Category: Community

Green native sapling being planted into the ground by woman wearing visor, facemask, pink shirt and grey pants. Woman is digging into the ground with a shovel.

Tree-planting ceremony adds 100 saplings to Hershey Medical Center campus

Oct 20, 2020

Volunteers from Hershey Medical Center and the College of Medicine planted 100 native saplings on the Hershey campus on Oct. 15.

Two women in masks and rubber gloves work over tables covered with bananas, boxes of fruit, pineapples and other fresh fruits and vegetables.

Local jewel: Reading farm stand serves up fresh produce in food desert

Sep 30, 2020

Penn State Health helps sponsor the Blue Mountain Academy farm stand – an oasis for dozens of people in the heart of a food desert.

Two women and one man hand a bag to a driver in a car. All three are wearing face masks. The man is wearing a white coat and baseball cap. Behind them is a pop-up tent with the words “Lebanon City Police Department” on it.

Growing Hispanic population means increasing need to tackle health care barriers

Sep 24, 2020

Penn State Health and the College of Medicine help to create better health care outcomes for Hispanics by fostering partnerships in communities.

Two women stand outside of a car, looking in at an infant seat in the back seat.

Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, The GIANT Company team up to launch community car seat safety program

Sep 22, 2020

In recognition of Child Passenger Safety Week Sept. 20 – 26, Penn State Health Children's Hospital and The GIANT Company held a car seat safety check point today in Harrisburg. The Children’s Hospital and GIANT are teaming up to make such safety sessions more accessible to families in the region.

Young women standing holding books in her hand

The surgery she needed to get back to school, pain-free

Sep 1, 2020

When her doctor told she needed exploratory surgery for her debilitating pain, Laura Becker had two concerns: finding the best surgeon and being able to return to teaching in the fall. The Derry Township teacher’s physician referred her to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Dr. Gerald Harkins, a surgeon with Penn State Health Women’s Health. Laura reviewed all of her options, did her own research and agreed that Penn State Health was where she wanted to go.

Madeline Bermudez, wearing mask, face shield and sunglasses, hands a bag to a woman wearing a mask.

Separado pero unido: REACH program helps Hispanics, Latinos at local level

Jun 23, 2020

In the war against COVID-19 Penn State REACH is working around the clock in Lebanon and Berks counties to get information – in Spanish ― out to the people who need it.

Four people jump off the grass outside of a house. One holds a dog on a leash.

Giving effort to help families at risk for food insecurity reaches nearly $50,000

Jun 22, 2020

Launched two months ago, the Families in Need COVID Relief community giving effort has raised nearly $50,000 in support of food insecurity relief efforts.

Three boxes of durable nitrile exam gloves sit on a table next to face masks. A photo on the boxes shows a person’s hands putting on a glove.

Penn State Health to close donation centers Friday after strong community response

May 21, 2020

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, Reading, Lancaster and State College.

A screen capture of the Heroes Look Like This website shows a grid of photos of Penn State College of Medicine medical and physician students smiling and waving. The text on the left side of the screen reads: From our frontlines to your front yards, our community is coming together, while staying apart, to achieve one common goal: To ensure the best health for everyone. During these challenging times we ask you to share your words of encouragement and well-wishes to any hero doing their part as we fight this pandemic. Best of all? You can do this while doing your own part in this battle by staying at home.

Heroes look like this … [insert name here]!

Apr 30, 2020

Need a morale boost? Our new Heroes Look Like This homepage is the place to submit shout-outs to your team or any staff member, health care provider or community partner – complete with photos, videos and notes.

Hershey Medical Center President Deborah Berini smiles. She has long hair, and her hands are folded in front of her. She is wearing a necklace and a blazer that is buttoned in the middle.

Berini: Thanks for ‘focus on patients and families’

Apr 27, 2020

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center President Deborah Berini emailed Medical Center employees on Monday about Patient Experience Week.

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