Location: Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

A woman in a video chat on a laptop screen waves to another, shown in a smaller window on the screen. A coffee cup is next to the laptop.

Virtual behavioral health services now available to all through Penn State Health OnDemand app

Sep 15, 2021

Community members can now access behavioral health services on their computer, smartphone or tablet using the Penn State Health OnDemand app.

Heart on electrocardiogram that shows heart rhythm.

The Medical Minute: Reducing stroke risk from AFib without blood thinners

Sep 8, 2021

To help prevent a stroke — a common and serious risk associated with AFib — patients are treated with blood thinners. But for some, the medication itself can be risky.

A young girl is putting on a doll face mask onto her zebra teddy bear. She is also wearing a face mask at the hospital to prevent the spread of germs.

The Medical Minute: On the watch for pediatric cancers

Sep 1, 2021

No parent wants to hear the word “cancer.” Fortunately, few will, but it’s always smart to be attuned to signs that might warrant a further look. Two Penn State Health Children’s Hospital doctors discuss the warning signs.

Students with protective masks sitting in school desks in their classroom. School desks are marked with a cross to mark a place where sitting is not allowed to maintain social distance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Medical Minute: Vaccination, conversation keys to protecting kids as they return to school

Aug 26, 2021

Just as the moves to protect students by keeping them at home required them to weather some detrimental effects, their return this fall carries new risks. Two Penn State Health doctors discuss how you can keep your kids safe this fall.

Tadesse Bogale touches a computer screen while holding a tube. He is wearing a face mask, scrubs, cap and surgical gloves. Behind him are shelves with medications.

I am Penn State Health: Tadesse Bogale

Aug 18, 2021

His family in Ethiopia is far away, but Tadesse Bogale says the people and working environment have made him feel at home as a pharmacy technician at Hershey Medical Center.

Dr. J. Nathaniel Ruhala, wearing a white medical coat, poses for a photo while standing in a hospital operating room. An overhead light and various surgical equipment is placed throughout the room.

Expansion of services gives Holy Spirit Medical Center patients greater access to Hershey Medical Center surgeons

Aug 17, 2021

Penn State Health is further expanding the surgical capabilities of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center to Holy Spirit Medical Center. The move will provide more residents of the West Shore with access to advanced surgical care closer to home.

Two women in surgical masks and scrubs laugh at nurse’s station in a hospital hallway. Behind them, other health care workers cluster.

I am Penn State Health: Tara Gardner

Aug 4, 2021

Tara Gardner, a nurse manager at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center shares what she loves about her job at Holy Spirit Medical Center, where she’s worked ever since she landed a nurse externship there in 2008.

Two new parents smile at their newborn in a hospital patient room while a healthcare provider looks on.

Penn State Health relocates Holy Spirit Medical Center’s labor and delivery and NICU services to Hampden Medical Center Oct. 1

Aug 2, 2021

Penn State Health will relocate Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center’s labor and delivery and NICU to Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center when it opens on Friday, Oct. 1.

Sherly George, a nursing assistant at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, combs the hair of patient Clay Landry Jr. She is leaning over him as he sits propped up in a hospital bed. She is wearing a long-sleeved top, glasses, face mask and surgical gloves. He is wearing a hospital gown and has a beard.

I am Penn State Health: Sherly George

Jul 20, 2021

As a nursing assistant at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, Sherly George says she is fulfilling a calling to help people in need when their needs are the greatest.

A woman in an apron glances over her shoulder in front of an image of flowers on a wall.

Healing hello for patients and visitors at new Hampden Medical Center: Art

Jul 15, 2021

The Hampden Art Committee researched what types of art would be most pleasing to patients and hand-picked some 400 pieces of art for the new Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center.

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