Elkhart General Hospital’s new Monarch Robotic Bronchoscopy platform allows Dr. Diego Heredia to view and biopsy lung growths faster and with less risk of complications. The innovative technology also detects growths that are too small for a CAT scan to pick up, enabling earlier detection and...
Beacon Health System recently completed construction of a $4.8 million outpatient MRI Center at Beacon Granger Hospital. The 3,600-square-foot addition located on the west side of the hospital will provide patients improved access and convenience to MRI services. Patients can access the MRI Center from the...
Jimmy C. Smith-Moreland, Memorial Hospital administrative assistant for Women and Children's Services and Inpatient Rehab Services, shares his powerful personal story during Pride Month and what it means to work at Beacon. [caption id="attachment_49531" align="alignright" width="315"] Memorial Hospital associate Jimmy Smith-Moreland, right, pictured with his husband,...
Tomas Howard, a Memorial Hospital project lead, describes in his own voice his coming out experience and what it means to work at Beacon Health. His is one of the stories we are sharing during Pride Month, as we spotlight LGBTQIA+ associates. To be honest, I...
Beacon Health System’s generous donors have again stepped up to help address the national nursing shortage, and congratulations are in order. The Beacon Health Foundation recently awarded more than $270,000 in scholarships to 70 applicants for 2022. The scholarships typically support non-clinical associates who want to...
Sheila Annable regrets her sunbathing from years ago but says she’s extremely fortunate to have Dr. Luiz Pantalena as her doctor now. Together they keep a close eye on her basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, and Dr. Pantalena has removed it multiple times...
Excessive heat warnings have been issued across our region. And we all know that exposure to extreme heat outdoors, or the inability to cool down indoors, can cause serious life-threatening health problems. But what precautions should we take? Click here to read the St. Joseph County...
Kara Werner-Sanders, a Beacon Health certified athletic trainer and lead athletic trainer at IU South Bend, describes in her own voice what it means to work at Beacon. Hers is one of the stories we are sharing during Pride Month, as we spotlight LGBTQIA+ associates. When...
Beacon Medical Group pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Fulkerson might need to add a second bookshelf in his offices. Dr. Fulkerson and his staff were recently amazed and appreciative when Deborah Allen and her five children, ranging in age from 3 to 11, delivered 1,472 children’s books...
Traffic patterns around Memorial Hospital’s main entrance will change beginning Thursday, June 2, due to work to expand the hospital’s energy center. The main entrance will remain open, and patients can be dropped off or picked up curbside. Barricades and signage will be in place to help...
