Jun 16, 2020
To manage any potential surges in COVID cases in our region in the months ahead without disrupting the care of non-COVID patients, Hershey Medical Center has replaced its original Surge Plan with a revised Patient Placement and Surge Plan.
As of mid-April, more than 700 participants from 31 states and six countries had registered for Project ECHO’s COVID-19 series.
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Penn State Health Children's Hospital among the nation’s best hospitals for children in multiple specialties for the tenth consecutive year.
Jun 15, 2020
A new international study that includes work by Penn State College of Medicine researchers explores the impact that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has on patients’ postoperative recovery.
A task force has provided safe work guidelines for the Penn State Health system and the College of Medicine.
Dr. Terry Wolpaw, vice dean of educational affairs, Dr. Leslie Parent, vice dean for research and graduate studies, and Dr. Charles Lang, associate dean for graduate studies, emailed faculty, staff and students about the College of Medicine’s restart efforts.
Jun 12, 2020
In a new paper, Penn State PhD in Epidemiology student Dr. Paddy Ssentongo explores the association of vitamin A deficiency with stunting, wasting, and underweight among children in Uganda.
Penn State Health is facing a critical shortage of N95 masks. All N95 mask users must implement the self-storage process to ensure we conserve supplies until further notice.
Penn State Health and the College of Medicine will present a series of town halls during the next two weeks as part of the organization’s renewed commitment to create respectful, inclusive work and patient care environments.
More than 2,000 Penn State College of Medicine faculty, staff and students participated in an eye-opening town hall on race relations. The college also held a nine-minute silent kneeling observation as part of a White Coats for Black Lives event.
