Archives for Heidi Prescott

Beacon Health and Ivy Tech collaborate to address critical nursing shortage

Beacon Health System and Ivy Tech Community College are collaborating on an innovative program designed to attract, educate and train nurses who will remain in our communities to care for patients locally. This new model will offer educational incentives to increase student enrollment and develop a robust pipeline of nurses...

Elkhart General, Memorial babies are first deliveries of the New Year in Michiana

"It's a girl!" Sage Dahlia Benton made her grand entrance into the world just after 5 a.m. Saturday at Elkhart General Hospital, making her the first baby born on New Year's Day in the Michiana area. She was born at exactly 5:04 a.m., Jan. 1, 2022, weighing 5 pounds, 4 ounces. "She's just...

Memorial Hospital ER doctor appears on CNN to describe hospital crisis, COVID surge at Beacon

Dr. Donald Zimmer, Memorial Hospital emergency medicine physician, appeared live Tuesday night on CNN to talk about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our Beacon Health System hospitals, our staff and our community. Watch the CNN segment below. https://vimeo.com/659157383/8a2f816f74...

“We’re underwater”: Memorial ER doctor describes hospital crisis, COVID surge

Dr. Donald Zimmer, an Emergency Room physician at Memorial Hospital, candidly talks about the crisis our Beacon hospitals are currently facing. "We're underwater," Dr. Zimmer says about the number of COVID-positive and seriously ill patients seeking care. "Every day more patients are coming in. ...

South Bend Medical Foundation announces relocation plan after finalizing agreement with Beacon

South Bend Medical Foundation has finalized an agreement with Beacon Health System that will allow the pathology laboratory, blood donor center and administrative offices to relocate to a centralized location on Douglas Road in South Bend. Renovations will start in the weeks ahead and South Bend Medical Foundation will complete...

Beacon Medical Minute: Doctors offer advice for gathering safely with others during the holidays

As we enter our second pandemic holiday season, many of us are asking ourselves what we can do to protect ourselves and others as we gather with others to celebrate. COVID cases are on the rise, not just here at our Beacon hospitals, but in many cities across the country....

Beacon courier honored as “HomeCare Hero” for dedication to patients

Tim Weiss thrives on his interactions with patients as a long-time courier driver at Beacon. His exchanges with customers go well beyond his dropping medications at their door. Weiss has brought in mail, walked customers’ pets and delivered medications during snow storms and after hours. He’s told his wife that the...

Paragon Clinics marks a decade of serving St. Joseph County employees and their families

Paragon Clinics has reached its 10-year anniversary of partnering with St. Joseph County and offering thousands of employees and their families access to high-quality, personalized and convenient medical care from Beacon Health System. Paragon began offering onsite primary care clinics and wellness solutions for the workplace in 2011. Worksite clinic services...