Update Penn State Health Zoom client before May 30
With many employees, faculty and students working and learning remotely or in different work locations, Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine have been leveraging Penn State Health Zoom...
View ArticleMedical students support community, health system amid pandemic
When COVID-19 first appeared in Pennsylvania, doctors, nurses and other health care professionals and administrators braced themselves for an expected increase in the number of highly infectious...
View ArticlePenn State College of Medicine Commencement 2020 Dean’s Awards
Though the formal Dean’s Graduation Award Ceremony was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Medicine wants to recognize those graduates from the medical student, physician...
View ArticlePenn State Health enfatiza la seguridad y prevención al resumir operaciones...
In English PROTOCOLOS EXTENSIVOS DE SEGURIDAD SEGUIRÁN, INCLUSIVE LA REVISIÓN DE PACIENTES Y EMPLEADOS CON RIESGO DE CONTRATAR El COVID-19 Penn State Health anunció hoy que empezará a resumir...
View ArticleFrom new life to restored health, hospitals serve as community centerpiece
In these unprecedented times, hospitals and the heroes within their walls have become a symbol of a nation united against a new foe and fortified by those willing to adapt, innovate and sacrifice in...
View ArticleBlack: ‘Our students are living the oaths they have taken’
Dr. Kevin Black, interim dean of Penn State College of Medicine, sent the following email on Wednesday to faculty, staff, students and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center employees: Dear...
View ArticleNew Penn State Health OnDemand technical support number offers step-by-step help
To provide enhanced customer service, Penn State Health launched a new support phone number for patients using its telehealth service, Penn State Health OnDemand, on May 11. Patients can call Penn...
View ArticleDr. Donald Martin earns PAMED Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Donald Martin, a faculty member at Penn State College of Medicine for 35 years and an anesthesiologist from Lebanon County, was named the 2020 recipient of the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s...
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Frank: ‘We will honor you for all of your efforts’
Joe Frank, Penn State Health St. Joseph’s interim president, sent the following message to staff this week thanking them for welcoming him and praising their response to COVID-19: I’d like to thank...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Solving ‘tantrum trouble’ for children, teens during...
The pouting, the screaming, the crying – they’re all signs of a classic temper tantrum. Many parents currently at home with their children or teenagers 24/7 due to COVID-19-related stay-at-home...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine core facilities share info regarding research slowdown
To preserve the health and well-being of members of Penn State’s research communities, the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, in consultation with Dr. Leslie Parent, Vice Dean for...
View ArticlePenn State Health launches Employee Special Assistance Fund to support staff...
Even as the COVID pandemic has had a dramatic effect on the world at large, so too has it presented many individuals with unanticipated financial strain. Penn State Health and Penn State College of...
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National Nurses Week wraps up with awards and gratitude
National Nurses Week celebration looked a little different this year, but the adapted observance surely would have pleased nurse trailblazer Florence Nightingale, whose 200th birthday celebration...
View ArticleHighly aggressive prostate cancer at time of diagnosis increases in Pennsylvania
Among prostate cancer cases, highly aggressive cases of the disease at the time of diagnosis increased significantly in Pennsylvania between 2004 and 2014, according to Penn State College of Medicine...
View ArticleHow to safely reuse N95 masks: new guidance, video posted
Penn State Health commends the efforts of staff who have taken steps to use personal protective equipment (PPE) conservatively in this time of uncertain supply. Here are some reminders for those using...
View ArticleVirtually victorious: Penn State College of Medicine graduates...
On May 17, 234 students celebrated two historic milestones in their lives – they marked the end of rigorous years of study by graduating from Penn State College of Medicine, and they were the first...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office 365 launches for Penn State Health and College of Medicine
Information Services is offering a new collaboration tool to address the challenges of working remotely or in changing or different roles due to the current COVID-19 crisis beginning Thursday, May 21....
View ArticleSew appreciated: St. Joseph volunteer services director says thanks with...
While working from home during the early days of Penn State Health St. Joseph’s response to COVID-19, Barbara Moyer, director of volunteer services, struggled with a faulty internet connection that...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Prevent a stroke by knowing your risks
Strokes are the fifth most common cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of disability among survivors. Fortunately, most strokes — more than 80% — are preventable. “It’s all about...
View ArticlePenn State Health to close donation centers Friday after strong community...
Friday, May 22, will be the last day that Penn State Health will accept drop-off donations of key supplies from the community at large. The health system will close its donation centers in Hershey,...
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