2015 News Releases

Dr. Motroni to speak about benefits of vitamins 8/4/2015 Alexsandra Motroni, M.D., will host a lecture on vitamins and the benefits of a structured program for all ages on Thursday, Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Berwick YMCA, 231

Aman Ali, M.D., to Practice Gastroenterology 8/2/2015 Aman Ali, M.D., has joined the GI practice of Dr. Thomas Castellano, M.D., 490 Northampton St., Edwardsville, and the medical staff of Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dr. Ali is board-certified in internal

Moore Honored by Mississippi College 8/2/2015 Kelly Moore, chief operating officer at Great Valley Cardiology, Scranton, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health, has been selected as Master of Health Services Administration Distinguished Alumna of the Year by Mississippi College. Moore will

Mountain Top walk-in clinic opens 8/2/2015 Commonwealth Health will open a walk-in clinic Aug. 3 at its Mountain Top Campus, 239 South Mountain Boulevard. The clinic will be open seven days a week and will provide school physicals, laboratory and

Regional Hospital Awarded Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers 8/2/2015 SCRANTON, Pa. (Aug. 3, 2015) – Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke

Hospice Tree Relocated at Regional Hospital​ 7/29/2015 SCRANTON, Pa. (July 30, 2015) – The Tree of Hope, a memorial to hospice patients at the former Commonwealth Health Hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton, has been relocated to the second floor

Craig Named Director at PHA 7/28/2015 Annette Craig was recently named director of operations for Physicians Health Alliance, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health. Craig formerly served as practice manager for Wilkes-Barre Academic Medicine, the system’s family medicine residency program. She was

Dr. Christopher Sanders joining Commonwealth Health 7/28/2015 Christopher M. Sanders, M.D., a plastic surgeon/breast reconstruction surgeon, is joining InterMountain Medical Group, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health. Dr. Sanders will be on the medical staff at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dr. Sanders

Kasper Named Director at Moses Taylor Hospital 7/28/2015 Mary Kasper, R.N., B.S.N., has been named director of quality and safety at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital. In her new role, Kasper will oversee quality, safety, risk management, patient advocacy and

Open House for Breastfeeding Awareness at Moses Taylor 7/27/2015 SCRANTON, Pa. (July 28, 2015) – An open house for Breastfeeding at Work Awareness will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 7 at the 2 West Conference Center