May 6, 2021
With COVID-19 vaccines are free and available to everyone ages 16 and above, Penn State Health will end one program it launched a year ago to help protect employees during the pandemic and alter another.
Because of a significant drop in public demand for COVID-19 vaccinations, Penn State Health is consolidating its vaccination sites and reducing the hours they are open.
After an extraordinary – and often exhausting – year of caring for patients amid the challenging conditions posed by COVID-19, nurses need a little TCL. Penn State Health’s celebration of Nurses Week, Thursday, May 6, through Wednesday, May 12, features activities to promote healing and spread cheer.
May 5, 2021
Some women who have gotten vaccinated for COVID-19 have noticed a startling development ― lumps that in the past might have meant cancer. But Penn State Health experts say that temporary swelling of the lymph nodes is normal and expected.
Dr. Jennifer Grana is featured for May 2021 in the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
May 4, 2021
Two recent Penn State College of Medicine graduates are among the honorees of the Penn State Alumni Association’s Alumni Achievement Awards, which were celebrated on April 13.
In honor of Mother’s Day, Penn State Health employees can get a complimentary facial treatment with any Botox® or filler performed through May 30.
Penn State Health employees are celebrating milestone work anniversaries between April 28 and May 4.
Penn State Health has appointed Dr. James Leaming interim vice president for medical affairs at Hampden Medical Center, effective May 1. He also serves as the hospital’s director of Emergency Medicine.
May 3, 2021
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on April 30 about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.