March 10, 2023 – A recent data security event involving Beacon Health System (“Beacon”) may affect the security of information related to certain individuals who are affiliated with Beacon as current or former patients. Although there is no indication of identity theft or fraud resulting...
[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]Dr. Ismail Al-Ani describes the Turkish people as generous and kind. They think nothing of welcoming strangers into their homes to share a meal — it’s just what they do. Today, as he describes seeing a photo of...
Beginning soon, Beacon Health System will have a new way to continue to care for some patients once they are discharged from the hospital. Together with Boston-based Biofourmis, patients at Elkhart General and Memorial hospitals with congestive heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who...
[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] When approached by the American Cancer Society to be Indiana’s expert spokesperson about cervical cancer, its impact on the Black community and the importance of prevention and screening, Dr. Nonyem Onujiogu didn’t hesitate. “It’s the right thing to do,”...
Congratulations to Memorial Hospital’s cardiovascular team for earning certification from the American College of Cardiology for its Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) program. TAVR may help those with severe aortic stenosis, a condition that decreases blood flow from the heart out into the body. The minimally invasive procedure, which does not...
[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] There’s still time to get the most out of your health insurance plan for this year. Be sure to take a minute to review your plan for any remaining benefits you haven’t used this calendar year. Health spending accounts Did...
[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] In this Medical Minute video below, Dr. Jason Marker, associate director at the Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency program, breaks down what you need to know to stay safe and healthy heading into respiratory illness season. He explains...
Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Beacon Children's Hospital dressed up for their first Halloween. It's our way of helping to make the holiday special for patients and their families. We hope seeing our youngest patients in costume will make you smile! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkCuN7TgArY...
Hair loss can be a common and concerning side effect of chemotherapy treatment for cancer. But teams from Beacon Cancer Care at both Elkhart General and Memorial Hospital now offer the Paxman Scalp Cooling System that can help minimize hair loss for cancer patients. Tera...
CHA Accountable Care Organization (ACO), LLC, operated by Beacon Health System, improved care for nearly 12,000 Medicare beneficiaries in Indiana and southwest Michigan in 2021, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. As part of the Medicare Shared Savings Program, accountable care organizations that...
