[caption id="attachment_44086" align="alignright" width="355"] Elkhart General Hospital[/caption] ELKHART and SOUTH BEND, Indiana, April 29, 2021 – Elkhart General Hospital and Memorial Hospital of South Bend received an “A” grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Beacon’s achievements protecting patients from...
Hari Gourabathini, MD, pediatric critical care medicine physician at Beacon Children’s Hospital, offers his perspective about caring for children affected by coronavirus and the unseen impacts of the pandemic on our community’s kids. Click here to hear him speak about MIS-C. The pandemic’s effect at face...
[caption id="attachment_44859" align="alignleft" width="300"] Dr. Sam El-Dalati, Beacon Chief Clinical Officer[/caption] The number of COVID-positive inpatients at our hospitals has quadrupled during the past month, so this is not the time to let our guard down, says Dr. Sam El-Dalati, Beacon Health System Chief Clinical Officer....
Tami Slaven was fighting for her life one year ago this week. At 52, Tami had become Elkhart General Hospital's first COVID-positive ventilated patient. Read her original compelling story. We recently caught up with Tami to talk about the past year, about her experience with...
Friday is Match Day, a pinnacle moment for medical students. Simply put, it's the day the National Resident Matching Program releases where applicants seeking residency and fellowship training positions have been "matched." Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, one of the oldest residency programs in the country, is...
[caption id="attachment_44648" align="aligncenter" width="447"] Click on the image to watch the video.[/caption] The last year has been one for the history books. With each act of heroism, each tear that was shed and smile that was offered, each time an associate gave all they had and then...
SOUTH BEND, Indiana – Cigna has recognized Memorial Epworth Center as a Center of Excellence for Adult Mental Health. With a wide range of behavioral health and substance use hospital and residential treatment locations across the country, the Cigna Centers of Excellence program helps customers identify...
[caption id="attachment_44234" align="alignright" width="458"] A maternity room at Elkhart General Hospital[/caption] ELKHART and SOUTH BEND, Indiana – Elkhart General Hospital and Memorial Hospital of South Bend have been recognized by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield with a Blue Distinction® Centers Plus (BDC+) for Maternity Care...
[caption id="attachment_44177" align="alignright" width="183"] Larry Tracy, president of Memorial Hospital[/caption] Larry Tracy, president of Memorial Hospital, has been appointed to the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA) Board of Directors. Tracy began his role on the board on Jan. 1, 2021. Tracy's work with the IHA represents some of...
Beacon Children’s Hospital recently received an annual contribution of $100,000 from the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi as part of the Tribe’s voluntary local agreement with the City of South Bend to share revenue from its Four Winds South Bend casino. “We are humbled and honored to...
