Location: Penn State Health St. Joseph

A medical professional wearing a stethoscope holds a stethoscope to the left side of a male patient’s chest. Her right hand rests on the patient’s shoulder.

Penn State Health honored for positive work environment for physician assistants

Aug 17, 2020

Penn State Health has received national recognition for creating a positive work environment for physician assistants (PAs) and encouraging collaborative healthcare provider teams.

Dr. Larry Trubilla, wearing a lab coat and glasses hanging from his neck, points at the illuminated X-Ray image of a set of teeth. Dental resident Jowhar Brown, wearing glasses and a surgical mask, looks on.

St. Joseph dental clinic transitions to electronic medical records

Aug 3, 2020

A new electronic medical record system has streamlined patient processes at the dental clinic on St. Joseph’s Downtown Campus.

An aerial photo of St. Joseph Medical Center.

Joint Commission surveys lead to positive results for St. Joseph

Jul 30, 2020

St. Joseph Medical Center earned recertification as a Primary Stroke Center and renewal of its Disease Specific Care Certification for Advanced Heart Failure.

A pregnant woman’s hands touch her belly. The midsection of a doctor can be seen in the background wearing a lab coat. A stethoscope is wrapped around his neck.

Cerner PowerChart Maternity and FetaLink launch July 26

Jul 14, 2020

Penn State Health will implement a new, integrated system to care for its pregnant patients and their newborns on Sunday, July 26.

A man and woman wearing face masks, gloves and disposable body and head covers sanitize a CT scan room after use by a COVID-19 patient at St. Joseph Medical Center.

High-tech meets high-touch to clean, disinfect Penn State Health facilities

Jun 26, 2020

From ultraviolet flashlights to germ-zapping robots, experts in infection prevention and Environmental Health Services use high-tech tools to keep Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center facilities clean.

Pelvic floor physical therapist Margaret Homan, left, holds a model pelvis in her hands as she discusses with Pamela Betz how therapy improves symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction. They both are seated and wearing face masks.

Pelvic floor physical therapy offers relief for silent problem

Jun 25, 2020

Penn State Health St. Joseph has a new pelvic floor physical therapist on staff that is helping both men and women with pelvic floor disorders, including urinary incontinence, prolapsed bladder and pain.

A four-photo collage composed of two men and two women, all of them posing as they wear face masks.

The Medical Minute: Don’t get lax with the mask

Jun 25, 2020

Since March, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we learn, work and socialize. Now, as nearly all of Pennsylvania is in the green phase of reopening, it is essential for people to remain vigilant by wearing face masks when unable to maintain proper social distancing.

Madeline Bermudez, wearing mask, face shield and sunglasses, hands a bag to a woman wearing a mask.

Separado pero unido: REACH program helps Hispanics, Latinos at local level

Jun 23, 2020

In the war against COVID-19 Penn State REACH is working around the clock in Lebanon and Berks counties to get information – in Spanish ― out to the people who need it.

An exercise physiologist touches the back of an older male patient as he stands in St. Joseph’s cardiac rehabilitation room. The man is wearing a heart monitor, a T-shirt and face mask. The exercise physiologist is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, a face mask and face shield.

Patients welcome restart of St. Joseph cardiac rehab program

Jun 8, 2020

Nearly seven weeks after temporarily suspending its cardiac rehabilitation services in response to COVID-19, Penn State Health St. Joseph welcomed back nearly all of its cardiac rehab patients without any significant safety concerns when the program resumed operations.

a close up of two hands holding one another

Family/support persons are now permitted to accompany patients during their care

Jun 2, 2020

Penn State Health has revised its patient visitation guideline to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of patients, while also continuing to protect staff, patients and visitors.

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