Location: Penn State Health Medical Group

A young girl uses a purple marker to sign a blank, white steel beam. Her hand is guided by a woman standing to the side.

Beam signing event marks milestone in Children’s Hospital expansion

Oct 19, 2018

Penn State Health Children's Hospital hosted the first of two events to celebrate a milestone in the three-floor expansion of the region’s only freestanding children’s hospital on Oct. 18.

A nurse helps a senior man out of a hospital bed and into a wheelchair. The man is wearing hospital scrubs and has bare feet.

We’re listening. Employees asked to share insights on patient safety

Oct 18, 2018

Penn State Health employees and Penn State College of Medicine faculty, staff and students are asked to share their feedback on patient safety issues at Penn State Health by participating in a short survey.

New Lime Spring Outpatient Center brings specialty services together under one roof

Oct 18, 2018

Penn State Health Medical Group - Lime Spring Outpatient Center will bring specialty care, primary care and a wide range of additional health care services under one roof.

A close-up of a portion of an X-ray that depicts a pelvic joint. A hand holds a pen closeby, with the pen tip pointing toward the joint.

The Medical Minute: Improvements to joint replacement procedures allowing for quicker recovery

Oct 18, 2018

Hundreds of thousands of Americans get knee or hip replacements each year, and the procedures are becoming more common than ever. Luckily, the recovery from a total joint replacement, or arthroplasty, is improving.

A young girl smiles and holds a mask to her face. She is wearing a sweater and a knit cap. Behind her is a man in a costume as a person riding a turkey and a table of costumes and assorted Halloween items.

Pediatric patients celebrate Halloween early

Oct 18, 2018

Pediatric patients and their families at Penn State Health Children's Hospital enjoyed a Halloween party, complete with costumes, games and crafts. Spirit Halloween, a Halloween specialty retailer, hosted the event.

A group of approximately 12 Penn State College of Medicine students sit in a classroom. Two of them hold up the letter “A” on a large piece of paper. Some are smiling. Behind them is a clock and wooden studs on the wall.

The Big Picture: Science of health systems class prepares next generation of doctors

Oct 17, 2018

Penn State College of Medicine's Science of Health Systems class helps teach medical students the ramifications of an emerging model of health system and how it will impact the way they will practice medicine.

A man with a crutch walks to the door of the Hamilton Health Center. Concrete steps and railings are in the foreground.

Compassion starts with understanding

Oct 15, 2018

Penn State Health joined the United Way’s Capital Region Core Solutions Partners in Health in September to assist with the Contact to Care initiative. Contact to Care provides community health workers who help uninsured and underinsured individuals and families secure dental, vision, mental and primary care.

A man and woman look at a large photograph of a man from Ghana on an easel. The man from Ghana is wearing glasses with lenses that are falling out. He has one tooth visible in his mouth. The man looking at the photo is wearing a plaid shirt, while the woman is wearing a black top and glasses.

Inaugural Global Health Exhibit provides interactive education

Oct 15, 2018

Penn State College of Medicine Global Health Center hosted its 2018 Global Health Exhibit: An Evening of Global Health Visual Narratives. The interactive photography showcase featured photos from faculty, staff and students and an introduction to visual thinking strategies.

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Human Rights Campaign Foundation offers free LGBTQ patient-centered care training

Oct 15, 2018

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center staff members have free access to more than 60 on-demand, CME-accredited LGBTQ training courses and webinars through the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Center for Affiliated Learning.

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Newly funded project to focus on health in rural Pennsylvania communities

Oct 12, 2018

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute has been awarded a $416,000 grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences for a pilot program to better understand the issues facing rural communities and address a decline in American life expectancy.

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