Apr 21, 2020
Penn State Health Medical Group – All About Children in West Reading is minimizing patients’ and providers’ potential exposure to the coronavirus with its new curbside clinic.
Apr 20, 2020
The Medical Intermediate Care Unit at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center earned the esteemed Silver Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
Apr 17, 2020
Penn State Health has opened two regional clinics to care for patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 who have health care needs that are serious enough to warrant a face-to-face appointment.
Penn State Health has enrolled its first COVID-19 patient into an experimental treatment program called convalescent plasma therapy.
Apr 13, 2020
Using Child Life’s GetWell closed-circuit television network, Devon Springer, a board-certified music therapist, and Alexis Lombardo, a registered and board-certified art therapist, created “Let’s Get Together,” a program that was livestreamed to patients’ rooms.
Apr 10, 2020
In these unprecedented days of “social distancing,” telehealth technology, including Penn State Health OnDemand, is bridging the physical gap between patients and providers who need to stay connected and safe.
Apr 8, 2020
A child with cancer needs lifesaving treatment, her dad is awaiting a COVID-19 test result and other young patients must be kept safe – all these factors converged on the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Infusion Clinic of Penn State Health Children's Hospital, and staff sprang into action.
Apr 7, 2020
Penn State Health and Mount Nittany Health partnered to open a drive-through COVID-19 testing site in State College on March 26. The new testing site is open weekdays from noon to 4:30 p.m.
Apr 3, 2020
Staff members are getting creative with virtual ways to bridge the gap between hospital rooms and living rooms, such as Facetime and Zoom, and improvised activities to add some cheer to daily life on the floors, like a game of Yahtzee from a distance.
Mar 19, 2020
In response to the growing need for easy-to-access COVID-19 testing, Penn State Health St. Joseph has opened a drive-through testing site on its Bern Township Campus.
