Feb 23, 2021
Dr. Peter Malamas, an internal medicine resident at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, was honored in February 2021 as part of the Exceptional Moments in Teaching program of Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine.
Penn State Health provided COVID-19 vaccines to more than 1,400 members of the public who meet current Phase 1A eligibility on its first day operating four new, dedicated vaccination sites across central Pennsylvania.
Penn State Health employees are celebrating milestone work anniversaries between Feb.17 and Feb. 23
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.
THON, Penn State’s student-run philanthropy that supports children and families fighting cancer, raised over $10.6 million for Four Diamonds.
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on Feb. 19 about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine employees and students will receive an email invitation for a short online survey about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Feb 18, 2021
Read a roundup of announcements and short articles for the week of Feb.15.
David Swift, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Penn State Health, emailed employees across the health system Thursday announcing a new system for the public to directly schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments with Penn State Health online or by phone.
Hershey Medical Center began testing all admitted patients for COVID-19 on February 17, using laboratory polymerase chain reaction testing and a three day point of care COVID-19 antigen testing pilot in the Adult Emergency Department.
