Monthly Mental Health Moment: April 2023
Over the past months, there have been a couple of events that allow us to reflect on the importance of mental health. In March, we sprang ahead. Spring is often a time when peoples’ moods seem to...
View ArticlePenn State Health names Wood chief medical officer
Penn State Health has appointed Dr. Kenneth Wood, who currently serves Lifespan Health System in Rhode Island as executive vice president and chief clinical officer, to the position of executive vice...
View ArticleEnglish language guidelines for foreign-born professionals
Penn State Health has developed guidelines aimed at enhancing communication for members of the workforce who are foreign-born professionals with English as a second language. This resource reinforces...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: How to alleviate the symptoms of seasonal allergies
Welcoming spring this year has been bittersweet for the millions of allergy sufferers already experiencing itchy eyes, nasal congestion, sneezing and runny noses. What causes someone to be allergic to...
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 15 and 21. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleGlobal Human Resources system now includes option for identifying bilingual...
Penn State Health is working to identify bilingual faculty and staff and those who are qualified or certified medical interpreters. Employees who meet this criteria will be listed in a new bilingual...
View ArticleExpertise, data resources build CTSI informatics core’s infrastructure
One challenge researchers face is in accessing and analyzing big data, modern artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) methodologies to answer important clinical research questions...
View ArticleLaCoe receives American College of Healthcare Executives award
Chris LaCoe, vice president of Virtual Health at Penn State Health, has been recognized by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) with the Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent Award...
View ArticleScouting hope: Leukemia throws Doug Harris a curveball he uses to help others
After more than three strikes from cancer, Carlisle native and professional baseball player, scout and executive Doug Harris is not out – in fact, far from it. Even though he has lost much to the...
View ArticleFaculty bring innovations to life through Center for Medical Innovation...
A new Penn State Center for Medical Innovation program is helping Penn State researchers translate their innovative ideas from the lab and clinic to the health care marketplace. Faculty may juggle...
View ArticlePenn State College of Medicine recognized as leader in professional identity...
A prestigious health care conference selected Penn State College of Medicine to join its multidisciplinary discussions from May 2 to May 4 because of its commitment to combining humanities with...
View ArticleChildren’s Miracle Network at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital earns...
Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital has earned two awards from Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a nationwide organization of 170 hospitals that serve...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Finding the right OB-GYN
An obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, accompanies patients through some of the most significant events of their lives. Family planning, pregnancy and the births of children. Changes that come with...
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 22 and 28. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleScouting hope: Leukemia throws Doug Harris a curveball he uses to help others
After more than three strikes from cancer, Carlisle native and professional baseball player, scout and executive Doug Harris is not out – in fact, far from it. Even though he has lost much to the...
View ArticlePenn State Health, Penn State College of Medicine lift most masking...
Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine will lift most masking requirements for employees, students, patients and visitors due to sustained low rates of COVID-19 transmission. Beginning...
View ArticlePenn State PRO Wellness receives grant to launch mentorship program for...
Penn State PRO Wellness at Penn State College of Medicine has been awarded $100,000 by the Moses Taylor Foundation to launch a new mentorship program for school-based nurses in northeastern...
View ArticleLancaster Medical Center expands cardiac services with new catheterization labs
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center is expanding access to advanced heart care in the Lancaster region with the opening of two additional cardiac catheterization labs. Lancaster Medical Center,...
View ArticleWoodward Center presents awards as part of 2023 EdVenture event
Penn State College of Medicine’s Woodward Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education will present several awards as part of its annual EdVenture celebration. Source
View ArticlePenn State Health adds respiratory therapy to virtual Intensive Care
Respiratory therapy will be added to Penn State Health’s virtual intensive care services at two medical centers, effective Monday, May 1. “The service will provide an additional set of eyes and...
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