19 Apr

Now in college, preemie twins remain closer than ever, grateful for parents and Beacon

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17 Apr

Hippity hoppity: Easter bunny visits NICU babies and staff at Beacon Children’s Hospital

Hippity hoppity, Easter is here! Our NICU babies at Beacon Children's Hospital received a very special visit from the Easter Bunny. Here are some of the adorable photos our staff captured during the bunny's recent stop to help the families of some of our youngest patients capture...

14 Apr

Beacon Health receives grants for COVID-19 vaccination outreach to Hispanic, Black and Amish residents

Beacon Health has received $4.8 million in grants from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to provide education and services that are focused on increasing COVID-19 vaccinations rates among Hispanic, Black and Amish residents of Elkhart, St. Joseph, LaPorte and Marshall counties. Collaborating with Saint...

14 Apr

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...

13 Apr

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

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29 Mar

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...

22 Mar

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

[caption id="attachment_48129" align="alignright" width="380"] Jared Basker, 25, of South Bend, displays a watercolor painting done by his late great uncle, Edward Basker. Memorial Hospital associates recently found the painting in its archives.[/caption] For Jared Basker, the excitement of finding his great uncle Edward J. Basker’s paintings...

21 Mar

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,...

18 Mar

“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...

13 Mar

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. [caption id="attachment_48400" align="alignright" width="358"] Noel and Joyce Hislope[/caption] For the past five years since...