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Dec
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Nov
Regional healthcare coalition to community members: “How long COVID lasts is up to us”
An Open Letter to District 2 Community Members: Nearly every hospital in our region has reached capacity or is exceeding capacity, which means we consistently have more patients than beds. Cases of COVID-19 have been increasing during the last several weeks. Most of these patients have not been vaccinated. Our already...
30
Nov
Medical Minute: What you need to know about the flu vaccine
The holidays are here. But with the holidays comes the winter respiratory season. We've already seen an increase in COVID-19 cases in our area and we have now confirmed positive cases of influenza as well. How do we fight this? “We need to get our flu shots,” says Beacon Medical Group Goshen...
24
Nov
Beacon Medical Minute: Doctors offer advice for gathering safely with others during the holidays
As we enter our second pandemic holiday season, many of us are asking ourselves what we can do to protect ourselves and others as we gather with others to celebrate. COVID cases are on the rise, not just here at our Beacon hospitals, but in many cities across the country....
22
Nov
Beacon courier honored as “HomeCare Hero” for dedication to patients
Tim Weiss thrives on his interactions with patients as a long-time courier driver at Beacon. His exchanges with customers go well beyond his dropping medications at their door. Weiss has brought in mail, walked customers’ pets and delivered medications during snow storms and after hours. He’s told his wife that the...
16
Nov
It’s almost Thanksgiving — Should you stay or should you go?
Are you trying to decide whether you should travel to see family for Thanksgiving? Many people will be celebrating like we’re in normal times. We’re not. “While we may be over the pandemic, the pandemic is not over with us,” said Kelly Jolliff, director of Infection Prevention & Emergency Preparedness at...
16
Nov
A young boy with a vast impact: Oliver’s inspiring story
Oliver, the youngest of three, is a boy who loves to play. Tee-ball, soccer and even just running in the yard bring a bright smile to his face. And he loves school. “Oliver asks to go to school every day, even during the summer,” says his mom, Alison. But his parents...
11
Nov
Eye on Health: Beacon nursing leaders address nursing shortage on WSBT
In 2004, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted a national nursing shortage in the years to come. What nobody predicted, however, was how a global pandemic would impact the profession and healthcare services everywhere. Rose Speights, Vice President of Nursing and Patient Care Services at Elkhart General, and Sarah Paturalski, Vice President...
02
Nov
Paragon Clinics marks a decade of serving St. Joseph County employees and their families
Paragon Clinics has reached its 10-year anniversary of partnering with St. Joseph County and offering thousands of employees and their families access to high-quality, personalized and convenient medical care from Beacon Health System. Paragon began offering onsite primary care clinics and wellness solutions for the workplace in 2011. Worksite clinic services...
29
Oct