Nick Hintz, chief of skills and proficiencies at the Elkhart Fire Department, climbed 128 flights of stairs early this morning at Beacon Health & Fitness Granger. This marks the 11th year the club member has completed this memorial climb in full firefighter gear to honor...
Derek Klute's day on the pickleball court ended in an instant. "It was my turn to receive serve, so as the serve comes I step up, and just as I do, my right Achilles ruptures and I'm laying on the ground," Derek recalls. His story is...
This story features a Beacon Children’s Hospital patient who ran the bases in our Home Run for Life program — a partnership between Beacon Health System and the South Bend Cubs. We featured the heartfelt stories of each patient who participated in the program throughout...
Three years ago, Grace Schultz was on her motorcycle, riding down a busy street. She was just running a quick errand, picking something up from her husband at work. But in a matter of seconds, everything changed. An SUV pulled out unexpectedly in front of her....
When it comes to your health, choosing the right care matters — and Beacon Kalamazoo is proud to be recognized among the nation’s best by Healthgrades®, a trusted source for hospital quality ratings. For the second year in a row, Beacon Kalamazoo was named by Healthgrades...
In the wake of the recent shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, many parents are struggling with how to talk with their children about school violence. We reached out to Sheryl Vinci, psychiatric nurse practitioner with Beacon Medical Group Behavioral Health South Bend, about...
Sue Grattenthaler’s health problems reached a crisis point in 2023 when she found herself restricted to a wheelchair, filled with fear about an uncertain future. But the compassionate, expert care of Beacon’s Bone & Joint Specialists team has helped Sue regain both her mobility and...
This story features a Beacon Children’s Hospital patient who will be running the bases in our Home Run for Life program — a partnership between Beacon Health System and the South Bend Cubs. We will be featuring the heartfelt stories of each patient who is...
For several months recently, hospital visits were a part of six-year-old Malachi’s routine. But there was something he saw each time that lifted his spirits and captured his imagination: the giant, red crane towering over the new Memorial Hospital patient tower construction site. [caption id="attachment_58127" align="alignleft"...
Did you know that children eight to 18 years old are averaging more than a whopping seven hours a day watching or using screens according to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry? Before you begin to worry, consider that different types of screens often...
