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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
[caption id="attachment_43442" align="alignright" width="300"] A Wall of Gratitude at Elkhart General Hospital is full of notes from the community.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_43443" align="alignleft" width="185"] Hundreds of snacks were recently donated to Elkhart General Hospital.[/caption] Hundreds of members of our community have sent notes of encouragement, gift cards and...
Despite the cancelation of the Sunburst Races this past summer, KeyBank has generously donated its presenting sponsorship funding to Beacon Children’s Hospital. This donation will ensure the continuation of the Child Life Program, which supports young patients and their families during hospital visits. In addition to...
Randy Stouder has worked as a Respiratory Therapist for more than 40 years, including 19 years at Beacon. Since February, Randy has cared for COVID patients in the Emergency Room, Intermediate Critical Care, Medical floors and Intensive Care units at Elkhart General Hospital. "To accurately describe...
[caption id="attachment_43405" align="alignright" width="250"] Memorial Hospital of South Bend President Larry Tracy hands a turkey to a Beacon associate.[/caption] To thank them for all their hard work and dedication over the past year, Beacon Health System last week handed out more than 5,000 turkeys to...
Starting December 1, 2020, three Memorial Hospital garages will use new, automatic parking terminals. This system will allow for more efficient flow in and out of the garages, and will help limit the potential exposure of associates, patients and visitors to infectious diseases, such as...
