April meeting of Faculty Organization to be held via Zoom, focus on COVID-19...
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the April 1 meeting of Penn State College of Medicine’s Faculty Organization will be held via Zoom only. The meeting will take place at noon and will include...
View ArticlePenn State Health to provide Level One masks to all employees; face shields...
The safety of the entire Penn State Health family and the patients we care for is our highest priority. From our clinical staff and volunteers who work with patients and families to our food service...
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Girl Scout cookies delivered to front line
When Jill Rebuck, director of clinical pharmacy services at Hershey Medical Center, found herself facing a mountain of Girl Scout cookies her troop couldn’t sell, she thought outside the box. As Girl...
View ArticlePenn State Health opens State College drop-off location for donation of key...
Penn State Health today opened a State College, Pa., drop-off location for the donation of key supplies from the community during the COVID-19 outbreak. The drop-off site located at Benner Pike Clinic,...
View ArticleRedeployed nurses serve as vital employee resource during COVID-19
In an effort to more quickly respond to employee questions about potential coronavirus exposures both inside and outside of the hospital, Penn State Health St. Joseph has redeployed a team of nurses to...
View ArticleClinical and Translational Science Institute responds to COVID-19
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute is providing support during the COVID-19 pandemic. To request institute services, complete a service request form. Resources Available The...
View ArticleMassini: Penn State Health takes steps to secure employee pay and benefits...
Penn State Health CEO Steve Massini sent the following email to employees across the health system on Thursday: Our Penn State Health workforce is on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and fully...
View ArticleFBI warns of Zoom-based attacks
Across the country, the FBI has received multiple reports of Zoom and other video-teleconferencing meetings being disrupted by pornographic content, hate images and threatening language. If this occurs...
View ArticlePenn State Health takes steps to secure employee pay and benefits during...
Penn State Health is committed to supporting our workforce through our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Penn State Health has implemented a pay and benefits security program to support staff during...
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The next best thing: Hospital staff aims to shorten distance between...
By Carolyn Kimmel When Amy Wentz encountered a patient whose loved one couldn’t accompany her past the door when she arrived for surgery last week, the operating room aide at Hershey Medical Center...
View ArticlePenn State Health aumenta los servicios financieros para pacientes para...
Read in English Mientras los pacientes y las familias atraviesan los desafíos a los que nos enfrenta el COVID-19, Penn State Health amplía sus servicios de consejería financiera, sumando más consejeros...
View ArticleFor those in quarantine, snail mail brings good cheer
Some 500 Penn State Health employees are opening their mailboxes to find well wishes from their employer, thanks to the diligent efforts of volunteers. Employees who are quarantined at home because...
View ArticleBarron, Board of Directors: ‘The community is behind you’
Penn State President Eric Barron and members of the Penn State Health, Hershey Medical Center and St. Joseph Medical Center Boards of Directors sent a message to Penn State Health and College of...
View ArticleSt. Joseph leadership: Entering the new week on a somber note
Penn State Health St. Joseph leadership sent the following message to St. Joseph employees on Monday: We enter a new work week on a somber note with the recording of the first St. Joseph’s inpatient...
View ArticleCaring together: Penn State Health, Mount Nittany Health team up on new...
In a show of comprehensive community care, Penn State Health and Mount Nittany Health partnered to open a drive-through COVID-19 testing site in State College on March 26. The new testing site is open...
View ArticlePenn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center sets up process to receive...
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has established new guidelines to enable the community to donate prepared food and gift cards in support of Penn State Health providers and staff. “We...
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Innovation in action: Hershey Medical Center open new radiology facility to...
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented radiologists with some pressing problems. Penn State Health’s innovative solution — which included plexiglass, a nearby storage unit and some low-tech walkie-talkies...
View ArticleSame care, different place: Quick thinking keeps treatment on track for young...
A child with cancer needs lifesaving treatment, her dad is awaiting a COVID-19 test result, and other young patients must be kept safe – all these factors converged on the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology...
View ArticleFaith traditions look for hope in face of pandemic
While April traditionally is a month filled with varied religious observances, the reality of life during a pandemic means that many of the traditions that normally are observed by large groups have...
View ArticlePenn State Health selects president for its new Hampden Medical Center
Penn State Health has appointed Don McKenna president of Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center, the 300,000-square-foot, acute care hospital in Cumberland County scheduled to open in 2021. He will...
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