2022 News Releases

First Hospital Ending Inpatient and Outpatient Services 8/1/2022 First Hospital is notifying patients and family members, physicians, staff members, partners, and state and federal agencies of its plans to close the hospital and our affiliated outpatient treatment offerings on October

Commonwealth Health Physician Network Welcomes New Orthopedic Surgeon 8/2/2022 (August, 2022) – Orthopedic Surgeon Dante Palumbo, D.O., recently joined Commonwealth Health Physician Network and is now practicing orthopedic surgery in Kingston, Pittston, Dunmore and Tunkhannock. Dr. Palumbo is devoted to

Moses Taylor Hospital and Regional Hospital of Scranton Joining Together Under One License 8/3/2022 Building upon strong legacies of delivering care to the community Michael Curran, chief executive officer of Moses Taylor Hospital and Regional Hospital of Scranton, today sent

Commonwealth Health Physician Network Welcomes New Interventional Cardiologist 8/12/2022 Interventional Cardiologist Muhammad Dogar, M.D., FACC, has joined Commonwealth Health Physician Network. Dr. Dogar is board certified in internal medicine and echocardiography and is a fellow of the American College of

Regional Hospital of Scranton Receives ACC Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation Accreditation 8/18/2022 Regional Hospital of Scranton provides necessary care, resources to patients with heart attack symptoms The American College of Cardiology has recognized Regional Hospital of

Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton Nationally Recognized for its Commitment to Quality Care for Heart Attacks in Scranton 7/11/2022 SCRANTON (July, 2022) – Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Receiving

Commonwealth Health Uses New Technology to Enhance Maternal and Fetal Safety 7/6/2022 PENNSYLVANIA (July, 2022) – The childbirth teams at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital are now using an artificial intelligence-based maternal-fetal early warning system called

Commonwealth Health Physician Network Welcomes Neurologist 6/1/2022 WILKES-BARRE, PA (June, 2022) – Commonwealth Health Physician Network is pleased to welcome Sanjeev Garg, M.D., to our neurology team. He is an active medical staff member at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Newest PSMA PET/CT Scan Now Locally Available for Prostate Cancer Treatment 6/3/2022 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (June, 2022) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is the first institution in our area to offer the new FDA approved and NCCN-indicated, prostate specific membrane

Regional Pathways Benefits Help Employees Pay Down Student Loans 6/3/2022 SCRANTON, Pa (JUNE, 2022) – Employees of Regional are now eligible for new and enhanced benefits designed as pathways to help them eliminate existing student debt faster, pursue additional professional