Location: Penn State Health St. Joseph

A woman wearing a mask, gloves and sweatshirt stands next to a stack of cardboard boxes from the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. Behind her is a row of tables in a warehouse and three people out of focus.

St. Joseph opens curbside X-ray service to ensure patient safety

May 5, 2020

Penn State Health St. Joseph opened a curbside chest X-ray service at the medical center’s main entrance at 2500 Bernville Road on May 4. This new service is part of its continued efforts to ensure patient safety during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lisa Omelko, a lab technician in the Blood Bank at St. Joseph Medical Center, wears blue gloves and squeezes a bag of gold-colored plasma before it is used for a patient transfusion in one of the medical center’s COVID-19 units. Omelko, who is wearing glasses and a face mask, is resting her arms on the cooler used to transport the plasma.

St. Joseph transfuses increasing number of patients with convalescent plasma therapy

May 4, 2020

St. Joseph Medical Center has begun using an experimental treatment program called convalescent plasma therapy with a growing number of its COVID-19 positive patients.

A man wearing a lab coat, gloves and face mask holds up a bag of plasma as he looks at the camera.

Penn State Health hospitals now using plasma from recovered patients as possible treatment for COVID-19

Apr 17, 2020

Penn State Health has enrolled its first COVID-19 patient into an experimental treatment program called convalescent plasma therapy.

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St. Joseph staff mobilizes to replace screening tents after storm

Apr 13, 2020

Thanks to the quick actions of its staff, Penn State Health St. Joseph ensured the safety of staff and patients when storms and high winds moved through its parking lot and drive-through COVID-19 screening tents on April 9.

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Penn State Health takes steps to secure employee pay and benefits during COVID-19 crisis

Apr 2, 2020

Penn State Health has implemented a pay and benefits security program to support staff during this public health crisis.

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Penn State Health augments financial services for patients to address COVID-19 concerns

Mar 31, 2020

As patients and families navigate the challenges presented by COVID-19, Penn State Health has enhanced its financial counseling services

Elaine Allen, foreground, a telephone operator at Hershey Medical Center, sits at a computer wearing a headset and types on a keyboard. Behind her are two other operators.

Switchboard operators provide crucial support during COVID-19 era

Mar 26, 2020

Penn State Health switchboard operators are among the many employees that are demonstrating exceptional dedication and teamwork during the COVID-19 crisis.

Three people -- two men and a woman -- load large boxes from a vehicle onto a cart. Hershey Medical Center is in the background.

Penn State Health accepts drop-off donations of key supplies during COVID-19 outbreak

Mar 25, 2020

Penn State Health is accepting drop-off donations of key supplies from the community at large.

A close-up of a stethoscope sitting on a desk.

Penn State Health Medical Group temporarily closing or consolidating select patient sites

Mar 22, 2020

In response to the evolving Coronavirus pandemic, Penn State Health Medical Group is consolidating a number of its physician practices across the region and plans to close others until further notice.

An aerial view of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine shows tall buildings, a parking lot with cars in the foreground and hills with trees in the background.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center confirms first employee COVID-19 case

Mar 21, 2020

Penn State Health confirmed today that an employee at one of its outpatient practices on the campus of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has tested positive for COVID-19.

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