Wheelchair race, other new events, happening on Aug. 8 at Sunburst Races in Granger

Splash pads. Community pools. Public parks and playgrounds. Many of these spaces created for children are limited in their ability to accommodate children with physical handicaps. Teeter-totters, slides and most swings are not tailored for children like 4-year-old Royce Purser, who lives with a permanent birth defect. “We have worked very...

Elkhart General Hospital receives reverification as Level III trauma center by American College of Surgeons

Elkhart General Hospital has been reverified as a Level III trauma center through 2023 by the Verification Review Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons. The hospital cared for nearly 650 trauma patients last year during the pandemic. Established by the American College of Surgeons in 1987, the Consultation/Verification...

Beacon’s Care Coordination team is a bridge between patients and community support

“How am I going to get through today? That’s the question on the minds of many patients Roger Hershberger encounters as a social worker with the Beacon Care Coordination team, a group of clinicians that works to improve the health of chronically ill patients of the Beacon Health System. “When you first...

Beacon Health System demonstrates commitment to providing safest environment for patients, associates and community

Beacon Health System today announced that it will require everyone employed by the health system or regularly working at a Beacon facility to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 1, 2021. As a healthcare leader, Beacon Health System believes it is important to demonstrate a commitment to delivering outstanding care...

Memorial Hospital marks 10 years of treating behavioral health patients at Epworth Center and Hospital

In early 2011, Memorial Hospital pledged to provide psychiatric services and care at the former Madison Center properties on Niles Avenue near downtown South Bend. One of the biggest changes and challenges in the last 10 years has been the growing number of adults and teenagers seeking mental health treatment...

Two Beacon Health System hospitals awarded Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Accreditation from The Joint Commission

ELKHART and SOUTH BEND, Indiana – Elkhart General Hospital and Memorial Hospital of South Bend have earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects...

Franciscan Beacon Hospital celebrates 1-year anniversary

La PORTE, Indiana – One year after opening the doors of Franciscan Beacon Hospital to patients in LaPorte, the collaboration between Franciscan Health and Beacon Health System has proven to be a vital addition to the community’s healthcare landscape. The two trusted health systems partnered in 2018 to begin construction and...

Medical Minute: How dangerous is the Delta variant?

“It’s probably already here and present in our community or it will be here soon,” Dr. Dale Patterson, Memorial Hospital Vice President of Medical Affairs, says of the Delta variant of COVID-19. The CDC reports that the variant now accounts for about one in four Coronavirus cases in the U.S. How...

Beacon plans two-phase outpatient center in downtown Mishawaka

Beacon Health System has announced a $12.5 million investment in the first phase of an outpatient center planned on the northeast corner of Lincoln Way East and Church Street in Mishawaka. The center will be located across from the Mishawaka Public Library. The 16,500-square-foot facility, located in the immediate downtown Mishawaka...

Three Beacon Health System professionals named to South Bend Chamber’s 40 Under 40 list

At Beacon Health System, we pride ourselves on the work our team does in and outside our walls. This year, three of our team members have been honored by the South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce as part of the 15th annual Michiana 40 Under 40 for their career achievements and...