Category: Patient Care

Close-up image of a newborn infant.

Dream delivery: Lancaster mom welcomes baby with first water birth at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

Jun 12, 2024

Darian Burger is the first patient to use a birthing tub at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center’s Family Birth Suite. Now, the Lancaster County mom discusses her experience.

An ambulance bears the Children’s Miracle Network and Penn State Health logos and marks, as well as the likeness of a costumed Nittany Lion.

Penn State Health adds new, specially equipped pediatric ambulance to its fleet

Jun 4, 2024

A new pediatric ambulance featuring several pieces of specialty equipment has joined the Penn State Health Life Lion Critical Care Transport fleet.

Penn State Health St. Joseph Exeter Ridge Health Complex â€“ 3970 Perkiomen Ave, Reading Photo by Susan L. Angstadt 1/21/2021 This is the back of the building, but it is the entrance. This is the widest I could go without getting people and cars in the photos.

Vascular surgery consultations offered at Exeter Outpatient Center beginning May 15

May 7, 2024

Penn State Health Exeter Outpatient Center in Exeter Township will expand its specialty services to include vascular surgery consultations.

In a bright hospital emergency room a female patient, wearing glasses and a blue shirt, is lying in a bed, covered by a white blanket. A smiling patient registration associate in a burgundy sweater stands at a mobile computer station to the right, amidst various medical devices.

Behind Every ER Visit: The Essential Role of Patient Registration Associates at Penn State Health

Apr 9, 2024

A trip to the emergency room is something no one wants to experience. People arrive by ambulance and by car, hurting and scared. Fast, quality care is essential—but so is […]

A person’s hand is surrounded by three types of healthy food, kale to the left, tomatoes above and broccoli to the right. Also shown are diabetes-testing strips, a container of strips and a glucose-testing device and electronic monitor, which displays a blood-sugar level of 93.

Diabetes disparities: Penn State Health diabetes specialist works to improve health equity

Mar 20, 2024

No one wants to hear the “Big D” diagnosis—diabetes. If you’re a person of color, diabetes management may be affected by limited access to technology, increasing risk of complications.

Two healthcare workers stand in a procedure room wearing personal protective gear. They are doing a heart biopsy.

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s heart transplant survival rate highest in the state

Mar 4, 2024

More than 94 percent of all patients who receive a heart transplant at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center survive for at least three years after their surgery.

Three medical professionals in surgical gear operate on a patient, not shown. A tray of surgical instruments is within easy reach.

Breakthrough stroke treatment at Penn State Health offers patients new hope

Feb 23, 2024

The Vivistim Paired VNS (vagus nerve stimulation) System pairs a surgically implanted device with physical or occupational therapy for people who have moderate to severe upper arm impairment following a stoke.

A pediatric muscular dystrophy care team poses for a photo with a patient and their family.

Children’s Hospital earns Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy certification

Feb 21, 2024

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy has certified the clinic at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.

A man sits in a chair while a nurse cares for him in his hospital room. The room includes a ceiling lift that hangs above the woman. To her right, is a patient table and bed. Multiple monitors, cords and equipment hand on the wall behind the bed. A curtain hangs across the sliding door to the room. A cart is visible in the hall beyond the open door.

Hershey Medical Center completes renovation of heart and vascular unit

Feb 9, 2024

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center will complete the final stage of a two-part move of its Heart and Vascular Progressive Care Unit from the first to third floor on Tuesday, Feb. 13.

A group of people in parkas riding skis gather at the base of a mountain striped with ski runs. One is seated on a sit-ski, a device that balances his body on a single runner, and his legs are propped in front of him.

Saying yes: Adaptive Ski Day helps people with life-altering injuries find purpose

Feb 6, 2024

For Lebanon resident Bill Hoffman, Adaptive Ski Day is as life-changing as the accident he's overcoming.

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