Category: Patient Care

A man places packs in the back of a utility vehicle. He wears a Camp LIonheart T-shirt.

Safety first, growth always: Camp Lionheart gives pediatric heart patients a chance at normalcy

Aug 17, 2023

For eight years, Camp Lionheart has taken every precaution to give kids with heart defects and their families a weeklong respite. Safety is a meticulously designed machine that’s so well-oiled you barely know it’s there.

A doctor holds her stethoscope up to a patient’s upper chest, listening to her heartbeat. Both the physician and the patient are wearing surgical masks.

Patients now able to schedule ahead for urgent and walk-in care visits at Penn State Health

Aug 9, 2023

Access to care just got more convenient. Penn State Health now allows patients to schedule online appointments for urgent and walk-in care at select locations.

Dr. Vasudev Virparia, left, points at an intravascular ultrasound image on a monitor while Norah Martin, a registered cardiovascular invasive specialist at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center, watches. They are both wearing scrubs, face masks and surgical caps. They are standing in a cardiac catheterization lab.

Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center’s interventional cardiology team provides seamless emergency care

Aug 9, 2023

Don Farr of Mount Joy is alive today thanks to the quick actions of Penn State Health emergency medical technicians, emergency department staff and interventional cardiologists at Lancaster Medical Center.

Six adults stand in front of an ambulance parked in front of a hospital. A second ambulance is visible behind it to the right. The man standing on the left and the two men on the right have name badges clipped to their clothing. The woman second from left and the man fourth from left are wearing vests outfitted with a radio/intercom system. The woman has sunglasses clipped to her vest.

Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Northern Berks EMS act fast to save volunteer from stroke

Jul 31, 2023

When a patient’s symptoms of confusion signal a stroke, the quick actions of St. Joseph Medical Center and Northern Berks EMS staff make the difference in her recovery.

Twin sisters Alana and Alicia Webb smile as they pose in front of a window at their home. Both women have short curly hair and wear glasses and blue shirts.

These twins share everything, including a rare disease and surgery on the same day

Jul 14, 2023

Twin sisters Alana and Alicia Webb have even more in common than they thought – a rare progressive cerebrovascular disease – that required a long, delicate surgery, both on the same day.

Man wearing a medical mask, seated in a wheel chair, holds an enlarged cardboard cutout of a photo of a little girl in an Easter costume and his hospital discharge paperwork.

Family creates ‘Gift a Smile’ program for Hampden, Holy Spirit medical center patients, families and employees

Jul 7, 2023

Robert “Bob” Kalbach Jr. photo of his 18-month-old granddaughter, Sarah inspired a collaboration to bring the gift of a smile to other patients.

John Kline, wearing suspenders and glasses, kneels on the ground as he looks over his garden. Plants are visible in wooden planter beds. In the background are trees and a building on the right. In the far-right side of the photo, a decorative frog hangs on the garden door.

10 years after first TAVR heart procedure, Berks Cardiology continues to innovate

Jun 26, 2023

Ten years after becoming the Berks Region’s first patient to have a minimally invasive heart procedure known as Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, John Kline is living life to the fullest.

A man in a suit smiles and gestures at football players in their jerseys and a group of children.

A visit to remember: Penn State football team visits patients

Jun 20, 2023

Penn State football met patients on the adult side of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center during a May 31 visit.

Shot of an unrecognizable person on a videocall with a doctor

Penn State Health enhancing access to primary care through subscription-based virtual service

Jun 13, 2023

Penn State Health is making it easier for Pennsylvanians to access affordable, high-quality primary care at their fingertips.

Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

St. Joseph Medical Center earns ‘A’ for hospital safety

May 3, 2023

Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center has been recognized among the safest hospitals in the U.S. after receiving an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group.

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