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Apr
Archives for Heidi Prescott
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Apr
Eye on Health: Beacon orthopedic team helps EMT return to serving her community
For EMT Katie Ohda, living in pain wasn't an option. Katie's shoulder problems began when she was a high school freshman and a dedicated softball player. She waited nearly five years before seeking help. By then, the labrum in her shoulder was completely torn. A prior surgery hadn't worked, and she...
14
Apr
Memorial Hospital first in Indiana to send every newborn home with books
Memorial Hospital of South Bend is launching Books from Birth this week, becoming the first hospital in Indiana — and the latest across a select group of hospitals nationwide — to send every newborn home with a starter library of new board books. The program is made possible through a...
09
Apr
Beacon announces Sarah Paturalski as President of Beacon Dowagiac, names additional leaders
Beacon Health System has named Sarah Paturalski, MBA, MSN, RN, as President of Beacon Dowagiac. With more than 15 years of healthcare leadership experience rooted in nursing, Paturalski brings a proven record of operational excellence, workforce development and patient care innovation to the role. Paturalski has served as Vice President of...
02
Apr
Patient credits Three Rivers Health Hospital associate with saving his life during tornado
Abby Hostetler was working the front desk at Three Rivers Health Hospital when she heard the severe weather alert on the scanner. As she was making a final sweep of the lobby, that's when she saw him. She recognized 86-year-old Del Eastes right away as he slowly walked through the doors....
23
Mar
New Beacon Mishawaka Outpatient Center honors local civic leader
Beacon Health System recently opened its new outpatient center at the northeast corner of Lincolnway East and Church Street, a site with deep roots in downtown Mishawaka that now serves the health needs of the community. The 25,000-square-foot, two-story center provides convenient access to advanced imaging, physical therapy, primary care and...
18
Mar
Confidence and trust in Beacon carried patient through breast cancer journey
Being diagnosed with cancer will scare anyone. But because Kathy Wolfe and her husband had experienced Beacon's quality of care before, she walked into treatment with something many patients don't always have right away: confidence in her care team. Something was off Kathy, an artist and retired legal secretary now in her...
18
Mar
Eye on Health: Patient faced breast cancer with Beacon care team by her side
When Suzie Gonzalez felt something hard in her breast, she ignored it at first. When she noticed it was getting bigger, she decided to get it checked out. The LaGrange resident was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma at 48, with no family history of breast cancer and no roadmap for what...
05
Mar
After decades of hiding hearing loss, Beacon patient wants others to consider cochlear implants
Thomas Nate kept his hearing loss mostly to himself. He managed. He adapted. He hid it. But at 84, he was tired of pretending everything was fine. And he finally did something about it. Tom had worn hearing aids since age 38, and about a decade ago, a Florida audiologist first mentioned...
20
Feb