Memorial Hospital of South Bend has been awarded an A rating for quality and safety measures from the Leapfrog Group. This is the fourth consecutive year Memorial Hospital has received the top letter grade from the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization. The Leapfrog Group issues letter grades...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Walter Halloran, MD, FACS, received the Dr. Franklin Miles Recognition for Leadership in Health Care on Saturday at the Business Legacy Gala in Elkhart. The honor was bestowed upon Dr. Halloran for his influence and leadership both at...
Memorial Hospital of South Bend has earned Advanced Certification as a Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center from The Joint Commission in collaboration with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Thrombectomy, the removal of a blood clot from an artery, can be used to treat strokes. Memorial Hospital...
[caption id="attachment_37281" align="alignleft" width="314"] The front of the special commemorative coin being given to each officer on the Memorial Hospital Security Police Department.[/caption] The Memorial Hospital Security Police Department was recently designated a "Program of Distinction" by the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety. Memorial is...
Congratulations to Dr. Wen-Sun Lum, hospitalist at Memorial Hospital, for being a Doc Who Rocks! A Rockin’ Doc is a physician who brings his or her best to Beacon Health System each day. Associates and colleagues nominated Dr. Lum for this distinction because he makes authentic...
Dr. Sam El-Dalati, MD, MBA, has joined Beacon Health System as Chief Clinical Officer. Dr. El-Dalati will lead the organization’s clinical excellence and quality outcomes initiatives for all inpatient, outpatient and physician office-based locations. “I am looking forward to continuing Beacon’s remarkable journey toward exceptional...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]ELKHART – Years of planning and construction culminated Monday in community partners and leaders celebrating the opening of Elkhart Health & Aquatics. The planned opening of Beacon Health & Fitness on Thursday will mark the completion of the first...
Congratulations to Dr. Omar Jahangir, Hospitalist Program Director at Elkhart General Hospital, on receiving the Apogee Star Award from his practice, Apogee Physicians. [caption id="attachment_36707" align="alignright" width="445"] Dr. Jahangir (center) with Apogee Physicians' Dennis Klein, DO, Division I President (left), and Chairman Michael Gregory, MD (right),...
Please help us spread the word about the Elkhart Health & Aquatics Community Preview that is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 14. Community members are welcome to take a tour that day of the new facility, which contains the third area Beacon...
Malachi Southern would’ve thought it was the coolest thing. He would’ve loved seeing more than 250 doctors, nurses, technicians, therapists, cafeteria workers, custodians and so many others line the hallways for him. Hallways that 10 minutes prior had been empty, but quickly filled after an overhead...
