Category: Patient Care

The exterior of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey Medical Center again ranked a top hospital in the nation for orthopedic care

Jul 27, 2021

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical center as one of the best hospitals in the nation for 2021-22 in orthopedic care.

A young girl with a bow in her hair sits in a hospital bed with medical equipment behind her. She is playing with a plastic toy.

Peace of mind in Pediatric Emergency Department: Malaya’s story

Jul 16, 2021

When Malaya has a health crisis, serious complications can develop quickly. For the emergency care she needs, her mom will always take her to Penn State Health Children’s Hospital.

A group of officials cut a ribbon outside of a new medical practice

Penn State Health expands access to pediatric primary care on the West Shore

Jul 12, 2021

Penn State Health is enhancing access to pediatric primary care at its newest West Shore outpatient location.

A close up of a provider dressing a wound on a patient's arm

Penn State Health joins national network of wound care centers

Jul 12, 2021

Penn State Health has joined forces with Healogics to manage the care of patients who are being treated for hard to heal wounds at two Penn State Health locations in Berks County.

The lobby of the Cancer Assistance and Resource Education Center in Penn State Cancer Institute shows a reception desk with a bowl of flowers on it, a column on the right with the words “CARE Center Lobby” on it and a wall with slats on the left.

New CARE Center offers cancer patients comprehensive support

Jul 12, 2021

The new Cancer Assistance and Resource Education Center in Penn State Cancer Institute brings many of the resources cancer patients need through and beyond their treatment together in one location.

A doctor discusses injuries with a patient in an exam room.

Penn State Health one of six health systems in nation to add physical activity as a vital sign

Jul 8, 2021

Physical Activity Vital Sign (PAVS) is currently being piloted at two Penn State Health Medical Group practices.

An animated image depicts a patient lying down and being treated with a beam of radiation from the MRIdian Radiation Therapy System.

Hershey Medical Center attacks cancer with MRI-guided radiation therapy

Jun 29, 2021

A new cancer treatment system in use at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center uses magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, together with radiotherapy to treat tumors and cancers throughout the body. The end result is more effective radiation doses that minimize incidental exposure to surrounding organs.

Four women wearing facemasks stand in front of a screen that reads Penn State Health OnDemand.

OnDemand Client Support Services team reflects on one year of helping telemedicine patients, staff

Jun 28, 2021

The Penn State Health OnDemand Client Support Services team has handled more than 22,000 customer service interactions since its inception during the COVID-19 pandemic one year ago.

Staff cut ribbons at two new Penn State Health Medical Group locations.

Penn State Health expands access to primary and specialty care services in the capital region with two new outpatient locations

Jun 21, 2021

Penn State Health is enhancing access to its primary and specialty care services in the capital region with two new outpatient centers.

From left, Dr. Marilou Page, cardiothoracic surgeon at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, wheels a heart transport device containing a donor heart in front of a small plane. Kandyce Burnett, certified transplant perfusionist with the Gift of Life Donor Program, steps off the plan. James Tappan, pilot, leans on plane.

Hershey Medical Center is first in PA to use revolutionary new device to transport donor hearts

Jun 17, 2021

The Heart Transplant Program at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is the first in Pennsylvania to use the Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System to transport donor hearts.

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