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Several people sit around a conference table, on which there are papers, pens and computers. A sign on the wall bears the Project Echo and Penn State College of Medicine logos.

SAMHSA awards Penn State Project ECHO $1.5 million to address underage drinking

Nov 20, 2019

Project ECHO at Penn State College of Medicine will use a $1.5 million federal grant to address underage drinking and opioid use in ten rural counties in central Pennsylvania.

About a dozen participants from Penn State Health’s first annual Sandy Sprint pose on the lawn in front of a large brick house. In the forefront, ovarian cancer patient Michelle Kirscht, dressed in a T-shirt and capris, kneels next to her cancer surgeon, Dr. Rebecca Phaeton, gynecologic oncologist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, who is holding a young boy in her lap.

United front: Fight against ovarian cancer requires attention, treatment, research and funding

Nov 19, 2019

Penn State Health physicians and Penn State College of Medicine researchers team up to combat ovarian cancer through research, treatment and fundraising, including taking part in Hershey’s inaugural Sandy Sprint Superhero Run/Walk.

Four people are stand in a row in front of a sign for Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute.

A trip to say goodbye: Hershey Medical Center team comes together to help patient see terminally ill wife

Nov 13, 2019

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center staff rallied to help a heart patient visit his wife before she died.

Four people – two men and two women – pose outside for a photo holding an oversized check made out to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, in the amount of $1 million. It’s signed by Dallas Krapf. A building with windows is in the background, as are bushes and flowers.

Penn State philanthropists commit $1 million to build new chapel on Hershey Medical Center campus

Nov 13, 2019

Longtime Penn State philanthropists Dallas and Diane Krapf have committed $1 million - their largest single contribution to the University to date - to build a new interfaith chapel on the campus of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

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Penn State Health celebrates topping off ceremony at new acute care hospital

Nov 8, 2019

Penn State Health today celebrated the ‘topping off’ of Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center, the future 300,000-square-foot, three-story acute care hospital in Cumberland County.

Five women pose with an oversized check in the amount of $10,000, made out from Highmark to Penn State Health. The Memo line reads: Eye glasses for students in need. A desk and office shelves are in the background.

Highmark Blue Shield grant to provide eye glasses for students in underserved schools

Nov 7, 2019

Highmark Blue Shield has granted $10,000 to Penn State Health in support of a community health initiative to cover standard vision assessments and the cost of eye glasses for students in need in two school districts.

An aerial view of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine shows tall buildings, a parking lot with cars in the foreground and hills with trees in the background.

Hershey Medical Center again earns top safety marks from Leapfrog

Nov 7, 2019

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has once again earned the highest grade on The Leapfrog Group’s latest safety ranking report card.

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WQXA 105.7 The X hosts “Pay 4 Play” to support Penn State Health Children’s Hospital

Nov 5, 2019

Nipsey, Earl David Reed and Jen Shade of The People’s Morning Show on WQXA-FM 105.7 The X will host the 13th annual People’s Pay 4 Play (#Pay4PlayXIII) from Thursday, Nov. 7 at 5 a.m. through Friday, Nov. 8 at 9 a.m.

Dr. John Repke, wearing a suit, poses outdoors with 26 residents - some seated, some standing -- all of whom wear white clinical coats.

Emeritus faculty member establishes legacy through new lectureship

Oct 23, 2019

The John T. Repke, MD, FACOG Lectureship in Maternal Fetal Medicine was presented for the first time in October 2019.

A statue depicting the mascot of Penn State University, the Nittany Lion, surrounded by bushes.

Medical center and college honored for commitment to diversity

Oct 18, 2019

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine recently received the 2019 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

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