

As Rev. Sarah Samson makes her way around Memorial Hospital of South Bend, she carries a tool important to her role as a hospital chaplain: candy bars. Each fun-sized Hershey or Crunch bar has a joke written on it. But not just any joke. A dad joke. “It’s hard being the smartest...

Indiana Landmarks plans to move historic May House currently located on Memorial Hospital campus

Indiana Landmarks is planning to move a 92-year-old historic home located near Memorial Hospital of South Bend to the Chapin Park National Register District. The structure most recently served as the home to the Junior League of South Bend. South Bend-based Lykowski Construction will be performing the relocation. The move would...

Beacon Health and Ivy Tech provide more information on nursing program collaboration

To address the nursing shortage that our community is facing, Beacon Health System and Ivy Tech Community College are collaborating to create the Beacon Scholar Program. This program will offer financial support to Ivy Tech Associate of Science in Nursing students by covering the cost of their tuition, fees and...