Jan 19, 2022
Dr. Martha Peaslee Levine has been named director of the Office for Professional Mental Health at Penn State College of Medicine, effective Jan. 1.
Penn State Health began using a new website, PA Medic, to provide the real-time status of its emergency departments to Emergency Medical Services field crews, effective Jan. 18.
Jan 18, 2022
A College of Medicine-led study found that women with obesity and unexplained infertility who lost weight prior to starting infertility treatments did not have a greater chance of having a healthy baby than those who did not lose weight prior to starting therapy.
Penn State Health and the Association of Faculty and Friend’s Lion’s Share collected 756 pounds of food for a Harrisburg food pantry and clinic.
Dr. Benjamin Swanson, a psychiatry resident at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, was recognized in January 2022 as part of the Exceptional Moments in Teaching program.
Jan 17, 2022
Please note these important changes and reminders for College of Medicine employees and students regarding the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, testing, masking and quarantine requirements and other safety precautions.
Penn State Health is requiring all employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or a medical or religious accommodation. The new deadline to receive a first dose of a vaccine or apply for an accommodation is Thursday, Jan. 27.
Jan 14, 2022
With the surge in COVID-19 cases from the contagious omicron variant and per guidance from the CDC, Penn State Health has adopted new return-to-work strategies for COVID-19 positive, symptomatic and exposed employees.
All patients, visitors, staff and students, regardless of whether they are vaccinated, must now wear a medical-grade, level 1 mask within every Penn State Health facility.
Jan 13, 2022
Penn State Health revises visitation guidelines.
