Charlie Sallee recently decided to get a colonoscopy. He’s young – only 46 years old. But because he only knows the medical history of one side of his family, his doctor advised him to get screened. “Let’s be thorough, let’s just be safe.” Sallee agreed. During this...
We’re celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting leaders throughout Beacon, women who help shape the organization and who share their knowledge, expertise and compassion with others in their service to our community. Learn more about these inspiring leaders each week in this special series. Susan King, President,...
IN THE NEWS: President Joe Biden recently had a small skin lesion removed from his chest during a comprehensive health assessment. A biopsy confirmed the lesion was basal cell carcinoma. “It is well-established that President Biden did spend a good deal of time in the...
When we asked Venita Massey to tell us about her hero for Black History Month, the long-time registered nurse at Three Rivers Health did not turn to history books. She only had to look inside her heart. “My hero is unknown to everyone except those...
Dr. Ismail Al-Ani describes the Turkish people as generous and kind. They think nothing of welcoming strangers into their homes to share a meal — it’s just what they do. Today, as he describes seeing a photo of a child’s shoe and a doll in...
Robert Widup had always taken blood thinners to manage his heart condition. Widup suffers from atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm that can lead to blood clots in the heart and increase the risk of stroke. While blood thinners helped manage the condition, they posed...
[caption id="attachment_51285" align="alignright" width="373"] Photo courtesy of University of Notre Dame[/caption] Following a year-long Beacon fellowship, Huda Syed began a new role as the health system’s accountable care organization (ACO) manager. She jumped at the chance to take part in a University of Notre Dame pilot...
By now most of us recognize the name Damar Hamlin. We know the Buffalo Bills player suffered a cardiac event last month during a game televised on Monday Night Football. For those of us watching, we collectively held our breath as we watched the swift...
[caption id="attachment_51239" align="alignleft" width="350"] Rodney Logan and Tracey Daggy.[/caption] Tracey Daggy, CFRN, TCRN, started her nursing career with no intention of being a Memorial MedFlight nurse. Like most callings in life, the career found her. During her first week as an emergency room nurse at a local...
When a group of Beacon Children’s Hospital associates nominated Dee Ullmer, RN-NIC, for the 4moms NICU Nurse of the Year award, they didn’t have to go far to gather kudos for the nomination form: her patients’ parents. “She loved my son like her own child, holding...
