In a ceremony earlier this week, members of the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Board of Directors and Penn State Board of Trustees unveiled the newly named Edward P. "Ted" Junker III Auditorium in honor of Junker's tenure as Board of Directors chairman and his service to the Medical Center, College and University. (more)
Advancing efforts to ensure that life-saving care is available for children throughout central Pennsylvania, the Penn State Board of Trustees today approved final plans for a new, free-standing Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital to be built on the campus of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey. The new 252,000-square-foot Children's Hospital is a five-story building with an additional floor below ground. It will be built adjacent to the Medical Center's main entrance and Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute. (more)
Hospitalist services at Mount Nittany Medical Center recently expanded with the addition of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center physicians. Specialists in caring for inpatients, hospitalists work with the patients' physician to provide high quality, comprehensive inpatient care. Dr. Thomas Covaleski, recently named director of the program, is the first Penn State Hershey Medical Center physician to join the Mount Nittany Medical Center hospitalist program, which is made possible by the Master Affiliation Agreement between Penn State University, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Mount Nittany Medical Center. (more)
In an effort to enhance collaboration and continuity of care among existing mental health services in the region, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Health System and PinnacleHealth System recently announced plans to integrate their separate outpatient behavioral health practices within the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (PPI). (more)
During the recent Children's Miracle Network national conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, Children's Miracle Network at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital was honored out of 170 Children's Miracle Network hospitals worldwide with two out of the three 2008 Fundraising Awards for markets with a population between 1 and 3 million. Children's Miracle Network at Children's Hospital was pleased to receive the Highest Overall Fundraising Award and the Highest Per Capita Fundraising Award. Children's Miracle Network at Children's Hospital thanks everyone whose support led to these prestigious honors. (more)
Several experts from Penn State Hershey Bone and Joint Institute now see patients at Penn State Hershey Medical Group Silver Spring, near Mechanicsburg. West Shore residents can schedule clinic consultations for hip and knee reconstruction with Dr. James Fenwick; upper extremity problems with Dr. Michael Darowish; and spine issues with Dr. Mark Knaub or Dr. Vagmin Vora. Appointments for either the Silver Spring or East Campus clinics can be made by calling 717-531-5638. For more information, visit PennStateHershey.org/BoneAndJoint/WestShore. (more)
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital leaders today announced a $1 million commitment from The Hershey Company toward the building of a new, free-standing Children's Hospital. This generous gift brings the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital campaign to $62 million of its $65 million goal. (more)
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders marked by impaired social interactions, restricted interests, repetitive behaviors, and communication impairment, which persist throughout a person's lifetime. The ASD prevalence rate--the number of individuals diagnosed with autism--has been steadily increasing over time. A new report from the U.S. Department of Health's Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), based on a phone survey of over 78,000 families, set the prevalence rate at nearly one in 91 children. This is an increase from the prior statistic of one in 150 children reported in 2007 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says The Medical Minute, a service of the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. (more)
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center's Dr. Ingrid U. Scott is investigating whether doxycycline can slow down the deterioration or improve retinal function in people with mild to moderate diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy, damage to the eye's retina that occurs with long-term diabetes, is the leading cause of blindness in working-age Americans. (more)
"Community Engaged Research: Grand Rounds" will take place from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. on Nov. 2, in lecture room A. The topic will be "Ethics of Engaging Communities in Health Related Research" and will be presented by Dr. Jeremy Sugarman, Harvey M. Meyerhoff professor of bioethics and medicine at the Berman Institute of Bioethics and Department of Medicine at John Hopkins University. (more)