Category: Patient Care

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Morrell named December DAISY Award recipient by Holy Spirit Medical Center

Jan 12, 2023

Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center presented the December 2022 DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award to Jessica Morrell, a registered nurse in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit.

The first cry: Lancaster Medical Center staff almost as thrilled as parents at first new baby

Dec 6, 2022

They'd waited so long for the big day. And when Townsley Stetzler arrived as their first baby, the staff at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center was almost as thrilled as his parents.

A group of women, most in hospital scrubs, pose for a photo. Two in the center hold plaques.

Miller, Smeltz recognized by Hampden Medical Center in touching DAISY Award ceremony

Dec 1, 2022

Hampden Medical Center presented the DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award to two Women and Babies nurses who provided special care to a mother who lost her baby. Christy Miller and Kelly Smeltz, both registered nurses on the Women’s Health unit, provided care to the patient through a traumatic time and helped her begin a journey to healing.

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Jim’s phantoms: Wounded veteran finds freedom from pain 56 years later thanks to Hershey Medical Center procedure

Nov 29, 2022

Veteran Jim Morton has been tortured by excruciating pain in limbs he lost during the Vietnam War half a century ago. Now, thanks to a procedure at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Morton is moving on.

Eddie Holman stands in front of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with an IV pole and monitor. He is wearing a Penn State T-shirt and pants, a surgical mask and glasses. Next to him is a statue of the Penn State Nittany Lion sitting on a bench.

Heart patient goes extra mile, literally, while awaiting transplant

Nov 21, 2022

A former Marine is taking nearly 7-mile-long walks at Hershey Medical Center each day while he awaits a heart transplant.

First baby born at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

Nov 17, 2022

On Wednesday, Nov. 16, Townsley Guy Stetzler became the first baby to be born at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center. Both mom and baby are doing well in the hospital’s Family Birthing Suite.

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New obstetrics and gynecology clinic opens at Hampden Medical Center

Nov 14, 2022

Penn State Health Obstetrics and Gynecology has opened a new clinic at Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center. It will be staffed by physicians, certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives.

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Still trucking: Enola man says Holy Spirit Medical Center team helps him survive months of COVID-19

Nov 1, 2022

Brian Germann says the kindness and hard work of the nursing team at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center helped carry him through the most grueling ordeal of his life.

Penn State Health enhances access to fertility services and pediatric specialties in York County

Oct 27, 2022

Penn State Health is enhancing access to its reproductive endocrinology and fertility services and pediatric specialties at its newest outpatient location in York County.

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Three hearts for three brothers: Siblings each get transplants at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Oct 12, 2022

Three brothers are beating the odds - and a tough illness that runs in the family - thanks to undergoing heart transplants.

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