Apr 26, 2021
Hershey Medical Center is enhancing employee safety and security by identifying and marking safe rooms where employees can go to evade an active crime of violence.
Apr 20, 2021
Employee Health at Holy Spirit Medical Center will end weekend COVID-19 intake and testing referrals through the on-call nurse, effective Saturday, April 24.
Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 19-23. Be prepared for hazardous spring weather by updating your preferred contact information in the Penn State Health Alerts emergency notification system.
Apr 12, 2021
Penn State Health no longer recommends the extended use of N95 masks and has issued new guidance for the extended use, reuse and storage of N95 masks.
Apr 8, 2021
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.
Mar 15, 2021
The recent federal guidance for fully vaccinated individuals does not apply to health care settings. Safety protocols remain the same for Penn State Health and College of Medicine facilities.
Hershey Medical Center clinical leaders are reinforcing the guidance for admitting asymptomatic and hematology-oncology patients from the Emergency Department following administration of a COVID test.
Feb 18, 2021
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.
Feb 17, 2021
Hershey Medical Center Shuttle Services is expanding its routes to better serve faculty and staff. All shuttle routes on the Hershey campus will include the Academic Support Building.
Feb 16, 2021
Penn State Health will open COVID-19 vaccinations to all in Phase 1A and prepares to launch dedicated vaccination sites throughout central Pennsylvania by the end of February.
