[caption id="attachment_47155" align="alignright" width="282"] Cathy and Lee Roberts see their son Mark at Memorial Hospital in 1961.[/caption] In 1961, Lee and Cathy Roberts welcomed a beautiful baby boy at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Unsure if he would live after a difficult delivery, staff moved baby...
https://youtu.be/OZvXnV6tV2I Dr. Jason Marker, Associate Director Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program It’s that time of year again when families in my practice are asking me questions about how to sort out the major differences between the common cold, COVID-19, RSV, allergies and even influenza. So we're going...
Event Details Public Forum hosted by Beacon Health System December 16, 2021 | 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Free - Registration required Location: Beacon Central Office, 3245 Health Drive, Granger IN 46530 About This Event Beacon Health System is committed to delivering outstanding care, inspiring health and connecting with heart. Beacon...
An Open Letter to District 2 Community Members: Nearly every hospital in our region has reached capacity or is exceeding capacity, which means we consistently have more patients than beds. Cases of COVID-19 have been increasing during the last several weeks. Most of these patients have...
The holidays are here. But with the holidays comes the winter respiratory season. We've already seen an increase in COVID-19 cases in our area and we have now confirmed positive cases of influenza as well. How do we fight this? “We need to get our flu shots,”...
As we enter our second pandemic holiday season, many of us are asking ourselves what we can do to protect ourselves and others as we gather with others to celebrate. COVID cases are on the rise, not just here at our Beacon hospitals, but in...
Tim Weiss thrives on his interactions with patients as a long-time courier driver at Beacon. His exchanges with customers go well beyond his dropping medications at their door. Weiss has brought in mail, walked customers’ pets and delivered medications during snow storms and after hours. He’s...
Are you trying to decide whether you should travel to see family for Thanksgiving? Many people will be celebrating like we’re in normal times. We’re not. “While we may be over the pandemic, the pandemic is not over with us,” said Kelly Jolliff, director of Infection...
[embed]https://youtu.be/ziYiWnQV4cQ[/embed] Oliver, the youngest of three, is a boy who loves to play. Tee-ball, soccer and even just running in the yard bring a bright smile to his face. And he loves school. “Oliver asks to go to school every day, even during the summer,” says...
In 2004, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted a national nursing shortage in the years to come. What nobody predicted, however, was how a global pandemic would impact the profession and healthcare services everywhere. Rose Speights, Vice President of Nursing and Patient Care Services at Elkhart General,...
