Eye On Health: Beacon offers widest range of minimally invasive procedures in region

Cheryl Scheidt wasn't feeling herself last year, unable to walk even 10 steps without losing her breath. She did the right thing by calling her doctor. He led her to cardiac and thoracic surgeon Amjad Syed, MD, at Elkhart General Hospital, who diagnosed a significant leak in her mitral valve. Making...

Katie Joy defies the odds, makes extraordinary strides that inspire everyone she meets

Next month, Beacon Children's Hospital will celebrate five years of delivering expert care, close to home in its current location. So we are shining a spotlight on some of our inspiring patients, like Katie Joy Blye. During a quick break in Katie Joy Blye’s recent physical therapy session, her mother, Jenni...

Reflecting on COVID: Six doctors look back at pandemic on Doctor’s Day

We asked six doctors to reflect on the personal toll that COVID-19 has taken on them, and to describe the strength they have found caring for patients during the past two years. We asked that they put into words what Doctor's Day means to them now, and how it feels...

Memorial Hospital associates help locate Edward Basker painting for late South Bend artist’s family member

For Jared Basker, the excitement of finding his great uncle Edward J. Basker’s paintings is matched perhaps only by his joy in displaying them and his hope that he’ll one day pass them on to future generations. Basker’s latest quest, aided by the keen memories of a couple of Memorial Hospital...

Elkhart General Hospital TAVR program earns top national designation

Three stars are a big deal when it comes to this heart procedure. And that’s what Elkhart General Hospital’s transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) program has earned – the highest rating possible – from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology. Walter Halloran, MD, Troy Weirick, MD, Amjad Syed, MD, and...

“Match Day” reveals new residents joining Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency program

"Match Day" is one of the most exciting times of the year for the Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency program. Today, the Residency team learned who will become part of our Beacon family.  Programs like ours across the country take on the responsibility of guiding the growth of these doctors...

Want to have fun while doing good? Sunburst Races need more volunteers

By the time she retired after 23 years as a registered nurse and critical care case manager at Elkhart General Hospital, Joyce Hislope had become a vital part of the hospital’s care team. For the past five years since then, Hislope said she and her husband, Noel, have been greeted and...

Beacon donating medical supplies to Ukrainian hospital treating victims injured in Russian invasion

Beacon Health System is donating supplies and $25,000 to help victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine -- on behalf of our more than 7,000 associates. This is one of many inspiring stories about Beacon associates who connect with heart as they reach out to help those in need. Sleep has...

New visitor identification system launched at Elkhart General and Memorial hospitals

The Elkhart General Hospital and Memorial Hospital guest services and security teams have introduced the Fast-Pass visitor identification system, following a soft launch at these locations. All visitors, vendors and off-duty associates and providers now will be issued a photo-identification visitor pass upon entering the hospitals. Individuals will also use the...

Memorial summer program again invites teens to explore medical careers

When Elizabeth Kuntz attended Saint Joseph High School in South Bend, she was always excited for Thursday afternoons. That’s when she volunteered in the Emergency Department at Memorial Hospital, where her duties included putting charts together, cleaning rooms, answering call lights, and much more. Kuntz ultimately would volunteer there for seven years,...