I am Penn State Health: Darryle Tillman
Sundays at Darryle Tillman’s childhood home meant reading the jobs section of the newspaper – at his dad’s encouragement. Tillman landed on pharmacology because he read that it meant helping people,...
View ArticleLiving United: employee participation rate exceeds 2019 campaign
Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine employees gave generously to the United Way this year in two separate campaigns. Hershey Medical Center, Shared Services, Medical Group and the...
View ArticleBarto named Penn State Health vice president of facilities
David Barto is the new Penn State Health vice president of facilities, responsible for leading key facility functions, including master planning, space planning, design, construction, facilities...
View ArticleWeekly Updates: Week of Dec. 14
COVID Hershey Medical Center announces holiday hours for employee COVID-19 call center, screenings Hours for three key COVID-19 resources at Hershey Medical Center will change next week for the holiday...
View ArticlePenn State Health St. Joseph relocates and expands drive-thru COVID-19 testing
Due to increased demand, Penn State Health St. Joseph will move its drive-thru COVID-19 testing site on Monday, Dec. 21, from the parking lot of its Bern Township campus at 2500 Bernville Road, to a...
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Penn State Health gives first COVID-19 vaccines at Penn State Health St....
Penn State Health administered its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to health care workers at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center today. The first shipment of 975 doses of the Pfizer vaccine...
View ArticlePenn State Health St. Joseph reubica y expande las pruebas COVID-19 de auto...
In English Debido a la creciente demanda, Penn State Health St. Joseph moverá su sitio de pruebas COVID-19 de auto servicio el lunes 21 de diciembre desde el estacionamiento de su campus de Bern...
View ArticleLimiting red meat, eating more plant-based proteins may reduce risk of heart...
Nutritionists warn that diets high in red meat, especially processed red meat, may increase a person’s likelihood of developing certain chronic diseases. For three decades, a research team from the...
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Four Diamonds offers funding for pediatric cancer research
Four Diamonds offers funding in support of pediatric cancer research at Penn State Children’s Hospital and Penn State Cancer Institute. The main goal of the research mission of Four Diamonds is to...
View ArticleLoss of anti-tumor protein may cause resistance to certain cancer therapies
The absence of a protein that works to prevent tumor formation may explain why some patients are resistant to a common cancer therapy, according to Penn State Cancer Institute and Penn State College of...
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Funding for pediatric research available through Children’s Miracle Network
Children’s Miracle Network offers funding in support of research relevant to children’s health at Penn State Children’s Hospital. The main goal set by CMN Hospitals is for the use of CMN funds to...
View ArticleIriana takes reins as Hershey Medical Center’s chief medical officer...
Hershey Medical Center President Deborah Berini sent the following email announcing the appointment of Dr. Sarah Iriana as Hershey Medical Center’s new chief medical officer effective Feb. 1. Dear...
View ArticleWeight training may ease anxiety in young adults
Lifting weights may help reduce anxiety, according to a postdoctoral scholar at Penn State Cancer Institute and Penn State College of Medicine. Dr. Brett Gordon, a trainee with the ONE Group,...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine Pandemic Response Friday Round-Up – Week of Dec. 14-18
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on Dec. 18 about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic: COVID-19 vaccine: Information on the COVID-19 vaccine was shared this...
View ArticleClassroom flip: Penn State College of Medicine students become teachers of...
By Carolyn Kimmel Help us share the good news going on at Penn State Health, including small happenings that might otherwise go unnoticed. Have a “Pawsitivity” story to share with us? Email us and...
View ArticleMcKenna and Snyder: ‘You have shown a true commitment to our patients and...
Don McKenna, regional president, Holy Spirit Medical Center and Hampden Medical Center, and Kyle Snyder, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Holy Spirit Medical Center, sent the...
View ArticleFrank: celebrating our success
Joe Frank, interim president of Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, sent the following email to employees on Dec. 22. Although December marks the end of the year, it in no way signals the end...
View ArticleMedical student honored for oral presentation on mask-masking
Ryan Higgins, a second-year medical student in the University Park Curriculum of Penn State College of Medicine’s MD Program, presented at the fifth annual Mount Sinai Medical Center Medical Student...
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Penn State Health employees line up for COVID vaccine
All three Penn State Health hospitals are now well underway administering the COVID-19 vaccines to employees. Frontline providers were first in line at all three facilities. “It feels fantastic. It...
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College of Medicine names interim chair of Department of Pediatrics
Dr. Michael Beck, professor of pediatrics and medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, has been named interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics, effective Feb. 1, 2021. Michael Beck, MDHe...
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