Location: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

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 young boy watches a woman perform chest compressions on a medical doll.

The Medical Minute: Pediatric congenital heart disease patients need help transitioning to adulthood

Aug 16, 2023

Parents can be so protective of a child with congenital heart disease they often forget what comes next. When should they start learning to take care of their own condition? Two Penn State Health experts share their views.

Three men in blue hospital volunteer vests, one in a wheelchair, talk to a male hospital employee in a hospital entryway.

Volunteers from The Arc of Cumberland & Perry Counties lift up Penn State Health patients and staff

Aug 11, 2023

Dedicated volunteers from The Arc of Cumberland & Perry Counties (CPARC) spend two hours at Penn State Health Holy Spirit and Milton S. Hershey medical centers each week lifting patients’ spirits, helping staff and sharing their positive attitudes with everyone they meet.

A doctor listens to a young woman’s heartbeat with a stethoscope.

The Medical Minute: Understanding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Aug 9, 2023

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can cause sudden death at any age – but particularly in young people. A Penn State Health heart surgeon discusses prevention.

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.

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Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, Penn State College of Medicine bring international research consortium to Hershey to strengthen their fight against childhood cancer

Aug 2, 2023

Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine are strengthening their commitment to curing childhood cancer by bringing Dr. Giselle Saulnier Sholler, an internationally known physician-scientist, and her research consortium to Hershey.

A doctor wearing a surgical gown sits next to an operating table, treating a patient. A nurse wearing a surgical gown stands in the background.

U.S. News & World Report lists three Penn State Health hospitals among nation’s best

Aug 1, 2023

U.S. News & World Report has recognized three Penn State Health hospitals in its annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings again this year.

A health care worker holds a bag of donated blood.

The Medical Minute: Donated blood kept free from pathogens

Jul 27, 2023

Blood banks always say it’s safe to give blood. But is it safe to receive? A Penn State Health expert discusses all the ways professionals keep your blood pathogen-free.

Penn State Health and College of Medicine recognize faculty, staff and student achievements

Jul 24, 2023

Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine have compiled the following list of appointments and awards to showcase accolades for faculty, staff and students.

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.

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