WellSpan Health’s senior director of talent acquisition, diversity and inclusion will lead the York-based system’s efforts to build its workforce diversity and inclusivity as its first ever chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer.
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Penn State Health to acquire Camp Hill EMS
Camp Hill EMS is set to join Penn State Health Life Lion this fall as part of an agreement by Camp Hill Fire Company and Penn State Health.
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WellSpan Health leader joins Traditions Bank’s board
WellSpan Health president and CEO Dr. Roxanna Gapstur will join York-based Traditions Bank’s Board of Directors and the board of Traditions Bancorp on Wednesday.
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WellSpan Health and Gateway health announce value-based partnership
WellSpan Health is partnering with Pittsburgh-based managed care organization Gateway Health Plan in a move the two organizations say will lower health care costs for Gateway’s 24,000 Medicaid members living in South Central Pennsylvania.
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Hershey Med hires senior vice president and chief nursing officer
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s vice president of nursing, acute and ambulatory care will be taking on a new role as the Hershey-based hospital’s senior vice president and chief nursing officer.
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PA College of Health Sciences adds new nursing education certificate program
In an effort to tackle a nationwide nurse educator shortage, PA College of Health Sciences announced a new Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education starting this fall.
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Penn State Health moves West Shore pediatric care to new facility, plans to add services
Penn State Health’s outpatient pediatric primary care facility in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, completed a move to a new 7,500-square-foot location.
Read More »Midstate hospitals had to build their coronavirus plans on the fly
No COVID-19 playbook was sitting on Pennsylvania’s hospital leaders’ shelves when cases began to spread into the Commonwealth last year. It had to be built through collaboration between hospitals and first-hand experience.
Read More »Biden nominates Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine for position in his administration
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to be his assistant secretary of health, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
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Chicago cannabis company opens first Pa. dispensary in Harrisburg
Chicago-based cannabis company Verano opened its first of three Pennsylvania medical marijuana dispensaries in Harrisburg on Wednesday with dispensaries in Altoona and York coming soon.
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Penn State Health to build network of ambulatory surgery centers through new partnership
Penn State Health plans to develop a network of ambulatory surgical centers across the midstate through a partnership with a Leawood, Kansas-based ambulatory surgical group.
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Pa. medical marijuana sales up 40% since August
Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana industry has brought in more than $1.7 billion since the state’s program began in early 2018. Since August, sales increased, 40%.
Read More »Lancaster Health and Welsh Mountain Health centers approve merger
The boards of two Lancaster County-based, Federally Qualified Health Centers approved a merger between the nonprofit organizations they say will help provide accessible, affordable and integrated care to Lancaster and Lebanon counties.
Read More »Virtual Diabetes Fair
Hosted by Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center. Please join us for the 2020 Diabetes Fair which will be held virtually! Please click the link to register. We will be hosting panelists to discuss important topics for people with diabetes. Hope to see you there!
Read More »Virtual Diabetes Fair
Hosted by Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center. Please join us for the 2020 Diabetes Fair which will be held virtually! Please click the link to register. We will be hosting panelists to discuss important topics for people with diabetes. Hope to see you there!
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