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Building upon strong legacies of delivering care to the community Michael Curran, chief executive officer of Moses Taylor Hospital and Regional Hospital of Scranton, today sent the Pennsylvania Department of Health a request to consolidate operations of the two hospitals under one license. The plan formally joins two respected histories of caring for the community with distinct campuses providing distinct services. Moses Taylor will offer obstetrics and senior mental health services and Regional Hospita... ... Read More

(August, 2022) – Orthopedic Surgeon Dante Palumbo, D.O., recently joined Commonwealth Health Physician Network and is now practicing orthopedic surgery in Kingston, Pittston, Dunmore and Tunkhannock. Dr. Palumbo is devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of orthopedic diseases and injuries, and is experienced in treating a range of conditions. His services include hand, wrist and elbow surgery, small joint replacement, arthritis care of the hand and wrist, adolescent orthopedi... ... Read More

First Hospital is notifying patients and family members, physicians, staff members, partners, and state and federal agencies of its plans to close the hospital and our affiliated outpatient treatment offerings on October 30, 2022. This is a difficult decision given our longstanding commitment to provide behavioral health services in our community. Over the past couple of years, it has become increasingly difficult to maintain adequate staffing levels at the hospital. Many providers, nurses and other car... ... Read More

SCRANTON (July, 2022) – Popular over-the-counter pain relief medicines, anti-inflammatories and steroids can offer short-term relief, but may leave users with long-term chronic pain or conditions. A new study from McGill University found inflammation to be a crucial part of healing due to neutrophils, a white blood cell that helps fight infection and set the stage for tissue repair. When these neutrophils were blocked in mice with anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids, they experienced prolonged pain up ... ... Read More

Simon K. Ratliff has been named the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital effective September 1. Ratliff has more than two decades of healthcare leadership experience, most recently serving as President and CEO of Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, West Virginia. In this role, he has been responsible for a 300 bed facility that annually cares for nearly 13,000 inpatients and treats more than 50,000 patients in its emergency room. Prior to this he held executive leadership ... ... Read More

SCRANTON, PA — Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton has received the American Heart Association’s Silver Plus Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure quality achievement award for its commitment to improving outcomes for patients with heart failure, meaning reduced readmissions and more healthy days at home. About 6.2 million U.S. adults are living with heart failure (HF). Despite the name, HF doesn’t mean that the heart has stopped working – it means the heart is having a hard time pumpin... ... Read More

On Friday, July 22, 2022, Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital is celebrating 22 years of providing safe, compassionate maternity care to the families of Lackawanna County. “When deciding where to go for maternity care, it’s important for expecting families to choose a hospital with a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),” said Frank Kolucki, M.D., FACOG, an obstetrician and chairman of the department of obstetrics and hynecology at Moses Taylor Hospital. “Our team of dedicated medical professionals... ... Read More

SCRANTON (July, 2022) - Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Receiving Center Gold Plus recognition for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing a specific type of heart attack known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), known to be more severe and dangerous than other types of heart attacks. Each year, more than 280,000 people in the U.S. experience this type of heart atta... ... Read More

PENNSYLVANIA (July, 2022) - The childbirth teams at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital are now using an artificial intelligence-based maternal-fetal early warning system called PeriWatch Vigilance to enhance patient safety during labor and delivery. The system continuously monitors maternal vital signs, fetal heart rate, contractions, and labor progression to help clinicians quickly identify any concerning developments for faster intervention. Each year, Commonwe... ... Read More

PPITTSTON (July, 2022) – Commonwealth Health Physician Network is pleased to welcome board-certified family medicine physician Evan Nakib, M.D., to Pittston. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, Dr. Nakib provides preventive care, including routine checkups, health-risk assessments, immunizations and screening tests. Dr. Nakib earned her medical degree in 1989 from Dhaka Medical College in Bangladesh and completed a residency in family medicine at Louisiana State University Medical Center S... ... Read More