Apr 8, 2021
Read a roundup of announcements and short articles for the week of April 5.
Penn State Health asks its health care professionals to understand the importance of supporting our Muslim patients who observe Ramadan, which is April 12 to May 12.
Hershey Medical Center President Deborah Berini and members of the executive team will hold virtual town hall meetings every other month, beginning April 29.
A Penn State Health team is evaluating the health system’s ability to translate and interpret for its non-English-speaking patients with an eye toward making improvements. Employees and faculty can help by completing a ten-question survey, by Friday, April 30.
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health staff at Penn State Health put aside their own anxiety and uncertainty to offer reassurance to patients, colleagues and community members during the past year.
Apr 7, 2021
For a small group of COVID-19 survivors, often referred to as “long haulers,” fatigue, shortness of breath, dizziness, gastrointestinal symptoms, anxiety and depression can persist for months and can range from mild to incapacitating.
Six former Penn State Health managers came out of retirement to help stand up the health system’s first locations for inoculating the surrounding community, a mammoth undertaking involving dozens of their colleagues near and far.
Social distancing and lockdowns may have reduced the spread of COVID-19, but researchers from Penn State College of Medicine also report those actions may have affected clinical researchers’ ability to finish trials.
Apr 6, 2021
Diverse Student Champion Program pairs students considered underrepresented in medicine with diverse mentors from the Penn State College of Medicine.
Penn State Health St. Joseph has named Jennifer Jones-Lapp interim chief nursing officer.
