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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Lisa Ostergaard, left, a registered nurse with Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, spends time with a patient in the Emergency Department. PHOTO/PENN STATE HEALTH
Jul 15, 2024

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center receives Lantern Award

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s emergency care team has been recognized for caregiver excellence in incorporating evidence-based practice and innovation.  

Apr 23, 2024

Area hospitals rank among best in state

Quality health care is abundant in South central Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley, according to rankings by Newsweek and Statista Inc. 

Mar 4, 2024

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center tops for heart transplants

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has the best three-year post heart transplant survival rate in Pennsylvania, according to data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. 

Dec 5, 2023

U.S. News & World Report: Local hospitals provide exceptional maternity care

Hospitals in four health care systems here were recognized for exceptional maternity care by U.S. New & World Report. 

Two paramedics are assisting a patient. The patient is connected to a ventilator. Thank you doctors and nurses. Urgent hospitalization. Vector illustration.
Sep 15, 2023

Pa. hospitals look to new nursing hires as regulations soften

Penn State Health, like all major health care systems, is looking to the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) to help fill about 200 nursing positions.

May 4, 2023

Penn State Health increases four-legged staff for emotional support

Staff at Penn State Health have a new team member to help them destress. 

Sep 2, 2022

Highmark Caring Place lends a hand to nurses in need

Nurses who work with patients with traumatic injuries often are so overwhelmed by caring for them, they sometimes overlook family, especially children at the bedside who are trying to cope. 

Oct 18, 2018

Mind on Health: Autism and anxiety, when and how to seek treatment

Anxiety is present in about 40 percent of children and adolescents with ASD, which is about double the rate found in typically developing kids and teens.