Sep 26, 2019
Weekly Quick Hits recaps announcements and events in The Daily Brief.
Mammograms remain the gold standard for detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages, potentially saving lives. So, why do some women receive a letter after a negative mammogram – meaning there’s no sign of cancer – asking them to consider additional tests?
Sep 25, 2019
Hershey Medical Center hosted an event called “See Me Now” on Tuesday that reconnects doctors and the patients they helped.
Sep 24, 2019
Highmark and Penn State University Athletics are teaming up to launch Nittany Fit, a new program that encourages Pennsylvanians to make healthy lifestyle choices and rewards participants for taking steps to improve their fitness, nutrition and mental and emotional well-being.
Penn State Health St. Joseph successfully completed a Joint Commission review on Friday following an unannounced, four-day onsite inspection.
Sep 23, 2019
United Way of the Capital Region is answering the call for access with its Contact to Care pilot program.
Sep 20, 2019
On Thursday, Sept. 19, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held a full scale exercise in Hershey, Pa., to test emergency response plans in collaboration with local and state organizations.
Penn State Health’s Employee Health Care Concierge Service offers free, confidential scheduling and coordination of employees’ doctor appointments, referrals and authorizations.
Dr. Peter Dillon will step down as Department of Surgery chair to devote more time to his roles as executive vice president and chief clinical officer at Penn State Health, and vice dean for clinical affairs at the College of Medicine. Dr. Donald Mackay has been named interim chair.
Heather Stuckey, associate professor of medicine, humanities and public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, is featured for September in the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
