Impact Stories
Grateful Patients Pay It Forward
In fundraising, we refer to them as “grateful patients,” but Eldon Miller said it best when he explained he simply tries to make his late wife proud by doing good. Eldon’s wife Michelle passe...
October 16, 2025
DONOR SUPPORT OF NICU FUNDS HIGH-TECH ISOLETTES
When a baby is born before 28 weeks, often weighing less than 2 pounds, they require highly specialized medical care. These babies face critical challenges including fluid balance instability, incr...
October 16, 2025
Shields Scholarship Program Provides Growth Opportunities for New Nurses and Current Colleagues at SJHS
The Kathryn L. and William S. Shields Endowment for the Education of Professionals in the Health Care Field was established with the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County in 1994 to create an e...
April 23, 2025
Foundation Funds Equipment for Safe Patient Movement and Handling Program
Saint Joseph Health System is excited to continue our journey toward improving patient mobility in the hospital by utilizing safe patient movement equipment at both our Mishawaka and Plymouth locat...
April 23, 2025
Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy: Advancing Lung Cancer Detection and Care in Michiana
Saint Joseph Health System is proud to offer robotic-assisted bronchoscopy, a state-of-the-art, minimally-invasive procedure used to diagnose lung conditions, including lung cancer, with unpreceden...
April 23, 2025
Local family supports parents in grief with gift of Cuddle Cots
Joy turned to grief in August of 2020 as Patrick and Claire Slebonick’s first child, Sloane Lisbeth Slebonick, was stillborn. They processed the tragedy with the support of SJHS’s caring doctor...
October 14, 2024