Jun 17, 2021
The Heart Transplant Program at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is the first in Pennsylvania to use the Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System to transport donor hearts.
Jun 16, 2021
When Reading resident Robert Trate couldn’t get an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine, it was the care team at Penn State Health Vascular Services to the rescue. Staff scheduled and transported the 82-year-old Army veteran to his vaccination.
Jun 14, 2021
Penn State Health interventional cardiologist Dr. Ian Gilchrist has earned the title of master interventionalist, a lifetime achievement honor from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.
May 13, 2021
A quality improvement project created two new evidence-based protocols that help deliver more effective and efficient care for patients with pulmonary embolism.
Apr 12, 2021
Dr. Behzad Soleimani has been selected to serve as interim director of Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, effective May 1. Soleimani replaces Dr. Lawrence Sinoway, who announced in February that he is stepping down as the institute’s director.
Feb 25, 2021
Cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and researchers at Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine are investigating a less invasive treatment for heart failure.
Feb 24, 2021
Whether the blanket of snow outside beckons you to a winter play land of skiing and sledding or to the mundane tasks of shoveling or snow blowing, consider your health and safety before you venture out.
Feb 22, 2021
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center became the second hospital in the nation to implant a newly-designed mechanical pump in a patient with severe heart failure.
Feb 17, 2021
Two January 2021 reports show that survival rates for heart transplant and LVAD implant surgeries at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center rank among the nation’s best.
Feb 16, 2021
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although heart disease is sometimes thought of as a “man’s disease,” it kills roughly the same number of women and men each year.
