Category: Patient Care

Female physician in sweater and dress shirt sits at a computer and smiles while talking with a patient during a telehealth visit.

Penn State Health OnDemand upgrades improve patient outcomes, physician workflow

Apr 12, 2021

New upgrades to Penn State Health OnDemand have improved the quality of virtual visits for patients and providers.

Kristy Keegan Leitz, a mental health worker at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, stands in front of a window with computers. She has long hair and is smiling and holding a clipboard. She is wearing a striped shirt and a lanyard with keys.

Behind the Scenes on the Front Lines: Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Apr 8, 2021

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health staff at Penn State Health put aside their own anxiety and uncertainty to offer reassurance to patients, colleagues and community members during the past year.

Stacy Gloudemans crouches down and places her hands on the back of Pilot, a facility dog, who wears a service vest. Elevators are in the background.

‘Pilot’ lands at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital

Apr 1, 2021

A new provider has joined the region’s only children’s hospital. Paging Dr. Pilot. Here, boy! Pilot, a black golden retriever, is the third facility dog to join the growing pack at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.

An artist’s rendering of Lancaster Pediatric Center, a one-story medical clinic building, with a parking lot in the foreground.

Penn State Health bringing nationally ranked pediatric care to Lancaster County

Mar 30, 2021

Penn State Health is expanding the nationally ranked pediatric specialty care of Penn State Health Children's Hospital to Lancaster County with the construction of a 47,000-square-foot pediatric outpatient center.

A group of health care workers in scrubs stand in a hospital room and pose for a photo.

St. Joseph Medical Center Recognizes Guardian Angels for exceptional care

Mar 29, 2021

St. Joseph Medical Center presented three Guardian Angel awards on March 18 to Cancer Center staff recognized by patients and family members for exhibiting kindness and exceptional care.

The outside of a medical clinic building

Highmark and Penn State Health continue to expand access for residents of central Pennsylvania

Mar 25, 2021

Highmark Health and Penn State Health are making it easier for residents of Cumberland County to access primary care with the opening of a new clinic on the Highmark corporate campus.

A doctor talks with a patient

Urgent care centers cut down on wait times and have better hours of operation

Mar 22, 2021

You made it through the night, but you still aren’t feeling well. The next available appointment with your primary care physician is not until tomorrow. What do you do?

Jennifer Rudolph, who wears glasses and a V-neck sweater, sits at an easel and holds a brush in her hand. A painting on the easel shows a girl standing by a tree with her hair blowing in the wind.

Color me happier: Creative care on tap with faculty art therapy program

Mar 22, 2021

Penn State College of Medicine faculty have found relief from the stress of COVID-19 is a brushstroke away with a virtual art therapy studio project that allows their creative juices to flow.

A male patient wearing a white and blue hospital gown reclines in a hospital bed. A nurse’s hand, covered in a blue glove, grasps his hand, helping him to move.

St. Joseph nurse-driven mobility program delivers for COVID-19 patients

Mar 15, 2021

Thanks to a new nurse-driven mobility program, COVID-19 patients at St. Joseph Medical Center are stronger, out of bed more frequently and benefiting from more socialization.

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 Health Children’s Hospital.

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