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 in ensuring our patients and...
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 Group is an independent national...
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 could not have come at...
Dear Beacon Team,
We’ve all been in this together for the past seven months, since our first confirmed case of COVID-19 back in March.
We’ve worked together to mitigate the spread of the virus in our hospitals, clinics and offices. And together, our efforts have resulted in very low exposure to and...
Beacon Granger Hospital is proud to introduce our new online ER Check-In process. The ER Check-In is a quick, confidential way to let Beacon Granger Hospital know that you are on your way with a non-life threatening emergency.
If your condition is life threatening or time-sensitive, please call 911 or go...
Over the past six months in quarantine and isolation, a new term has gained popularity: doomscrolling.
Maybe you’ve doomscrolled while sitting on the couch or trying to fall asleep or even while in line at the grocery store. Switching from a Facebook feed full of arguments to a Twitter timeline full...
As part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Beacon Health System providers are able to consult with Mayo Clinic specialists through eConsults — electronic consultations that provides a second opinion at no additional charge to the patient.
Dr. Thomas Reid recently requested an eConsult when a patient came to his office...
The 2020 Sunburst Races, scheduled to take place August 8 in South Bend, have been canceled out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of participants and the community during the continued COVID-19 pandemic.
“While we realize how disappointing this is to everyone involved in Sunburst Races, the...
When Cliff Johnson meets his third great-grandchild later this year, he’ll do so as a cancer survivor.
“They haven’t told us if it’s a boy or a girl yet,” says Sharon Johnson, Cliff’s wife.
Ten years ago, Cliff’s family took him to the ER when he started bleeding unexpectedly. Physicians diagnosed him...
Looking for something easy and nutritious to make for dinner? Try this Mediterranean Tuna Salad!
If you don’t have the spinach, don’t worry! Just make the tuna salad and wrap it up in a tortilla instead of bread to limit calories and carbs! Out of tuna? Sub in diced or shredded...