Category: Patient Care

Dr. Melissa Tribuzio, wearing glasses and a mask, holds a stethoscope to 2-year-old Matthew Fitzpatrick’s chest as he sits on his mother’s lap. He wears a diaper and has a pacifier in his mouth. Samantha Fitzpatrick, who is wearing a sweater and a mask, places her hand behind his back. His little brother, Ben, is in the background and wears a mask.

You’ve got a friend: Penn State Health earns highest marks in patient loyalty nationwide

Oct 13, 2020

Pediatrician Dr. Melissa Tribuzio dances with the 7-year-olds and pokes fun at the teenager’s eye rolls – all to put patients at ease. Gestures like these make Penn State Health a national leader in patient loyalty.

Brenda Pogue laughs and tilts her head back while in the passenger seat of a car. At the edges of the road, friends and family in masks smile at her and take photos.

Five hundred and counting: Linglestown resident returning to life as Penn State Health marks milestone

Oct 8, 2020

Penn State Health discharged its 500th COVID-19 patient last weekend. Brenda Pogue of Linglestown is among the hundreds whom the health system helped heal. She’s still getting better.

Close-up photo of a gorgeous girl who is hugging her knees while looking through the window and dealing with sorrow and mood disorders.

Zgierska, colleagues work to reduce stigma in addiction terminology

Oct 7, 2020

Two Penn State College of Medicine authors joined others to write a commentary on an editorial published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine. The editorial lists stigmatizing diagnostic terms and suggests replacements for them.

Amy Keisling, Gender Health Clinic coordinator, smiles as she leans on a framed picture that says “I am not a burden.” She has curly hair and is wearing glasses and a lanyard. Behind her is a bulletin board out of focus.

Treating transgender patients with dignity, respect important as number grows

Oct 6, 2020

Health care professionals can struggle with knowing how to have an open, honest discussion with a transgender patient. Because the number of younger people who identify as transgender is increasing, Penn State Health is putting this issue front and center.

Woman standing in yellow gown, blue hair cover, blue facemask, blue gloves and blue shoe covers holds a red bag while removing red-bag waste from a patient room.

Penn State Health employees practice safety first when cleaning patient rooms, operating rooms

Sep 29, 2020

Environmental Health Services and Operating Room team members from Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Health St. Joseph share why their work is so incredibly important and rewarding during COVID-19.

Eddie Moran leans back in a chair while two women in PPE stand in front of him. Behind them is a truck with the word CATE on the side.

St. Joseph clinicians staff mobile COVID-19 response unit during Berks County stop

Sep 28, 2020

Penn State Health St. Joseph joined with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Pennsylvania Department of Health to provide free, walk-up COVID-19 testing, bilingual educational materials and giveaways to anyone who wanted them.

Ruth Vega smiles as she holds a sweatshirt up in front of herself that says Penn State 2000th. Her parents stand behind her. A poinsettia plant sits on a table in the background, with people sitting around it.

At age 8, “a second chance at life”: 2000th kidney transplant recipient shares her joy

Sep 3, 2020

Ruth Vega, Hershey Medical Center’s 2000th kidney transplant recipient, is living proof of the difference that the transplant team’s dedicated work makes.

A woman in a white physician's coat looks at the top of a patient's head

Hershey Medical Center is the first in Pennsylvania to offer new deep brain stimulation implant to treat neurological disease

Aug 26, 2020

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has become the first hospital in the state to implant a patient with a more personalized treatment for neurological disease.

Joella Migliori jumps over a plastic stepping stone in a physical therapy room. Physical therapist Emily Hoffman, who has her hair in a pony tail and wears a face mask, kneels beside her. Joella, who wears glasses and has short hair pulled back in a barrette, wears a T-shirt that says “Spoiled by Daddy, loved by Mommy” with shorts and sneakers. Janette Migliori, Joella’s mother, sits in a chair in the background and holds up to phone to take a picture.

Kids can’t wait: Families battle challenges of therapy during COVID

Aug 13, 2020

Furloughed from in-person physical therapy by COVID-19 precautions, Joella Migliori and other children who depend on therapy to progress, are happily returning to 30 Hope Drive.

A pregnant young woman with shoulder-length hair puts her hands on her belly. She is standing next to a window.

Virtual ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ program helps prep parents-to-be

Aug 12, 2020

Penn State Health Women’s Health is offering a free, virtual class, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” on Sept. 16.

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