Baby Friendly USA has recertified Memorial Hospital as “baby friendly,” determining again after a rigorous review that the hospital adheres to the highest care standards for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. The standards are built on the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, a set of evidence-based...
A cancer diagnosis is one of the most nerve-wracking and overwhelming conversations any person could have. And whether you’re treating cancer through chemotherapy, surgery or another approach, it takes a resiliency, courage and strength. Over the past few years, the Beacon Cancer Care team has met...
[caption id="attachment_47908" align="alignright" width="452"] From left: Alixandria Warner, Stacy Park, Tamara House, Ashley Hupp[/caption] Four associates at Beacon Medical Group Fulton Street Specialists were not about to leave a patient stranded in a snowy ditch after she had just braved Wednesday’s harsh weather to keep her...
Dear Jonathon, Thank you for helping me feel better when I broke my arm. I liked the popsicle and coloring stuff. Jesus healed me! God bless you. Your friend...
While local health officials are reporting improvement in the number of COVID-19 infections in the community, and a possible corner turned in the latest surge, a federal strike team of medical professionals is helping to ease the burden of front-line caregivers at Memorial Hospital. [caption id="attachment_47821"...
Memorial Hospital security officer Ron Goze was on an early morning mobile patrol, checking on Beacon Health System properties around downtown South Bend, when he saw a man sprawled across a set of stairs near an alley. The man appeared to be dead, prompting Goze to...
[caption id="attachment_47701" align="alignright" width="367"] Mary Sharp, left, and Nicole Frantz, are Beacon Medical Group associates who have recently discovered that they are half-sisters.[/caption] Through her work in coding at Beacon Medical Group’s Maternal Fetal Medicine office, Nicole Frantz had seen how a genetic counselor often recommended...
Associates from across Beacon Health System are reflecting today about how the life and lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continue to influence our work, our patients and our community. Jeremy Gillespie, manager of associate relations at Elkhart General Hospital, says Dr. King's legacy serves...
Beacon Health System and Ivy Tech Community College are collaborating on an innovative program designed to attract, educate and train nurses who will remain in our communities to care for patients locally. This new model will offer educational incentives to increase student enrollment and develop...
by Kate Glick, RD, LD Elkhart General Hospital Outpatient Clinical Dietitian It’s inevitable: A new year hits and you feel an unexplainable push to “be better.” New Year’s resolutions are everywhere you turn in January. But what about after January? How can we make our new year...
