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...
It is with excitement and enthusiasm that we announce our brand new event, Sunburst Races - Granger, happening this summer. Race day is Sunday, August 8, 2021. Taking place on the paved path that encompasses the campus of Beacon Health & Fitness - Granger, this event...
Had you asked Ginny Schackow to describe herself prior to her diagnosis, she would have said she was driven, family-oriented, fun, organized, always a planner and always on the lookout for the next project or family hiking trip. A photo taken during one of those...
One in five women will have a stroke in their lifetime, and stoke kills twice as many women as breast cancer, says Dr. Erin Clark, a Beacon Health emergency care physician. Learn the unique risks of stroke in women, and how the symptoms for women...
Congratulations to the 2021 Beacon Nursing Scholars. Sixty-seven of our nurses have received more than $360,000 in scholarships from the Beacon Health Foundation. The scholarships, which are made possible through generous donors in our community, support non-clinical associates entering the nursing field, as well as nurses...
Craig Whitfield’s office shelves are full of memories, awards and even a book he wrote. But one piece of hardware in particular has recently taken center stage. Thanks in part to the efforts of security officers at Memorial Hospital of South Bend, the Indiana chapter of...
