10
Jun
Archives for Heidi Prescott-Wieneke
08
Jun
“Road bump” brings change of focus to Beacon associate
Had you asked Ginny Schackow to describe herself prior to her diagnosis, she would have said she was driven, family-oriented, fun, organized, always a planner and always on the lookout for the next project or family hiking trip. A photo taken during one of those hiking trips, when she posed...
03
Jun
Medical Minute: Unique stroke risks and symptoms that women need to know
One in five women will have a stroke in their lifetime, and stoke kills twice as many women as breast cancer, says Dr. Erin Clark, a Beacon Health emergency care physician. Learn the unique risks of stroke in women, and how the symptoms for women differ from men, in this...
28
May
Beacon awards nurses scholarships toward education, advanced degrees
Congratulations to the 2021 Beacon Nursing Scholars. Sixty-seven of our nurses have received more than $360,000 in scholarships from the Beacon Health Foundation. The scholarships, which are made possible through generous donors in our community, support non-clinical associates entering the nursing field, as well as nurses pursuing advanced degrees. We will...
25
May
Submit your baby’s story for Beacon Children’s 40th NICU anniversary
Since its inception in 1981, the doctors, nurses and entire NICU team at Beacon Children’s Hospital have cared for tens of thousands of babies. If you’re a parent whose child spent days, weeks or months in the NICU, you understand the mixed emotions that come with an early or unscheduled...
03
May
Construction under way on new Goshen, Nappanee outpatient facilities
Beacon Health has embarked on two construction projects in Elkhart County as part of an ongoing effort to better meet the needs of patients as the health system continues to expand its regional footprint. The Beacon Goshen Outpatient Center is currently under construction at 2222 Reith Blvd., at the site of...
16
Apr
COVID-related condition MIS-C can be severe in some children
Hari Gourabathini, MD, pediatric critical care medicine physician at Beacon Children’s Hospital, offers his perspective about caring for children affected by coronavirus and the unseen impacts of the pandemic on our community’s kids. Click here to hear him speak about MIS-C. The pandemic’s effect at face value It has been a more...
07
Apr
Plea to community to remain vigilant as COVID hospitalizations rise
The number of COVID-positive inpatients at our hospitals has quadrupled during the past month, so this is not the time to let our guard down, says Dr. Sam El-Dalati, Beacon Health System Chief Clinical Officer. In today's Medical Minute, Dr. El-Dalati asks that community members get vaccinated, because the COVID...
22
Mar
A year later: Tami Slaven reflects on COVID experience at Elkhart General
Tami Slaven was fighting for her life one year ago this week. At 52, Tami had become Elkhart General Hospital's first COVID-positive ventilated patient. Read her original compelling story. We recently caught up with Tami to talk about the past year, about her experience with COVID and to find out...
17
Mar