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09 Feb
Tracey Daggy, CFRN, TCRN, started her nursing career with no intention of being a Memorial MedFlight nurse. Like most callings in life, the career found her.   During her first week as an emergency room nurse at a local hospital, several children arrived via ambulance from a house fire. A helicopter flew...
03 Feb
Frigid winter weather keeps many of us confined indoors — the perfect breeding ground for respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19, the flu, RSV and the common cold. While vaccinations and safe socializing help protect us, any preventions we take can go a long way in keeping us from an extended...
30 Jan
Memorial Hospital President Larry Tracy knows it’s important to provide a comfortable and familiar place where people can gather. He considered this heavily while looking for a business partner for a new hospital restaurant. “Most people are coming to us at their worst, and anything we can do to reduce their...
24 Jan
In the News: The American Academy of Pediatrics recently updated its guidelines for treating childhood obesity for the first time in 15 years, emphasizing a need for early and intensive intervention. According to the CDC, obesity affects nearly 15 million children and teenagers in the U.S. and can have serious...
16 Jan
For Beacon associates Kimberly Green Reeves and Lynn Coleman, giving back to the community isn’t just something they do professionally. It is a way of life. Green Reeves grew up in a home with parents who instilled in her at a very young age that giving is its own reward. Over...
11 Jan
Cervical cancer is both preventable and treatable. But unlike other cancers, it is also very sneaky and often goes undetected until it has spread elsewhere. “It doesn’t have symptoms until it’s very advanced,” said Dr. Nonyem Onujiogu, Beacon Medical Group gynecologic oncologist. “The way to prevent it and to catch it...
30 Dec
Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise and community transmission is high across our region. Hospitals usually don’t see this much flu until late January or early February, and other respiratory illnesses like RSV remain a concern. Each illness is different. But with overlapping symptoms, it can be challenging to know...