“In my career, I’ve always been clear on things that I don’t ever want to be good at. Helping to lead and support an organization through a global pandemic would be one of those things. It is a competency I hope we never have to...
"My perspective is all about the hidden blessings that are occurring while we are also going through a troubled time. For example, TIME has become a gift. Our young adult kids were “all over the place." One in Rhode Island, one in Michigan, and one...
Asa Wood, RN, Memorial Hospital of South Bend, describes the anxiety, uncertainty and sleepless nights surrounding the first days of working on the front line during the pandemic. Asa is one of many Beacon nurses who volunteered to care for COVID-19 patients. "When I first started...
Dr. Dale Patterson, Memorial’s Vice President of Medical Affairs, discusses how Beacon Health System is open and ready to serve you and your loved ones. If you don’t feel well, or you have questions for your doctor, Dr. Patterson said don’t wait. Beacon has measures...
Misty Harding, RN, Clinical Supervisor at Beacon Medical Group’s Schwartz-Wiekamp office in Mishawaka, shares how her family's life has changed due to COVID-19. "My daughter is a senior at Mishawaka High School. She is also a tennis player for MHS. Due to the coronavirus, her senior year was...
Jenean Halsey, LPN, CTC Coordinator and AHA Instructor at Elkhart General Hospital, shares how the pandemic has affected her life. "I'm an LPN with 26 years’ experience. I have worked 24 of those years at Elkhart General Hospital. I started my time at EGH on the...
Learn how Beacon has planned for the surge of COVID-19 patients based on predictive modeling. More at: https://coronavirus.beaconhealthsystem.org/...
The COVID-19 Pandemic is the great test of our time. At Beacon Health System, we are staying up to date with every change and making sure we are prepared to protect our frontline healthcare heroes as they work to meet critical medical needs in our...
[caption id="attachment_40236" align="alignright" width="404"] “I basically put my life in his hands, and I was OK with that,” Don "Mike" Morgan said of Dr. Walter Halloran.[/caption] Don “Mike” Morgan could have met Dr. Walter Halloran almost 25 years ago. Mike was diagnosed with an insufficient aortic valve...
Our very own Charles Coleman, a mental health technician at Epworth Hospital in South Bend, is scheduled to appear at 8 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, March 11) on the popular NBC television series “Chicago Fire,” Episode 17. We caught up with Charles to find out the...
