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Dr. Kathryn Crowell crouches down as she puts a pinwheel in the ground in front of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in 2023. A sign to her left says: “Each pinwheel in this garden represents one of the 579 children that have been helped through the Penn State Hershey Center for the Protection of Children during 2022.”

Preventing child abuse: How parents can keep their children safe

Apr 5, 2024

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Get some tips on what you can do to keep your children safe.

Gentleman walks on a neighborhood sidewalk wearing jeans and a sweater. A house is in the background. Snow covers the yard.

Penn State Health celebrates 40th anniversary milestone in heart transplant care

Apr 3, 2024

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center celebrated its 40th anniversary of providing heart transplants to patients in the region with a special event for its multidisciplinary heart transplant team on Feb. 22.

A flag marked with the words Honoring Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors is held in the center by Greg Allen, dressed in pants and a sweater. Along with his two brothers, who are not pictured, he received a heart transplant. To the right of him are Kellie Persofsky, who is wearing pants and a blazer, and her daughter, Sophia, dressed in jeans and a sweater. Mrs. Persofsky donated her kidney to her daughter. In the background are a number of other people who are taking part in the 2023 Donate Life flag-raising ceremony at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. The event honors organ donors and recipients.

Penn State Health celebrates Donate Life Month with flag-raising, Blue & Green Day

Apr 3, 2024

Penn State Health will honor organ donors and highlight the increasing need for organ donations with two events during National Donate Life Month in April.

Molly Rahe-Randall is seated in front of a display in the lobby of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center playing a violin. In front of her is a sign that identifies her performance as part of the Center Stage Arts in Health program that provides music in the lobbies of the hospital.

Grants expand Penn State Health community outreach

Mar 26, 2024

Dauphin County grants awarded to Penn State Health and its partner organizations are helping the health system expand its community impact, equity and access to health services.

A doctor dressed in surgical scrubs stands next to the bedside of a patient. They are talking.

Penn State Health Children’s Hospital expanding surgical capabilities to Lancaster County

Mar 20, 2024

Penn State Health Children’s Hospital is making it more convenient for young patients and their families in Lancaster County and the surrounding regions to access specialty surgical expertise.

A woman holding a baby – the woman faces away looing out a window with the baby facing over her shoulder.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center offers Maternal Substance Use Disorder Program

Mar 19, 2024

Women who are pregnant and struggling with addiction can now get help from the Maternal Substance Use Disorder Program at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

A woman holds a young boy in her arms. He is smiling and waving to several emergency vehicles as they drive by with their lights flashing.

First responders and others converge on Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus to ‘Light Up the Night’

Mar 18, 2024

The annual ‘Light Up the Night’ event filled the night sky at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with a kaleidoscope of color.

Hershey Medical Center named among top hospitals in Pennsylvania by Newsweek

Mar 14, 2024

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center ranked third in Pennsylvania in Newsweek’s annual America’s Best-In-State Hospitals.

A dog sits on a hospital bed with a pediatric patient.

Four-legged, furry royalty joins Milton S. Hershey Medical Center: Meet Baron

Mar 14, 2024

The facility dog program at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is gaining some four-legged prestige with a new royalty-inspired pack member: Baron.

Two hands with the palms facing up hold items. The right hand contains an electronic cigarette. The left holds five cigarettes.

College of Medicine receives $20M grant to research alternative tobacco products

Mar 13, 2024

Penn State College of Medicine received a five-year, $20 million federal grant to investigate the harmful effects of alternative tobacco products.

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