Consumers support Beacon Children’s Hospital while saving on Halloween purchases

It's the time of year when we have Halloween costumes and decorations on our minds. And this year, Spirit Halloween stores in South Bend, Mishawaka and Michigan City are once again partnering with Beacon Children's Hospital in a special fundraising event. Customers save at the checkout in stores or online and 10...

CHA ACO, LLC improves care for Medicare patients, saves Medicare $3.5 million

CHA Accountable Care Organization (ACO), LLC, operated by Beacon Health System, improved care for nearly 12,000 Medicare beneficiaries in Indiana and southwest Michigan in 2021, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. As part of the Medicare Shared Savings Program, accountable care organizations that meet quality and cost goals...

93-year-old May House makes its move to South Bend’s Chapin Park Historic District

Beacon Health System and Indiana Landmarks partnered to relocate the 93-year-old May House from Park Lane near Memorial Hospital to the Chapin Park Historic District in South Bend. The move took place early Thursday morning. Local residents and students lined the sidewalks to watch the house slowly move to its final...

Beacon, Ivy Tech celebrate collaboration at Beacon School of Nursing ribbon cutting

A ribbon-cutting ceremony held Thursday at Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend served as the culmination of a partnership and collaboration with Beacon Health System to address the nursing shortage in the community. The Beacon Health System School of Nursing and Beacon Scholar Program are designed to attract, educate and...

Beacon expands primary care in Bremen by adding second location

Beacon Health System plans to open a second patient-centered primary care location this fall in Bremen. Starting Nov. 1, 2022, Greg Buck, MD, Robert Kolbe, MD, and Rachel Pippenger, MSN, FNP, will begin seeing patients on a full-time basis at the new Beacon Medical Group Bremen South Street, 1120 W. South...

Connecting with heart: Teams share, celebrate their ‘whys’

Teams at Memorial Hospital recently shared and celebrated their “whys” — the reasons and inspiration behind the amazing work they do for our patients. “Reconnecting with our individual purpose reminds us why we do what we do — it brings us back to our values, our passions, and our purposes,” said...

“Our family truly considers this a miracle” and is grateful for Beacon Health neurosurgeon and care team

Timothy “T.J.” Freeby had initially figured his two weeks of debilitating headaches last fall came from stress as he prepared for his final exams at Purdue University. On one day in particular during that time, he recalled planning to leave his friends' apartment to pick up some groceries for a cookout. "All...

Standing out: Memorial family medicine resident one of nation’s 12 best

Dr. Allyson DiMagno often earns her Memorial Hospital colleagues’ praise as a family medicine resident, and now the rest of the country is noticing. The American Academy of Family Physicians, the largest professional association for family physicians, recently honored Dr. DiMagno with this year’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education....