May 9, 2020
Penn State Health today announced it will begin to gradually and systematically resume standard patient appointments, non-emergent surgical procedures and other clinical activities after nearly two months of restrictions due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
May 6, 2020
Investigators across Penn State are exploring the use of "cold" plasma to treat bacteria.
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.
May 4, 2020
Faculty and students at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State College of Nursing have launched a Contact Tracing Task Force in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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.
The spring season at Penn State College of Medicine is packed full of research presentations, awards and ceremonies. Since experts cannot predict when social distancing guidelines will be relaxed, College of Medicine leaders plan on celebrating many of these springtime celebrations virtually – including Commencement.
May 1, 2020
A recent activity integrated students from two Penn State programs to talk about pandemic-related concerns of vulnerable populations.
Thanks to the efforts of the research community at Penn State University Park, more than 10,000 pieces of personal protective equipment have been donated to local health care facilities.
Apr 30, 2020
Throughout this week, you’ve read stories of how our employees at Penn State Health are making a difference in our patients’ lives. We conclude the week with a powerful patient experience story from a recovered COVID-19 patient.
For Patient Experience Week, Dr. Laura Van Scoy shares a letter from a patient that moved her.
