Mary Burzynski, Author at Beacon Health System

30 Sep

How cochlear implants gave one mother the gift of deeper connection with her family

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15 Sep

Home Run for Life 2026

Each season, the South Bend Cubs and Beacon Children's Hospital honor six young patients at Four Winds Field through Home Run for Life. Meet the 2026 honorees—Allie, Lucas, Theo, Teagan, Gianna and Lily—and read the stories of courage behind their trip around the bases....

Mother cares for her newborn in a couplet care room, keeping parent and baby together.

14 Sep

Eye on Health: Keeping families together in the NICU

Beacon Children's Hospital and Elkhart General Hospital help parents and newborns stay together during a NICU stay. In this WSBT Eye on Health segment, Dr. Robert White and NNP Amber Wallace explain how Couplet Care and single-family rooms support babies and families....

14 Sep

Record-setting powerlifter prepares for competition after hip replacement at Beacon Bone & Joint

At 79, world-record powerlifter Jon Smoker thought severe hip pain might end his career. After an anterior hip replacement at Beacon Bone & Joint Specialists, he's back in the gym and training to chase four new world records when he turns 80....

Ryan Hunt hugs his daughter in his hospital room.

02 Sep

A second chance: How rapid CPR, expert heart care and teamwork saved Ryan Hunt’s life

When 46-year-old Ryan Hunt went into cardiac arrest, a series of small miracles, from his daughter finding him to Memorial Hospital being minutes away, gave him a fighting chance. Learn how rapid CPR, expert heart care and teamwork saved his life....

21 Aug

Eye on Health: Nerve condition a possible side effect of rapid weight loss

Foot drop, a condition that makes it hard to lift the front of the foot, may be linked to rapid weight loss from GLP-1 medications. In this WSBT Eye on Health segment, Beacon neurosurgeon Dr. Kashif Shaikh and NP Heidi Schelstraete explain what to watch...

Close up of a woman on treadmill focusing on her legs and running shoes

03 Aug

A closer look at a heart concern led Beacon’s care teams to a life-saving lung cancer discovery

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...

Romie Granger in the NICU and at his senior prom.

31 Jul

Romie Granger fought to survive in the NICU, then returned to the Memorial team that saved him

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...

Beacon cardiac team and patient pose in a Nairobi hospital during a May 2026 mission providing heart valve surgeries.

21 Jul

Eye on Health: Cardiac team performs valve surgeries during mission trip to Kenya

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...

Two people sit together and lean close at a restaurant table with drinks and appetizers.

09 Jul

Elkhart General patient’s final gift makes him become nation’s oldest liver donor

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...

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