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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 19, 2018) – The Commonwealth Health Crisis Response and Recover Center at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital was awarded the 2018 Lester Verano Advocacy Award by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Chapter. The presentation was made at the group’s recent annual candlelight service held at the King’s College Chapel, Wilkes-Barre. This award is presented annually to an individual or organization in recognition of the efforts they’ve made toward improving the... ... Read More

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 18, 2018) -- Volunteers from Commonwealth Health recently conducted Mammothon 2018 and scheduled 484 mammograms. Final results show 3,450 calls were made during the three-hour Mammothon on Oct. 17. Volunteers from the six Commonwealth Health hospitals, clinics and other locations called women who were past due for their annual mammograms, offering to schedule these critical screenings or giving a gentle reminder about the importance of yearly mammograms. ... Read More

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 17, 2018) – Commonwealth Health will offer free hernia screenings to the community from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 10 at Mohegan Sun Pocono, Highway 315, Plains Township. The event includes a presentation on hernia education and a private hernia screening with a surgeon. There is no charge for the screening but reservations are required and may be made by calling (570) 552-7496. ... Read More

BERWICK, Pa. (Oct. 15, 2018) – Commonwealth Health Berwick Hospital Center will hold an open house and community hernia screening from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 8. The open house will include tours of the hospital and blood pressure checks, informational stations on Berwick Retirement Village and the hospital services and a meet-and-greet with the primary care physicians affiliated with Berwick Medical Professionals. An educational session and hernia screenings – free to the public – will be offered at this time... ... Read More

SCRANTON, Pa. (Oct. 11, 2018) -- Commonwealth Health will sponsor a free showing of the acclaimed documentary, “The Heart of Nuba,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. Dubbed “The Film That Became a Movement,” this documentary tells the story of an American physician’s unwavering faith and his enduring love for a forgotten people. The focus is New York native Dr. Thomas Catena who has been practicing medicine in Gidel in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan since ... ... Read More

SCRANTON, Pa. (Oct. 11, 2018) – The Commonwealth Health Heart & Vascular Institute at Regional Hospital of Scranton has been named an inaugural winner of the HeartCARE Center Award, a national distinction of excellence, by the American College of Cardiology. The award was established two months ago to recognize cardiovascular programs that provide high-quality care. Regional Hospital is one of four hospitals nationally to earn the distinction and the only one in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The other ... ... Read More

SCRANTON, Pa. (Oct. 9, 2018) – Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. The hospital earned the award by meeting specific quality achieveme... ... Read More

BERWICK, Pa. (Oct. 8, 2018) – Commonwealth Health will hold an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Berwick Medical Professionals Sugarloaf Clinic, 1 Brookhill Square South, Sugarloaf Township. Those attending will have the opportunity to tour the office and meet the new staff primary care physician, Maxwell Tolan, M.D. Refreshments will be served. ... Read More

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 5, 2018) –The Commonwealth Health Crisis Response and Recovery Center at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is the recipient of this year’s Lester Verano Award presented by NAMI Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Chapter. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The award is presented annually to an individual or group in recognition of exceptional work, commitment and advocacy in helping people deal with mental illness. The award presentation will take place at 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at the ca... ... Read More

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 5, 2018) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has been granted Level II Trauma Center reaccreditation, according to an announcement by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation. The Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation, a non-profit corporation recognized by the Emergency Medical Services Act, is the organization responsible for accrediting trauma centers in the Commonwealth. Attaining this reaccreditation means Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has shown it has the... ... Read More