Author: Penn State Health The RITE Stuff

Cardiologist Dr. Louis Borgatta performs surgery. A circular piece of equipment covered in plastic hangs above the patient who is lying on a table covered with a cloth. Borgatta is wearing glasses and a surgical gown, mask and rubber gloves. He is holding surgical instruments above a patient. A nurse stands next to him wearing glasses and a surgical gown and mask.

Penn State Health St. Joseph is on journey to zero harm

Oct 8, 2019

Penn State Health St. Joseph took multiple steps to prepare for the Sept. 17―20 visit by The Joint Commission, including targeted efforts to meet the 2019 National Patient Safety Goals.

A close-up of a stethoscope sits on a blank health insurance form.

Penn State Health joins Geisinger Health Plan’s provider network

Oct 8, 2019

Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) announced today that Penn State Health has joined its provider network. The new agreement makes Penn State Health an in-network, preferred provider for GHP members, except for three clients with third-party administrator agreements.

An elderly woman on the left looks at a jigsaw puzzle with a certified nurse assistant on the right. The elderly woman is wearing glasses and a sweatshirt. The woman on the right is wearing a nurse’s smock and has short hair and earrings. They are sitting at a wooden table. Behind the certified nurse assistant are blinds on the window.

United Way connects residents to living-wage jobs

Oct 8, 2019

United Way’s Road to Success program helps un- and underemployed people land and keep jobs where they can earn a living wage.

Weekly Quick Hits — Friday, Oct. 4, 2019

Oct 3, 2019

Weekly Quick Hits recaps announcements and events in The Daily Brief.

Penn State Health CEO Steve Massini leans on a rail. He is wearing a suit and smiling. Behind him, windows lead off into the distance.

Massini: Less talking, more listening at employee meetings

Oct 3, 2019

Penn State Health CEO Steve Massini sent an email to all Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine employees Thursday.

A man reaches for a bike that is in a bike rack. He is wearing a sweatshirt, shorts and a backpack. In the foreground is a sign that says “Zagster Bike Share. Ready to ride?”

Hershey Bikes Zagster bike share reaches record ridership

Oct 2, 2019

Hershey Medical Center’s Zagster bike share set a record from Sept. 9-16 with 240 trips during the course of week.

Diana Rodriguez, Penn State Health St. Joseph United Way campaign leader, joins United Way representatives and loan campaign specialists at the St. Joseph Downtown Campus to learn about the United Way-supported Fruit and Vegetable Rx prescription program and farm stand.

Penn State Health St. Joseph’s United Way campaign begins Oct. 7

Oct 2, 2019

Penn State Health St. Joseph’s annual United Way campaign kicks off Monday, Oct. 7, and runs through Thursday, Oct. 24.

Penn State Health and Penn State Law partner for interdisciplinary course

Oct 2, 2019

Penn State Health is partnering with Penn State Dickinson School of Law on a course that teaches young physicians about the legal system and law students about the medical profession.

Maike Sgrignuoli, wearing scrubs, and Judy Himes, wearing a suit and glasses, smile as they each hold a corner of a plaque with the words “The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses.”

Sgrignuoli earns DAISY Award for outstanding patient care

Oct 1, 2019

Maike Sgrignuoli, a staff nurse in Hershey Medical Center’s Neuroscience Critical Care Unit, was selected as the September DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award winner.

Joella Migliori, wearing a dress with ribbons in her hair, plays with a stuffed bear in an office. Behind her, a woman works on a computer.

Changes coming to Children’s Miracle Network clinical allocation process

Sep 30, 2019

After a thorough process review by key stakeholders, the CMN clinical allocation process will change beginning in FY21.

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