2018 News Releases

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Earns Wound Care Certification 12/27/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Dec. 27, 2018) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Wound Care Center Certification. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a

Commonwealth Health Volunteers Assist 484 Women With Mammogram Scheduling 10/18/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 18, 2018) — Volunteers from Commonwealth Health recently conducted Mammothon 2018 and scheduled 484 mammograms. Final results show 3,450 calls were made during the three-hour Mammothon on

Open House, Meet the Doctor Set for Sugarloaf Office 10/8/2018 BERWICK, Pa. (Oct. 8, 2018) – Commonwealth Health will hold an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Berwick Medical Professionals Sugarloaf Clinic, 1 Brookhill Square

Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital Stroke Program Honored 10/10/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Oct. 9, 2018) – Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes

Heart & Vascular Institute at Regional Hospital Earns National Award 10/11/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Oct. 11, 2018) – The Commonwealth Health Heart & Vascular Institute at Regional Hospital of Scranton has been named an inaugural winner of the HeartCARE Center Award,

Commonwealth Health Sponsors Local Screening of ‘Heart of Nuba’ 10/11/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Oct. 11, 2018) — Commonwealth Health will sponsor a free showing of the acclaimed documentary, “The Heart of Nuba,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Scranton Cultural

Commonwealth Health Offers Free Hernia Screenings 10/17/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 17, 2018) – Commonwealth Health will offer free hernia screenings to the community from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 10 at Mohegan Sun Pocono, Highway 315, Plains Township. The event

NAMI Names Commonwealth Health Crisis Center Award Recipient 10/19/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 19, 2018) – The Commonwealth Health Crisis Response and Recover Center at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital was awarded the 2018 Lester Verano Advocacy Award by the National Alliance on

Commonwealth Health Unveils Vehicle Dedicated to Fallen Heroes 10/23/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Oct. 23, 2018) – Commonwealth Health Emergency Medical Services (CHEMS) today unveiled a vehicle dedicated to fallen heroes who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The

Dr. Devin Carey Joins Commonwealth Health 11/1/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 31, 2018) – Devin Carey, M.D., has joined the Commonwealth Health Physician Network and will practice family medicine in Shavertown. Dr. Carey is a graduate of Lehigh University, Bethlehem, and