College of Medicine receives record-breaking $160M in annual research funding
Penn State College of Medicine researchers have broken the college’s record for total research funding received in a year. They obtained a total of $159.8 million in total research awards during fiscal...
View ArticleHoly Spirit Medical Center names Baker, Green Shining Star Award winners
Holy Spirit Medical Center recognized Kelsee Baker, mental health worker, Behavioral Health Unit, and Letitia Green, environmental health attendant, Environmental Health, as the July Shining Star Award...
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 Sept 9 and 15. They put our values into action every day. Employees are recognized...
View ArticleWomen leaders at Penn State Health, Penn State College of Medicine and...
Four women leaders from Penn State Health, Penn State College of Medicine and Highmark were recognized by City & State PA on its list, honoring 100 leaders across the commonwealth for their...
View ArticleNew Penn State Health Cancer Center at Hampden Medical Center will expand...
Penn State Health’s strategic journey is focused on enhancing patient access and experience and integrating and standardizing all services. In keeping with this critical work, the Penn State Health...
View ArticleMedical Group realigns leadership to improve collaboration, communication,...
As we support an environment of continuous improvement across Penn State Health, the Medical Group leadership has been realigned to optimize and more strategically coordinate its services across the...
View ArticleThis week in diversity, equity and inclusion: Establishing diversity and...
A diverse workforce and inclusive workplace are critical for better business decisions by organizations up to 87% of the time. One way to achieve diversity and inclusion at Penn State Health is by...
View ArticleExplore milestones of the 2000s to celebrate Penn State College of Medicine’s...
In 1963, the Milton S. Hershey Foundation formally offered $50 million to Penn State University to establish what would eventually become Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S....
View ArticleGratitude memorialized: Artist unveils The Gratitude Project at Lancaster...
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center unveiled in July Lancaster photographer Shelby Wormley’s “The Gratitude Project,” which memorializes the stories of health care workers while they navigated...
View ArticleHershey Medical Center Emergency Department uses virtual intensive care...
Emergencies are never virtual, but virtual care is now part of Emergency Department services for patients at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. In mid-July, virtual Intensive Care Unit...
View ArticleAppreciating religious diversity enhances employee and patient experience at...
Religious diversity recognizes that significant differences in religious beliefs and practices exist throughout the world. Taking a look at the landscape of religion composition, more than 84% of the...
View ArticleHeads, necks, hearts, minds: Penn State Health community nurse helps others...
Sometimes, the key to helping a seemingly unreachable child is appealing to the backs of their necks instead of the tops of their heads. Throughout the year, Tara Simmons, a community health nurse at...
View ArticleHACC and Penn State Health to GROW next generation of health care professionals
HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, and Penn State Health have announced a partnership to offer fully funded educational opportunities for aspiring and current health care professionals. In...
View ArticlePenn State Health recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers by...
Penn State Health, which employs more than 18,000 people systemwide, has been named by Forbes as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2023. The health system ranked No. 24 out of 97 organizations...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Talk to your health care provider about any use of...
As the use of medical and recreational marijuana, prescription and non-prescription cannabinoid and other cannabis products increases, scientists are warning consumers of potentially negative medical...
View ArticleAlumna, Cancer Institute staff member advances health equity in central PA
Sol Rodríguez-Colón helps Hispanic/Latino communities in the fight against cancer. By arming them with education and resources to prevent and seek screening or treatment for the disease, she’s helping...
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 Sept. 16 and 22. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticlePenn State Health honored for its support of military employees
The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) presented Penn State Health and Penn State Health Life Lion LLC with awards for their support of Guard and Reserve employees at a ceremony on Aug. 9...
View ArticleWatch Aug. 29 Town Hall replay for Hampden and Holy Spirit medical centers...
Individuals who were not able to join the West Shore Region Town Hall on Aug. 29 can access the replay here. Get updates about the region’s strong financial performance in the last half of the 2023...
View ArticleStudents, trainees, faculty members invited to Penn State Cancer Institute...
Registration is now open for Penn State Cancer Institute’s sixth annual Cancer Research Day: Cancer Research Day provides attendees with the opportunity to collaborate with peers and learn more about...
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