Beacon Health System today announced that it will require everyone employed by the health system or regularly working at a Beacon facility to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 1, 2021. As a healthcare leader, Beacon Health System believes it is important to demonstrate a...
In early 2011, Memorial Hospital pledged to provide psychiatric services and care at the former Madison Center properties on Niles Avenue near downtown South Bend. One of the biggest changes and challenges in the last 10 years has been the growing number of adults and...
ELKHART and SOUTH BEND, Indiana – Elkhart General Hospital and Memorial Hospital of South Bend have earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a...
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“It’s probably already here and present in our community or it will be here soon,” Dr. Dale Patterson, Memorial Hospital Vice President of Medical Affairs, says of the Delta variant of COVID-19. The CDC reports that the variant now accounts for about one in four...
At Beacon Health System, we pride ourselves on the work our team does in and outside our walls. This year, three of our team members have been honored by the South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce as part of the 15th annual Michiana 40 Under 40...
Patients of 15 Beacon Medical Group primary care locations in Elkhart, LaPorte, St. Joseph and Berrien (MI) counties may receive a COVID-19 vaccination by appointment at their doctors’ office. Click on the links below for practice locations, phone numbers and other information: Bristol Cleveland Road E....
[caption id="attachment_45570" align="alignleft" width="563"] Page Dewald RN, center, is pictured with Washington High School Principal Thomas Sims.[/caption] Throughout the pandemic, Page Dewald has usually been the first staff member at Washington High School to address possible COVID-19 infections and provide support to these students and their...
If you or someone you know is hesitant to get the COVID vaccine, we hope you’ll take the next 58 seconds to listen to and help us spread this message. The good news is COVID hospitalizations are down across our region. But so are vaccination rates....
Evelin Keultjes, Dermatology Nurse Practitioner at Beacon Medical Group Goshen, explains why it is especially important for people of color to have inflammatory skin irritations and rashes checked out sooner rather than later. https://youtu.be/wviRpRLG8rQ For today's Medical Minute, I would like to discuss inflammatory skin conditions in...
