2019 News Releases

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Launches Geriatric Emergency Department 9/25/2019 The accredited Geriatric Emergency Department at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is one of just three accreditation emergency departments in Pennsylvania – and the only one in Northeastern PA – to achieve accreditation from

Christopher Jones, RN Honored with DAISY AWARD for Extraordinary Nurses 10/28/2019 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (October, 2019) – The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses’ every day. Wilkes-Barre

Commonwealth Health Tyler Memorial Hospital awarded Acute Stroke Ready Hospital Certification from The Joint Commission 10/28/2019 Commonwealth Health Tyler Memorial Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Acute Stroke

Commonwealth Health Physician Network Welcomes Family Physician 10/28/2019 SCRANTON, PA (October, 2019) – Commonwealth Health Physician Network welcomes Renata A. Meyer, M.D. to our primary care team. She is an active member of the medical staff at Commonwealth Health Moses

Free Hernia Screening Offered by Commonwealth Health Wilkes-barre General Hospital 10/28/2019 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (OCTOBER, 2019) – On Saturday, NOVEMBER 16, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.; Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is offering Hernia Screenings in the HVI/Surgical waiting area

Commonwealth Health Holds Eighth Annual Mammothon 10/30/2019 Commonwealth Health conducted their eighth annual Mammothon from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on October 24, at three locations. Ninety-five volunteers from Commonwealth Health’s hospitals and clinics made telephone calls to women who

Commonwealth Health Sponsors Healthcare Conference 10/30/2019 WILKES-BARRE, PA (OCTOBER, 2019) – Commonwealth Health is proud to be a sponsor of the Trends, Innovations and Philanthropy Conference in Healthcare presented by the American Trauma Foundation. The TIP conference will be held

Commonwealth Health Physician Network Welcomes New Surgeon 11/14/2019 WILKES-BARRE (November, 2019) – Commonwealth Health Physician Network is pleased to welcome Dean R. Adams, M.D. FACS to our surgical team. Dr. Adams is a member of the medical staff of Commonwealth

Commonwealth Health Physician Network Welcomes Pediatrician 11/22/2019 SCRANTON, PA (NOVEMBER, 2019) – Commonwealth Health Physician Network welcomes Rachel Giannotti, M.D. to our pediatrics team. She is a 2016 graduate of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton and completed residency at

Commonwealth Health Announces CEO for Moses Taylor Hospital and Regional Hospital of Scranton 9/30/2019 Commonwealth Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael L. Brown as the new CEO of Moses Taylor Hospital and Regional Hospital of Scranton. “We