A need for more bedside nurses, qualified health care educators, and improved nurse-to-patient ratios rank among the issues central to the nursing shortage in Pennsylvania. 

Penn State Health has named Dr. April Armstrong to the new position of vice president for orthopedic services for Penn State Health Medical Group to coordinate orthopedic care across the health care system. 

Penn State Health Medical Group has named Peter Ostasewski chief financial officer. 

Five years after setting a goal to invest $1 billion to bring health care to people in their own communities, Penn State Health and Highmark say their partnership is a success. 

Penn State Health is expanding its emergency medical services (EMS) education program to Lancaster County Thursday. 

Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center is partnering with Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing to enhance support for sexual assault survivors.

Harrisburg-based LGBT Center of Central PA hosted “FAB 2022: Connecting with the Past & Celebrating the Future” last Saturday at Hershey Lodge. The annual gala celebrated 16 years of the LGBT’s work in Central Pennsylvania, honored community leaders, and invited attendees to become involved in the work of the LGBT Center.

Penn State Health opened a new facility in Leader Heights York County Thursday. 

Mechanicsburg-based Select Medical announced last week that it plans to open an inpatient rehabilitation hospital next year on the UPMC West Shore campus.

Penn State Health has incorporated virtual safety in its intensive care units to increase patient safety. 

Effective Aug. 25, Deborah Berini stepped down as president of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, the health system said in a statement.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is the first hospital in Pennsylvania and the third in the nation to treat a patient with the Autostrut, an external digitally enabled robotic device designed to correct bone fractures and deformities.

Wellness in the workplace has always been about encouraging healthy diets, exercise and overall care of the body. But the COVID pandemic has shown that is it much more. 

Penn State Health named Dr. Mark Jarowenko vice president of medical affairs at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center, where he will lead development and recruitment of medical staff for the new hospital, which opens Oct. 3.

The much-anticipated Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center will open its doors Oct. 3, a network spokesperson confirmed.