Location: Penn State Health St. Joseph

$Three medical professionals dressed in operating room scrubs, caps and face masks stand in an operating room.$

Penn State Health completes first step in latex-free initiative

Aug 8, 2018

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center completed the first major step in becoming a latex-free health care facility. Effective December 2017, all disposable gloves used by surgical and support staff became latex-free, which substantially reduces the risk of allergic reactions for patients and staff. The surgical glove conversion marked the first step in […]

A view of the front of the Penn State Children's Hospital building. A gold and blue badge reading "Best Children's Hospitals/U.S. News/Ranked in three specialties, 2018-2019.

For eighth consecutive year, Penn State Children’s Hospital ranks among best in nation

Jun 26, 2018

For the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Penn State Children's Hospital among the Best Children's Hospitals in multiple specialties.

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Penn State Health launches new integrated electronic health record and patient billing system

Jun 4, 2018

This past weekend, Penn State Health launched a new, integrated electronic health record and patient billing system—called CareConnect.

Two doctors wearing blue scrubs, masks and caps stand next to a patient who is draped and laying on a procedure table. The doctors are looking up at a set of six computer monitors.

Penn State Health and Berks Cardiologists sign letter of intent for practice to join health system

May 3, 2018

Penn State Health and Berks Cardiologists, Ltd. announced today they have reached agreement for the cardiology practice to join Penn State Health Medical Group.

Seven people -- five in business suits, two in white physician's coats, and all wearing white helmets -- use gold shovels to dig into a pile of dirt. A stone wall is in the background.

Penn State Health St. Joseph breaks ground on $5.5 million Cancer Center expansion

Apr 4, 2018

A new $5.5 million addition to the Penn State Health St. Joseph Cancer Center to open by year's end will offer people in the Berks region faster, more targeted radiation treatments close to home.

A Nittany Lion statue is in the foreground; bushes are just behind it, and Penn State Health St. Joseph Regional Medical Center is in the background.

Good Shepherd leases space from Penn State Health St. Joseph

Mar 22, 2018

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network plans to open a 14-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center.

External view of Penn State Children's Hospital, during the day. A multi-colored metal sculpture and some trees and bushes are in the foreground.

Penn State Children's Hospital earns national designation for surgical program

Feb 28, 2018

Penn State Children's Hospital has earned special recognition from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) for providing excellent surgical care.

An artist's rendering of the renovated Penn State Children's Hospital, with three additional floors. The vantage point is the front of the building, from near the Cancer Institute.

Board of Trustees approves Penn State Children's Hospital expansion

Feb 23, 2018

The Penn State Board of Trustees today approved final plans to add three floors to the Penn State Children's Hospital building.

Four people - three men and a woman - wearing business attire sit at a table, each signing a document. A background with the Penn State Health and Highmark Health logos is behind them.

Penn State Health and Highmark Health join forces to create a high-value, community-based health care network for members and patients

Dec 15, 2017

Two of Pennsylvania's leading health organizations, Penn State Health and Highmark Health, today announced plans for an innovative strategic partnership aimed at securing the future of health care in the region.

A man sites at the controls of a da Vinci Xi surgical system. Two women stand behind him, looking on.

Penn State Health St. Joseph expands surgical technology capabilities

Oct 9, 2017

Penn State Health is expanding the availability of its advanced surgical expertise to the Berks region this month, an effort bolstered by the generosity of a Berks County couple.

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