Jul 17, 2020
Two Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center projects that will improve access to and help meet demand for specialized health care services on the Hershey campus have earned University trustee approval.
Penn State is one of 15 institutions participating in a national collaboration to turn data from hundreds of thousands of medical records from coronavirus patients into effective treatments and predictive tools.
A team of Penn State and U.S. Food and Drug Administration researchers studying why certain stroke-causing blood clots cannot be removed benefited from an early investment by Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
Read a roundup of announcements and short articles for the Week of July 13.
Jul 16, 2020
Penn State Health Psychiatry Residency director Ahmed Hameed, MD, was recently honored by the American Psychiatric Association and its Council on Medical Education and Lifelong Learning.
Chris LaCoe, who led the growth and development of telehealth at Hershey Medical Center in recent years, has taken on a broader, more focused role overseeing virtual care across the system.
Cuando buscas atención médica crítica, los minutos cuentan, especialmente cuando se trata de casos de sospecha de ataque cardíaco o derrame cerebral. Sin embargo, muchos pacientes que necesitan atención de emergencia han retrasado o evitado un viaje al hospital temiendo una posible infección con COVID-19.
Employees at all locations are encouraged to clean their personal work areas and high-touch surfaces frequently throughout the workday.
Investigators from Penn State Health Liver Center published their research findings in several academic journals in early 2020.
When seeking critical medical care, minutes count — especially when dealing with cases of suspected heart attack or stroke. Yet many patients in need of emergency care have delayed or avoided a trip to the hospital fearing possible infection with COVID-19.
