Bone-chilling temperatures are headed for our region, which increases the chances of frostbite if we are outside for too long. Young children and infants, as well as older adults and seniors, should be especially careful when heading outdoors. Frostbite leads to a loss of feeling and...
[caption id="attachment_53836" align="alignright" width="351"] Stefain Holmes[/caption] Stefain Holmes had nearly given up hope of getting relief from the back pain that had plagued her since 1996, when her car was violently struck by a drunk driver. She sought care many times, but doctors told her they couldn’t...
Beacon Health & Fitness is seeing an influx in the number of new members this month. But how do you make sure your health and fitness journey doesn’t come to a screeching halt in the weeks and months ahead? In our new WSBT Eye on Health...
[caption id="attachment_53760" align="alignleft" width="283"] Addison, Elkhart General’s first baby of 2024[/caption] “It is a huge blessing and feels like my whole world has been completed with her.” That’s how Kayla Enyeart describes becoming not only a first-time mom at 6:29 a.m. today, but also delivering the first...
“May the warmth of this blanket keep you safe and well, We hope this year you will find special peace, May you keep the season’s warmth with you now and all year through, We thank you for your kindness and allowing us to care for you! From the Family...
[caption id="attachment_53735" align="alignright" width="246"] Jean Hill[/caption] Jean Hill enjoys walking, gardening and working as a box office clerk at the Morris Performing Arts Center. Not being able to stay active would mean having to make dramatic changes in her life. So it was concerning when some mild leg...
Did you know that a person’s blood pressure tends to be higher in the wintertime than during the warmer summer months? More pressure is needed to move blood through your veins and arteries because they become narrow when the temperature falls. This relationship between cold weather...
’Twas a few days before Christmas in Neonatal Intensive Care, all our babies were surprised to see Santa Claus there! Our Beacon Children’s Hospital team made sure our patient families did not miss out on taking photos and making memories of their baby’s first Christmas. We...
[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] Starting today, visitor restrictions are now in place and masking is required when visiting patients at our Beacon hospitals due to the increase of respiratory illness in our community. What this means: • Two masked visitors per patient at...
Lila Artley has a new spring in her step. This is a big improvement from the painful leg cramps that had been getting worse and worse over the past several years for the recently retired Beacon medical receptionist. “My right calf felt like it was going...
