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...
[caption id="attachment_49566" align="alignright" width="274"] T.J. Freeby indicates he's ready before Beacon neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Fulkerson performed brain surgery to relieve fluid pressure that was causing him severe headaches.[/caption] Timothy “T.J.” Freeby had initially figured his two weeks of debilitating headaches last fall came from stress as...
[caption id="attachment_49771" align="alignright" width="200"] DiMagno[/caption] 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...
Healthcare team members may not always realize the impact they have on patients, but sometimes the gratitude bubbles up when it’s least expected. Memorial Hospital nursing assistant Danny Grimes remembers the time a patient stopped by the Intermediate Care Center to say thank you to the...
Beacon Health System recently completed construction of an $11.7 million Beacon Goshen Outpatient Center located along U.S. 33 near County Road 17 on the north side of Goshen. Patients now have access to urgent care, imaging services, physical therapy and Beacon Medical Group Specialty Services...
[caption id="attachment_49715" align="alignright" width="399"] Miles Gappa, 9, is excited to run in the Granger Sunburst on Sunday.[/caption] Miles Gappa is quick to tell you his favorite sport to play is Little League Baseball because winning requires all nine players to work as a team, with each...
So incredibly tiny. So fragile. Born by emergency c-section 12 weeks before his due date, Evan Nayee weighed just one pound, 12 ounces, a weight small enough to classify him as a “micro-preemie.” So small, his father could slide his wedding ring all the way up...
[caption id="attachment_49682" align="alignright" width="443"] Erin Beeman behind the desk at Beacon Health & Fitness in Granger.[/caption] As a hospitality associate delivering meal trays to patients at Memorial Hospital, Erin Beeman remembers regularly seeking out nurses to check the blood sugar of the diabetic patients before they...
Six Beacon Health System leaders spent the past year immersed in community leadership programs. Leadership South Bend | Mishawaka and the Elkhart Leadership Academy offer emerging leaders across businesses and industries the opportunity to gain a better understanding of their personal leadership skills and styles,...
Both Elkhart General Hospital and Memorial Hospital of South Bend have received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke quality achievement award for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading...
