Category: People

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Penn State Health names Roush vice president of Heart and Vascular Services

May 3, 2021

Penn State Health has appointed Holly Roush to the newly created position of vice president of Heart and Vascular Services.

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Penn State Health names Randall vice president of Cancer Services

May 3, 2021

Penn State Health has appointed Ethel Randall to the newly created position of vice president of Cancer Services.

Penn State Health employees, teams nominated as 2021 Health Care Heroes finalists

Apr 26, 2021

Thirteen Penn State Health employees and teams are finalists in Central Penn Business Journal’s 2021 Health Care Heroes awards. Donald Hirsch of St. Joseph was nominated by Lehigh Valley Business.

Soleimani named interim director of Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute

Apr 12, 2021

Dr. Behzad Soleimani has been selected to serve as interim director of Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, effective May 1. Soleimani replaces Dr. Lawrence Sinoway, who announced in February that he is stepping down as the institute’s director.

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Out of retirement: Former Penn State Health employees come back to help colleagues set up vaccine sites

Apr 7, 2021

Six former Penn State Health managers came out of retirement to help stand up the health system’s first locations for inoculating the surrounding community, a mammoth undertaking involving dozens of their colleagues near and far.

Dr. Robert Harbaugh earns national lifetime achievement award in neurosurgery

Apr 6, 2021

Neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Harbaugh, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Hershey Medical Center, will receive the 2021 Harvey Cushing Medal, the highest honor awarded in neurosurgery.

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Holy Spirit names Jho 2021 Physician of the Year

Mar 31, 2021

Holy Spirit Medical Center presented Dr. Diana Jho with the 2021 Physician of the Year award during its annual Doctor’s Day Appreciation Breakfast on March 30.

Dianne Finucane, an EHS associate with Holy Spirit Medical Center, smiles as she walks out of a bathroom. She is wearing a smock, pants, a face mask and has a nametag clipped to her blouse.

Behind the Scenes on the Front Lines: Environmental Health Services

Mar 24, 2021

Environmental Health Services staff have always been key to the safety and cleanliness of Penn State Health, but they felt the weight of their task more keenly during COVD-19.

Linda Billet perches on a stool in her workshop and draws with a marker on a strip of glass. She wears glasses and a face mask and has her hair in a ponytail streaked with colors. Art supplies surround her on the counter where she works.

See hope: Local artists use their craft to inspire cancer patients at Lime Spring Outpatient Center

Mar 10, 2021

Local artisan Linda Billet infuses her glass mosaics with themes she hopes will comfort patients who see them on the walls at Penn State Health Lime Spring Outpatient Center ― Hematology/Oncology.

John Scipione, a registered nurse with Employee Health Services at Hershey Medical Center, talks on the phone at a desk with his hand on a binder. He is wearing glasses, a long-sleeved shirt and a lanyard. Behind him are three women, two seated at a desk and one standing.

Behind the Scenes on the Front Lines: Employee Health Services

Mar 4, 2021

They take care of the people who take care of our patients – and since COVID-19 hit, that’s been an unprecedented challenge for the dedicated staff of Employee Health Services.

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