Topics: Pastoral Services

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Penn State Health honors trailblazers during Black History Month

Feb 27, 2024

During Black History Month, Penn State Health honors and celebrates the contributions of some of its trailblazers who have left on their marks on society and advocate for equality, justice and progress.

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Religious diversity supports more inclusive environment for employees and patients

Nov 21, 2023

Penn State Health’s commitment to diversity extends beyond race, ethnicity and gender and includes religious diversity, or a wide range of belief systems and faiths within a community.

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Compassion in the war zone: Two chaplains in Hershey help caregivers

Mar 8, 2023

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are among a small number of medical centers in the U.S. that assign chaplains specifically to health care workers.

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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center dedicates new Krapf Interfaith Chapel

Jul 12, 2022

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center dedicates new Krapf Interfaith Chapel, named in honor of $1 million commitment from Penn State philanthropists Di and Dallas Krapf.

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Being there: 24 hours with Pastoral Services

Oct 20, 2021

This two-part story covers a typical 24-hour span for chaplains before COVID-19 turned their world upside down.

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Faith, hands and technology: spiritual and physical therapy in the age of COVID-19

Jun 5, 2020

To slow the spread of COVID-19, therapists at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, to whom touch and close contact have become second nature, are staying clear of patients’ rooms and finding new ways to heal body, speech and spirit.

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New Staff Retreat Zone offers respite from pandemic’s front lines

Apr 28, 2020

Hershey Medical Center’s new Staff Retreat Zone offers employees a respite from the front lines with snacks and a variety of wellness activities.

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Faith traditions look for hope in face of pandemic

Apr 9, 2020

While April traditionally is a month filled with varied religious observances, the reality of life during a pandemic means that many of the traditions that normally are observed by large groups have been unexpectedly sidelined.

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For those in quarantine, snail mail brings good cheer

Apr 6, 2020

Some 500 Penn State Health employees are opening their mailboxes to find well wishes from their employer, thanks to the diligent efforts of volunteers.

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Carnish elected to pastoral education board

Jan 25, 2020

The Rev. David Carnish, manager for clinical pastoral education and part of the Pastoral Services team at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, was elected to a three-year term on the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education’s board of directors.