Penn State Health Children’s Week kicks off at Children’s Hospital
Penn State Health Children’s Week, a fundraising campaign to benefit Children’s Miracle Network’s (CMN) Patient Assistance Endowment, began today with a kickoff event in the Tree House Café at Penn...
View ArticleHershey Medical Center names interim chief medical officer and chief quality...
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center announced several key leadership updates following the departure of Dr. Sarah Iriana, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center senior vice president and chief...
View ArticlePenn State Health celebrates Donate Life Month with flag-raising, Blue &...
Penn State Health will honor organ donors and the recipients whose lives they have saved with two events during National Donate Life Month in April. The health system’s Transplant team will take part...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Six organ donation facts knock down six myths
Right now, more than 100,000 people in the U.S. ― nearly two times the population of Harrisburg ― are waiting for organ transplants. Doctors helped 42,887 of them last year, up 3.7% from 2021. Donated...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine fellow finds Black, Hispanic severe allergy patients are...
Black and Hispanic patients with severe allergies are less likely to get a common treatment, allergen immunotherapy, compared to white patients, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers....
View ArticleExposure therapy to feared foods may help kids with eating disorders, College...
Whether you’re afraid of dogs, needles or enclosed spaces, one of the most effective interventions for this type of anxiety disorder is exposure therapy in which you confront your fear in a safe...
View ArticleDepartment of Emergency Management shares useful weather preparedness...
Springtime brings flowers, sunshine, longer days — and storm season. Thunderstorms, high winds and flash floods can pop up with little warning. Weather events can create unpredictable impacts at home,...
View ArticleHershey Medical Center names Rakszawski 2022 Physician of the Year
Hershey Medical Center presented Dr. Kevin Rakszawski with the 2022 Physician of the Year award during a National Doctors’ Day ceremony in the Penn State Cancer Institute lobby on March 30. Attendees...
View ArticlePeroutka named Penn State Health Medical Group Physician of the Year
Dr. Kathryn Peroutka, a medical oncologist at Penn State Health Medical Group ― Andrews Patel/Hematology Oncology, has been named the Penn State Health Medical Group Physician of the Year. Peroutka’s...
View ArticlePenn State Health employees honored for work milestones
Congratulations to the following Penn State Health employees who are celebrating a milestone work anniversary between April 8 and 14. They put our values into action every day. Employees are recognized...
View ArticleHaidet recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching
Dr. Paul Haidet, a physician in the Department of Internal Medicine, is featured for April in the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program. “Dr. Haidet made me rethink what medical school would be...
View ArticleDispose of medications safely on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day...
Penn State Health will collect unwanted, unneeded or expired medication for safe disposal on Saturday, April 22, as part of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National...
View ArticleLorenz named Hershey Medical Center associate vice president of transplant...
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center welcomed Michelle Lorenz, associate vice president of Transplant Services, effective March 24. Lorenz joins new abdominal transplant surgeons Dr....
View ArticlePenn State Health selects Richardson as system stroke director
Penn State Neuroscience Institute has named Alicia Richardson as the Penn State Health system stroke director, effective April 1. She is responsible for ensuring standard processes for stroke care at...
View ArticlePenn State Health Children’s Week raises $93,026
Gifts to Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital totaled $93,026 during Penn State Health Children’s Week, a fundraising campaign held April 3-8, 2023. These gifts...
View Article“Hacking” health care, one case at a time
Written by: Jill Stachowski, MD candidate (second-year medical student) The High-Value Care (HVC) Student Interest Group at Penn State College of Medicine was established by medical students who...
View ArticleOutside the lines: Penn State Health physicians find challenge, inspiration...
Some perform dozens of surgeries with shoddy equipment. X-ray machines fail, governments create road block and some of the hospital rooms were constructed hundreds of years before their home was even...
View ArticlePenn State Health celebrates religious values and traditions
Penn State Health hosted an interfaith event on March 29 on the three major religious holidays taking place in April ─ Ramadan, Passover and Good Friday. “A Celebration of RITE Values, Interfaith...
View ArticleAdvanced Practice Provider Spotlight: Certified registered nurse anesthetist...
Advanced practice providers (APPs) play an integral role in meeting the needs of Penn State Health’s increasingly diverse patient populations. With their advanced training and credentials, these...
View ArticleFlag-raising ceremony in Hershey honors organ donors and recipients
Penn State Health honored organ donors and the recipients whose lives they have saved at an event on the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus. The health system’s transplant team was joined by...
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