Children’s Hospital earns Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy certification
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), announced the expansion of their renowned Certified Duchenne Clinic...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine dean makes leadership gift, issues scholarship challenge
Dr. Karen Kim, who began her tenure as dean of Penn State College of Medicine in September 2023, has committed to giving $250,000 over the next five years to bolster medical student scholarships and to...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Sinus headache? Maybe not.
You may want to sit down while reading this. A common perception is about to be shattered. There is no such thing as a sinus headache. That phrase we’ve all bandied about when our head is pounding is...
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 Feb. 24 and March 1. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleBreakthrough stroke treatment at Penn State Health offers patients new hope
For the first seven-and-a-half years after a massive stroke, Donald Yeagle lived his “new normal.” After a week in the intensive care unit at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, he...
View ArticlePenn State Health honors trailblazers during Black History Month
During Black History Month, Penn State Health honors and celebrates the contributions of some of its trailblazers who have left their marks on society and advocate for equality, justice and progress....
View ArticleAnatomy inventories help to identify care our patients need
Penn State Health patient-facing employees have a resource available to help them better understand the specific needs of each patient they care for. Anatomy inventories allow health care staff to...
View ArticleDr. Roger Ladda, Penn State College of Medicine professor emeritus, dies at 87
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine mourn the loss of Dr. Roger Ladda, professor emeritus, former chief of the Department of Human Genetics, Growth and...
View ArticlePenn State Health reports improved financial performance for first six months...
Penn State Health delivered improved financial performance across a range of key metrics for the first six months of fiscal year 2024. Several factors contributed to improved operating income,...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Heart, mind – a profound connection
It’s a vicious cycle and a common one. When dealing with a health issue, specifically something serious such as a heart condition, physical well-being isn’t the only thing in jeopardy. It’s natural 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 March 2 and 8. They put our values into action every day. Employees are recognized...
View ArticleYee receives Holy Spirit Medical Center’s BEE Award
Htwe Yee, a patient care associate in the Cardiac Special Care Unit, is the recipient of Holy Spirit Medical Center’s BEE (Be Extraordinary Every day) Award. “She approaches her role with an incredible...
View ArticleLancaster Medical Center earns key accreditation, approval for cardiac care
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center has received accreditation for percutaneous coronary intervention — a minimally invasive procedure to open narrowed coronary arteries — from Accreditation for...
View ArticleThompson and Sallam recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching
Andrew Thompson, MD, faculty member, and Eman Sallam, MD, resident, were recognized through the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program for the month of March. Dr. Thompson is an assistant professor...
View ArticlePenn State’s Project ECHO team attends MetaECHO global conference
In 2023 Project ECHO celebrated its 20th anniversary along with the return of its annual conference, MetaECHO. The institute’s first gathering since 2019, MetaECHO 2023 was held in Albuquerque, New...
View ArticleProject ECHO Participant Spotlight: Ramnarine Boodoo
Project ECHO Spotlight interviews feature advocates, participants or team members discussing their experiences with ECHO. Read more ECHO Spotlights. Ramnarine Boodoo, MBBS Student Mental Health in...
View ArticleProject ECHO Team Spotlight: Ashmita Grewal
Project ECHO Spotlight interviews feature advocates, participants or team members discussing their experiences with ECHO. Read more ECHO Spotlights. Ashmita Grewal, MPH Research Project Manager Ashmita...
View ArticleMilton S. Hershey Medical Center’s heart transplant survival rate highest in...
More than 94% of all patients who receive a heart transplant at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center survive for at least three years after their surgery. That is the best three-year...
View ArticlePenn State Health study finds link between ‘no-show’ medical appointments and...
A Penn State Health study has revealed an association between missed medical appointments and race, ethnicity and language. Termed “no-shows,” missed appointments without notification from the patient...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: The journey to relieve endometriosis pain
Some women spend as much as a month of every year in so much pain they can do little more than endure it. “We’re talking about pain that’s beyond ‘I took two ibuprofen and went to work,’” said Dr....
View Article