As the region’s largest health care provider, Beacon Health System is prepared for the arrival of patients who may test positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). There are currently no confirmed cases of Coronavirus at Beacon. But health officials believe it is a matter of time before a patient...
A handful of Beacon associates are super excited about their birthdays Saturday. As they should be. Their birthdays only appear on the calendar every four years. We caught up with Judy Cassity, Alexis Selvesyuk and Doug Cripe -- who are among Beacon's lucky "Leapers" -- to find...
Between the two of them, Ann and Dan Wierzbicki have logged 4,041 volunteer hours at Elkhart General Hospital. That’s more than 168 days, or almost half a year, if they volunteered around-the-clock, seven days a week. The word “dedicated” doesn’t do this power couple justice, considering...
by Coley Parker, Fitness Coordinator, Elkhart Health & Aquatics Almost two months in to the year, a lot of new year's resolutions are no longer a priority. Everyday life has interfered with fitness goals and other promises to get in shape or eat healthier. But it's...
In life, nurses spend their careers taking care of others. In death, nurses take care of one another. Karen Eggleston considers it an honor to serve as a volunteer member of the Elkhart General Nursing Honor Guard. Their role is to pay tribute to fellow nurses by...
Maddilyn James Enos is going to have the best story to tell about the day she was born. [caption id="attachment_39537" align="alignleft" width="264"] Jordan and Colton Enos pose with baby Maddie, Dr. James Mauck and RN Lisa Krizmanich.[/caption] Maddie will always be able to say that people around...
“ANY MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL PLEASE COME TO THE BACK OF THE PLANE.” [caption id="attachment_39511" align="alignleft" width="334"] Mady Stewart, RN, BSN, who works in the Memorial Hospital Emergency Care Center, with her boyfriend, Jake Everett, an EMT with Tri-County Ambulance.[/caption] Madison “Mady” Stewart was studying for her national board...
The coldest months of the year have arrived and that means having to put up with dry, itchy skin. Or does it? We reached out to our experts at Beacon Medical Group Dermatology for advice. We wanted to know what exactly causes our skin to feel dry...
Leaders from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital and Beacon Health System are pleased to announce a new collaboration. Under the terms of the professional services agreement, Mary Free Bed will manage the adult, inpatient rehabilitation programs at Elkhart General Hospital and Memorial Hospital in South...
[caption id="attachment_39421" align="alignleft" width="299"] Julius Barhams holds a photo of Jon Housand.[/caption] Julius Barhams never imagined he would be working toward becoming a nurse anesthetist. Up until a few years ago, in fact, Barhams had no idea he wanted to serve others in medicine, let alone go...
