Category: Patient Care

Tina Myers, who wears a mask and goggles, sits on the edge of a mattress on the floor and plays her guitar for a baby who is lying on the mattress. The baby, who sucks on a pacifier, is wearing a sleeper with snowmen on it and is held by a pair of hands.

Music to their ears: Relaxation videos bring therapy home

Mar 3, 2021

Whether in the hospital or at home, patients like Levi Thomson are finding relaxation is just a link away, thanks to music videos recorded by the Music Therapy Program and available on YouTube and the Get Well Network at Penn State Children’s Hospital.

Two medical professionals wearing blue scrubs, facemasks and gloves perform a biopsy on a heart transplant patient at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Hershey Medical Center among top programs in country for heart transplant, LVAD implants

Feb 17, 2021

Two January 2021 reports show that survival rates for heart transplant and LVAD implant surgeries at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center rank among the nation’s best.

Exercise physiologist Mike Zehner laughs while conducting a virtual cardiac rehabilitation visit on a computer screen with patient Brian Welsh.

Hybrid cardiac rehab program rekindles Harrisburg man’s passion for staying in shape

Feb 16, 2021

With Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Brian Welsh used in-person and virtual visits to get back in shape following heart surgery.

A hand holds a smart phone upon which is the image of an infant in a bed. Across a lunch table littered with bottles and food, a man with a beard and a hat looks on out of focus.

Lights, camera, baby! Penn State Children’s Hospital AngelEye cameras help parents keep watch

Feb 11, 2021

NICU’s AngelEye Health camera helps families stay connected with pediatric patients. In December 2020, the Children’s Hospital purchased 56 cameras with support from Children’s Miracle Network, enough for every bed in the hospital.

Angie Spohn stands in front of two large refrigerators in the lab and transfers test tubes from a rack into box. She wears a mask, lab coat and a pin that says ‘I got my COVID-19 vaccine!’

Behind the Scenes on the Front Lines: Laboratories

Feb 10, 2021

The staff at Penn State Health laboratories are processing tissue samples and blood tests, giving doctors information they need to make correct clinical diagnoses and undertaking pioneering research.

The front of a medical outpatient treatment center

Penn State Health Cocoa Outpatient Center now open to patients

Feb 1, 2021

Penn State Health Cocoa Outpatient Center is now open to patients.

A male physician wearing a coat, stethoscope, facemask and rubber gloves holds a bandage against the arm of a female patient, who holds up her shirt sleeve.

Penn State Health begins to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to patients

Jan 20, 2021

Penn State Health today began providing initial COVID-19 vaccinations to members of its patient population, one day after the state expanded eligibility under its phase 1A vaccination plan.

Two health care workers in personal protective equipment slide a tube down a boy’s throat, as the boy lies in a hospital bed.

Children are not immune: Penn State Health pediatrics work overtime to mitigate COVID’s effects

Jan 11, 2021

The Penn State Health doctors, therapists and nurses tasked with handling COVID-19 and its effects on children work hard to lift spirits – both patients’ and families – all while grappling with their own emotional wear.

A female nursing assistant wearing full personal protective equipment stands at a patient’s bedside, adjusting an IV line. The patient is sitting up in her bed, wearing a hospital gown. Other hospital equipment is throughout the room.

All three Penn State Health hospitals earn ‘A’ grades for patient safety

Jan 4, 2021

The Leapfrog Group has recognized all three Penn State Health hospitals with ‘A’ grades on its semi-annual safety ranking report card.

Penn State Health welcomes New Year’s babies

Jan 1, 2021

As we flip our calendars to a new year, here’s a look at the first babies to be born at Hershey Medical Center, St. Joseph Medical Center and Holy Spirit Medical Center in 2021.

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