2017 News Releases

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

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

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

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

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

Forty Fort Family Physician Earns Board Recertification 7/10/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (July 11, 2017) – Elizabeth Gernhardt, D.O., a Fort Fort family practitioner, recently was notified that she passed the recertification test for the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Gernhardt

Commonwealth Health Physician Honored by State Organization 7/10/2017 SCRANTON, Pa. (July 11, 2017) – Jeff Montgomery, D.O., a Scranton internal medicine physician, is being  honored by the Pennsylvania Medical Society with a Physician 40 Under 40 Award, a tribute designed

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Accredited as Level II Trauma Center 8/10/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (July 31, 2017) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has been granted Level II Trauma Center Accreditation, beginning Sept. 1, according to an announcement made Monday by the

Orthopedic Surgeon to Discuss Sports Injuries 8/10/2017 SCRANTON, Pa. (Aug. 8, 2017) — Orthopedic surgeon Thomas W. Jordan, M.D., will present a free seminar on sports medicine at 5 p.m. Aug. 16 at the 2 West Conference Room, Moses Taylor

CHEMS Honored With American Heart Association Award 8/10/2017 SCRANTON, Pa. (Aug. 3, 2017) – Commonwealth Health Emergency Medical Services was presented the American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of