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                      • Dr.’s Cognetti & Conaboy join Commonwealth Health Physician Network

                        12.15.2017

                        SCRANTON, Pa. (Dec. 15, 2017) -- Peter Cognetti, M.D. and Patrick Conaboy, M.D. joined Commonwealth Health Physician Network, effective Dec. 1. Both doctors will continue to see patients at their current office location, 802 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. Dr. Cognetti is a Scranton native who has been in family practice since 1983. He has been board certified by the American Academy of Family Practice since 1986. Dr. Conaboy is also a Scranton native who has been in family practice since 1986. He has been bo... ... Read More

                      • Dr. Raklewicz Performs 1st Knee Replacement Using New System

                        12.13.2017

                        WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Dec. 13, 2017) – Luzerne County’s first robotic-assisted total knee replacement surgery using a new surgical system that provides more precision and accuracy, was performed today at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Michael Raklewicz, M.D., chief of orthopedic surgery at the hospital, performed the surgery. The hospital recently purchased the system which allows orthopedic surgeons to combine the latest in total and partial knee replacement procedures with the growing... ... Read More

                      • Commonwealth Health Neurosurgeons Use Moveable MRI in the Operating Room

                        12.07.2017

                        WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Dec. 7, 2017) – Neurosurgeons at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital are using iMRI technology, an MRI-guided surgical procedure which allows them greater precision when performing delicate cranial, spinal and general surgery. Pennsylvania’s only moveable MRI uses intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging, allowing surgeons to take high-resolution scans of patients during surgery, providing them with improved real-time information and allowing them to analyze and operate... ... Read More

                      • Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton Presented with Cardiovascular Center of Excellence Recognition

                        12.06.2017

                        SCRANTON, Pa. (Dec. 6, 2017) – Members of the leadership team from the American Heart Association (AHA) on Wednesday, Dec. 6 presented officials from Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton with the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence accreditation. Regional is the first hospital in the nation to receive this recognition. The AHA’s Cardiovascular Center of Excellence accreditation is a new comprehensive level of designation developed in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology to ... ... Read More

                      • Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Recognized for Excellence in Spine Surgery

                        12.06.2017

                        WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Dec. 6, 2017) -- Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has earned the Blue Distinction® Center-Plus for Spine Surgery designation under the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program of Highmark Blue Shield. The Spine Surgery designation was created in an effort to help patients who are seeking spine surgery. Hospitals that receive this designation demonstrate expertise in spinal procedures, resulting in fewer patient complications and hospital re-admissions compared to other... ... Read More

                      • TeleStroke Connects Tyler Hospital with Penn State Health

                        11.30.2017

                        TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. (Nov. 30, 2017) – When it comes to stroke care, time is critical. And so is having a neurologist on hand to evaluate a patient, make a diagnosis and begin proper treatment. Before September, patients admitted to the emergency room at Commonwealth Health Tyler Memorial Hospital who were showing symptoms of a possible stroke would likely be immediately transferred to another facility. Because of the latest in technology and an innovative program provided by the Penn State Health Neuroscie... ... Read More

                      • Commonwealth Health Hospitals Recognized for Raising Organ Donor Awareness

                        11.27.2017

                        Wilkes-Barre, PA (Nov. 22, 2017) -- Commonwealth Health and two of its hospitals have been recognized by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), Gift of Life Donor Program, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) in the 2017 HAP Donate Life Hospital Challenge. Commonwealth Health has been designated a platinum level health care system while Wilkes-Barre General Hospital earned a platinum designation and Regional Hospi... ... Read More

                      • W-B General Hospital Launches Lunch & Learn Series for Cancer Patients

                        11.21.2017

                        WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Nov. 21, 2017) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital will present a free public health talk on nutrition from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at the hospital’s Cancer Center. Helen Pickering, dietitian and clinical nutrition manager for Metz Culinary Management at the hospital, will present “Pack Nutrition Onto Your Holiday Table.” The presentation is geared toward cancer patients and will focus on nutritional choices during the holiday. This is the first in a series of Lunch &... ... Read More

                      • Commonwealth Health Offers New, Leadless Pacemaker to Patients

                        11.20.2017

                        WILKES-BARRE, PA (Nov. 17, 2017) -- Two Commonwealth Health hospitals are using the smallest available pacemaker to treat a common cardiac condition through a minimally invasive procedure. Cardiologists at Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital are using a new leadless pacemaker that is about one-tenth the size of a conventional pacemaker. The pacemaker is comparable in size to a large vitamin and can be inserted directly into a patient’s heart, eliminating t... ... Read More

                      • WBGH to Perform 1st Knee Replacement Using New Device

                        11.17.2017

                        WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Nov. 17, 2017) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is preparing to perform Northeastern Pennsylvania’s first robotic-assisted total knee replacement surgery using a new surgical device that provides more precision and accuracy. The hospital recently purchased this new surgical system which allows orthopedic surgeons to combine the latest in total and partial knee replacement procedures with the growing field of robotics. This is the first device of its kind to be used ... ... Read More

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