2016 News Releases

General Hospital Plans $40 Million ICU Tower Project 3/19/2016 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (March 20, 2016) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital will begin a $40 million construction project later this year that will increase its capacity for critical care. The project

Moses Taylor Stroke Support Group to Meet 3/14/2016 SCRANTON, Pa. (March 15, 2016) – Moses Taylor Hospital Stroke Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. April 6  in the 2 West Conference Room at the hospital, 700 Quincy Avenue. The

Neurosurgeon To Present Free Seminar 3/14/2016 SCRANTON, Pa. (March 15, 2016) – Neurosurgeon Akash Agarwal, M.D., will present “Common Conditions and Treatments of the Brain and Spine,” at noon April 5 at the McGowan Large Conference Room at Regional Hospital

Surgeon To Discuss Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures 3/14/2016 PLAINS TWP., Pa. (March 15, 2016) – Christopher Sanders, M.D., a plastic/reconstructive surgeon, will present a free seminar on non-surgical cosmetic procedures at 6 p.m. March 22 at Mohegan Sun Pocono, Anthracite Room,

Hospital Dietitian To Offer Free Wellness Tips 3/9/2016 BERWICK, Pa. (March 10, 2016) – Dietitian Stacey Canfield will present “Spring Into Better Health,” at 6 p.m. March 24 on the second floor of the Berwick YMCA, 231 W. Third St.,

Hospital Employees Donate Time At Kitchen 2/28/2016 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Feb. 29, 2016) – Doctors, nurses and their families recently volunteered time to work at the St. Vincent DePaul Kitchen in Wilkes-Barre. Dr. Lyndsey Vu organized a fundraiser and collected enough

Peter Feinstein, M.D. to hold health talk on joint replacement surgery 2/17/2016 (February 18, 2016) Peter Feinstein, M.D., one of the area’s most experienced orthopedic surgeons, will host a health talk on hip and knee replacements at 6 p.m. March

Tyler Hospital Donated To Cancer Society 2/16/2016 TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. (March 15, 2016) – The imaging services department at Commonwealth Health Tyler Memorial Hospital presented a donation of $310 to the Wyoming County Cancer Society. Every fall Tyler holds a fundraiser

Heart Attack Symptoms Topic of Free Health Seminar 2/15/2016 BERWICK, Pa. (Feb. 16, 2016) – Danielle Busch will present a free health seminar on the signs of a heart attack at 6 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Berwick YMCA, second

WBGH Medical Staff Donates to TCMC 2/14/2016 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Feb. 15, 2016) – The medical staff of Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital donated $7,000 to The Commonwealth Medical College for the purchase of  an anatomically correct torso and arm. The