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Dec
As we count down to 2021, we cannot let our guard down
By Kelly Jolliff, Infection Prevention and Emergency Preparedness Manager As we look to celebrate the New Year and say good-bye to the history making 2020, let us look back and reflect on what we have learned and how this can help keep us safe in the coming year. For many of us,...
29
Dec
Beacon Health Foundation, Legacy Heating & Air team up to replace Memorial employee’s furnace
As a Unit Assistant in the Memorial Hospital ICU, Alicia Rogers has made a habit of giving to her team and her patients. With most of her team in full PPE as a precaution against COVID-19, Alicia noticed how much everyone was sweating. So she started filling up a cooler with...
28
Dec
Christmas blankets bring joy to Elkhart General Hospital patients, staff
Five years ago, Mendy Dendy, RN, CMSRN, sent a note to Elkhart General Hospital’s Medical Surgical Unit: While blankets are certainly a necessity, to be given one symbolizes caring, compassion and comfort. On Christmas Day, we want to give a blanket to each of our patients here on the Medical Surgical...
14
Dec
Memorial Hospital of South Bend designated a Clean Facility by Association for the Health Care Environment
The Association for the Health Care Environment has designated Memorial Hospital of South Bend as a Clean Facility. “The AHE Clean Facility Certification is one more testament to our Environmental Services team’s high standards and professionalism,” said Larry Tracy, Memorial Hospital president. “They take personal pride in ensuring our patients and...
14
Dec
Elkhart General Hospital, Memorial Hospital nationally recognized for patient safety
ELKHART, Ind., December 14, 2020 – Elkhart General Hospital and Memorial Hospital of South Bend have been awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national...
11
Dec
Lippert assists area hospitals to address healthcare workers’ mental health
Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI®) is partnering with Goshen Health Foundation, The Foundation of Saint Joseph Health System, and Beacon Health Foundation to provide support of $150,000 in 2020 and another substantial gift at the beginning of 2021 to fund mental wellbeing initiatives for frontline healthcare workers that are working relentlessly...
09
Dec
Together forever: Husband and wife take their last breath within hours of each other
Dawn Morehouse entered the hospital room and sat down beside a patient suffering from COVID. His chest X-rays showed his accompanying pneumonia was spreading and his oxygen levels were dropping so low he would soon require intubation. Knowing this, the patient said he decided to discontinue treatment. As a Memorial Hospital...
07
Dec
Elkhart General Hospital designated a Clean Facility by Association for the Health Care Environment
The Association for the Healthcare Environment has designated Elkhart General Hospital as a Clean Facility, confirming the hospital’s commitment to infection prevention, cleanliness and preparedness for biological events. The AHE recently released the Pathways to Clean certificate program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This program could not have come at...
01
Dec