SOUTH BEND — If you’ve ever had to stay at the hospital, you know how hard that can be. Being sick gets even harder when you’re a kid. Construction workers at Memorial Children’s Hospital are trying to make hospital stays for those kids a little easier with a character you’ve probably seen before.

SOUTH BEND — Construction has begun on the new $50 million Memorial Children’s Hospital in South Bend. The project, led by Beacon Health Systems, is supported through $10 million in donations and is expected to open in 2017. The 100,000 square-foot expansion plans for hematology, oncology, pediatric intensive care services and a roof garden and family lounge. …read more.

SOUTH BEND – The Harlem Globetrotters’ Smile Patrol are set to make some child smile this Monday at the Memorial Children’s Hospital in South Bend. Flight Time Lang of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters will visit children at the hospital at 1:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, as part of an outreach program through the Globetrotters’ …read more.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, owners of Four Winds Casinos®, the premier gaming destinations in the Midwest, are pleased to announce that proceeds from the second annual Four Winds Invitational will once again be donated to Memorial Children’s Hospital. Funds raised this year will be used to purchase a neonatal incubator …read more.