As part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Beacon Health System providers are able to consult with Mayo Clinic specialists through eConsults — electronic consultations that provides a second opinion at no additional charge to the patient. Dr. Thomas Reid recently requested an eConsult when a...
Amber Sahlhoff, a wife, mom and Beacon Children's Hospital NICU nurse, talks candidly about how she is coping during the pandemic and with the uncertainties surrounding the start of the new school year. I woke up one morning last week crying in my sleep. In my...
We know Coronavirus can impact anyone. It affects not only older adults and those with underlying health conditions, but it also affects young and healthy people. Thankfully, we now know much more about the transmission of this virus and we can make better recommendations on...
Tami Slaven watched her wife walk slowly into the isolation room as she lay in her hospital bed, struggling to breathe. The loud, engine-like noise from the negative pressure exhaust fan masked the noise of her gasps for air. She felt excruciating pain with every breath. Her...
The 2020 Sunburst Races, scheduled to take place August 8 in South Bend, have been canceled out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of participants and the community during the continued COVID-19 pandemic. “While we realize how disappointing this is to everyone...
[caption id="attachment_41196" align="alignright" width="703"] From left, back row: Kate Dutkiewicz, MD, Pediatric Hospitalist and Beacon Children’s Hospital Medical Director; Jennifer Tonkovich, RN, Director of Children’s Services; Jim Galasso, RPH, Medication Safety Officer and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist; Nikhil Patankar, MD MBA, Pediatric Intensivist and Director for...
"The Coronavirus pandemic has brought with it many challenges, fear and uncertainty. But, alongside the challenges, fear and uncertainty, it has also brought love. I see love in the Beacon associates who selflessly volunteered to work on the COVID units, from nurses, to therapists, physicians, aides,...
Franciscan Health and Beacon Health System celebrated the culmination of their partnership and the end of construction at the new Franciscan Beacon Hospital with a blessing and ceremonial ribbon cutting on Friday, June 12. Franciscan Beacon will officially open its doors to patients in the coming...
Sessions at Elkhart General Hospital bring associates together to express themselves in era of COVID-19 A desire to serve and bring support to associates ignited Vice President of Nursing and Patient Care Services Rose Speights’ inspiration behind the new “Masks On, Masks Off Check-In” that debuted...
When Cliff Johnson meets his third great-grandchild later this year, he’ll do so as a cancer survivor. “They haven’t told us if it’s a boy or a girl yet,” says Sharon Johnson, Cliff’s wife. Ten years ago, Cliff’s family took him to the ER when he started...
