Beacon Health System is on the road to completing its 500th MONARCH® Robotic Bronchoscopy procedure in August 2026. It marks more than a technology milestone. It represents 500 opportunities to find answers and diagnose cancer earlier. And for MONARCH procedure number 382? It helped save Carrie’s...
Before Romello “Romie” Granger stocked shelves, prepared food and washed dishes at Memorial Hospital, he was one of its tiniest patients. Born prematurely and weighing just under two pounds, he approached every milestone with a quiet determination, overcoming hurdles as though he never knew they...
Caring for patients starts close to home, but the impact of that care can reach around the world. In this month’s Eye on Health from WSBT, we meet the Beacon cardiac team that traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, in May 2026 to provide life-changing heart valve...
Every organ donation matters. But in January 2026, one made history. At 84, Fred Voorde of Elkhart became the oldest liver donor in the United States through Donation After Circulatory Death, or DCD. It's a process in which doctors recover the organ after life support is...
Genevieve Nikolai shines with an irresistible sweetness that makes people remember her wherever she goes. She’s a joyful force who may have a big speech delay but still finds her voice, especially when it comes to her love of Mickey Mouse (Mickey, never Minnie). She...
Mike Coryn never imagined that a few everyday aches or his constant tiredness would lead to a cancer diagnosis. But eventually he met with doctors at Beacon for answers. When his wife told him the doctor had called with the results, the shock was so...
Recognizing the signs of a stroke and acting quickly can mean the difference between recovery and lasting damage. For 39-year-old Dylan Friar of Niles, Michigan, that lesson became all too real. What Dylan thought was a migraine turned into a sudden medical emergency. He couldn’t control...
