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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (April 17, 2019) – Orthopaedic Consultants, Luzerne County’s longest-standing and most established orthopaedic practice, has joined Commonwealth Health Physician Network, the area’s largest physician network. Board certified orthopaedic surgeons William Charlton, M.D., Johnny Hernandez, M.D., James Mattucci, M.D., and Michael Raklewicz, M.D., officially became Commonwealth Health physicians on April 1, 2019. The office will remain at 390 Pierce Street Kingston, specializing in orthopae... ... Read More

Scranton, Pa. – Georges Chamoun, D.O., will present a health talk with a primary focus on robotic assisted GYN surgeries for cancer of women’s reproductive organs, such as uterine cancer and in specific, Endometrial cancer. This informative health talk is at 5:30 p.m. May 1 in the McGowan Meeting Room of Regional Hospital of Scranton, located in the General Services Building at 743 Jefferson Avenue. The event is open to the public and free of charge. Free Parkade Parking is available. Reservations are r... ... Read More

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (March. 29, 2019) – The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses’ every day. Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is proud to be a DAISY Award Hospital Partner, recognizing one of our nurses with this special honor every quarter. Wilkes-Barre General Hospital’s first DAISY Award went to Diane Reisser, RN, in the Ortho/Neuro Unit on 4 East at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. The DAISY (which stands for... ... Read More

BERWICK (MARCH, 2019) Berwick Hospital Center recently became one of the first hospitals in Columbia County to offer the Eluvia Drug-Eluting Stent, a stent designed to restore blood flow in the peripheral arteries above the knee, including the superficial femoral artery and proximal popliteal artery. Dr. John Guerriero, D.O., implanted the first Eluvia Drug-Eluting Stent, recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), at Berwick Hospital. The Eluvia Stent features a unique drug-polyme... ... Read More

TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. (March, 2019) – Walk-in clinics are there for life’s little illnesses and injuries, or for sports, school and camp physicals, as well. Tyler Primary Care Walk-In Clinic located 5950 State Route 6 on the 4th floor of Tyler Memorial Hospital will be opened each Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. for your convenience. Our Commonwealth Health providers will be there to treat your symptoms of cold and flu, sinus infections, earache, nausea, headaches, allergies, rashes, abdominal... ... Read More

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (March, 2019) –Highmark Blue Shield has recognized two Commonwealth Health hospitals with a Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care designation, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Earning this honor are Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton and Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated providers that show expertise in delivering improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on obj... ... Read More

Wilkes-Barre, PA(March,2019 – Center for Advanced Rehabilitation at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, an acute inpatient facility that offers comprehensive medical rehabilitation is pleased to announce that it ranked in the top 10 percent of 868 inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) that qualified to be ranked in the IRF database of Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSMR) in 2018. “We are proud of our facility and proud of our multidisciplinary team that works closely to provide family ... ... Read More

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019 Time: 6 p.m. In recognition of Colon Rectal Cancer awareness month, Gastroenterologist, KALYANI MEDURI, M.D., will present a free community health talk to discuss the importance of colonoscopies and what they detect. This topic will be presented on March 14 at 6 pm in the Center for Health Education at Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468 Northampton St, Kingston. Dr. Meduri is a member of the medical staff of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Attend to learn simple and pai... ... Read More

Scranton, Pa. (March, 2019) – Barbara Plucknett, MD will present an informative health talk on robotic assisted GYN surgeries at 6 p.m. April 2 in the McGowan Meeting Room of Regional Hospital of Scranton, located in the General Services Building at 743 Jefferson Avenue. The event is open to the public, free of charge, but reservations are recommended and may be made by calling (570) 770- 4150 or you may register online by going to our events page . Free Parkade Parking is available. Dr. Plucknett is a ... ... Read More

BERWICK, Pa. (March, 2019) - Medical professionals of Commonwealth Health Berwick Hospital Center will present informative health topics, once weekly, for six consecutive Wednesdays beginning on March 13 and running through April 17. The lecture series will take place at Berwick Hospital Center, Conference rooms 1&2, 701 East 16th St. Topics to be presented: March 13 at Noon, Living with High Blood Pressure by Max Tolan, MD; March 20 at Noon, Why do I need a Colonoscopy by Ryan Hawley, DO; March 27 ... ... Read More