2020 News Releases

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Named a 2020 Recipient HAP’s Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition 12/30/2020 Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is proud to announce that it has been honored as part of the inaugural class of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association

Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital receives Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award 9/10/2020 American Heart Association Award recognizes Commonwealth Health’s commitment to quality heart failure care Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital has received the American Heart

Breast Cancer Screenings Should Not Be Delayed Due to COVID-19 Early detection and treatment supports the best possible outcomes 10/8/2020 Commonwealth Health will conduct its ninth annual Mammothon from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 22. Volunteers from

Dr. Michael Rittenberg Receives Center of Excellence Designation 10/8/2020 Dr. Michael Rittenberg, a urologist with Commonwealth Health Physician Network, receives Center of Excellence Designation. The designation recognizes that he has achieved a high level of training and experience with the

Kathy Tryzenski, RN is honored with DAISY AWARD for Extraordinary Nurses at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital 10/14/2020 The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses’ every

Lauren Muldowney Receives Wilkes-Barre General Hospital’s Nursing Excellence Award 10/16/2020 Wilkes-Barre, PA, October 15, 2020 – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital announced that Lauren Muldowney, LPN has been selected to receive its Nursing Excellence Award. This peer-nominated award, created in

Healthcare Job Fairs 10/21/2020 If you are looking for a new career opportunity in healthcare and want to join a passionate and professional team of caregivers, Commonwealth Health is hiring. Both Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and First Hospital are looking for

Krissy Knorek, RN is honored with DAISY AWARD for Extraordinary Nurses at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital 11/16/2020 The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses’ every

Maureen Leggiero, R.N., is Honored With DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital 11/19/2020 The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses’ every

Commonwealth Health Scranton Hospitals Announce Nursing Excellence Awards 11/19/2020 Moses Taylor Hospital and Regional Hospital of Scranton announced that Maureen Leggiero, RN and Jessica Nails, RN have been selected to receive their Nursing Excellence Awards. This peer-nominated award, created in