12
Feb
Archives for Heidi Prescott-Wieneke
07
Feb
Visitor restrictions now in place at all Beacon Health System hospitals
Starting today, visitor restrictions are now in place at our Beacon hospitals due to the high transmission levels of respiratory illness in our community. What this means: Hospital visitors must be age 18 or older. No more than two visitors per patient at a time. With high levels of respiratory illnesses...
04
Feb
Patient and Beacon neurosurgery team partner for life-changing surgery
Jerry Roberts had high standards when he was looking for a neurosurgeon—as anyone should. He wanted someone who would make decisions together. Someone who would listen to what mattered to him. Someone who could guide him through the pain of spine surgery recovery without feeling like he was risking his 25-year...
29
Jan
Beacon’s online tools make managing your family’s health care easier
Parenting young children means embracing the beautiful chaos — and sometimes it takes a Herculean effort just to get them out the door. “It feels like Navy SEAL training to get them all ready and out of the house sometimes,” says Melissa Cook, mom to a six- and eight-year-old. Everyone must be...
24
Jan
Defying the odds: Patient triumphs over recurring brain tumors, supported by Beacon’s care
“I’m in my ninth year of battling brain tumors,” Christopher Riley shares. With the support of his medical team, family and the strength of his faith, he continues to overcome his medical challenges, practice law, serve his community and enjoy time with loved ones. Nearly a decade ago, Christopher lost sight...
23
Jan
After farm accident, Beacon patient turns recovery journey into mission helping amputees
When we shared Laurie Hayn’s story in 2022, she had just been adjusting to life after losing her left leg and most of her left arm in a farming accident. Through expert trauma care at Beacon, determination and a resilient spirit, Laurie was back to farming within just one year. Since...
16
Jan
Eye on Health: Minimally invasive procedure frees Beacon patient from debilitating back pain
Amy Nussbaum lives a life not unlike many others. She has a job, a family, and she maintains an active lifestyle. But there came a day when the list of things she needed to do, and wanted to do, had to be put on hold. It started with pain and back...
01
Jan
It’s a boy! Beacon welcomes its first baby of 2025 at Elkhart General Hospital
It's a boy! Hannah and Billy Dahmen of Edwardsburg welcomed the first baby of the New Year at our Beacon hospitals. Bennett Dahmen was born at 2:45 a.m. at Elkhart General Hospital, weighing in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces. He has two older brothers, Liam, 4, and Everett, 2. "It does feel really...
31
Dec
From age 7 diagnosis to teenage success, Beacon Children’s Hospital patient thrives after scoliosis surgery
When doctors diagnose scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, they typically see it in adolescents. But for Nayelli Wood, the journey began much earlier, at just seven years old. During what seemed like a routine check-up, both her pediatrician and her mother Marisela, a registered nurse, noticed something concerning –...
30
Dec