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Commonwealth Health Announces Top Employees 1/16/2020 We at Commonwealth Health are fortunate to work with so many skilled, dedicated and hard-working individuals in all departments so it’s sometimes difficult to single out just a few of our top employees. But,

Cheryl Werner, R.N., is honored with DAISY AWARD for Extraordinary Nurses at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital 1/17/2020 SCRANTON, PA– The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by

Deb Howie, R.N., is honored with DAISY AWARD for Extraordinary Nurses at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital 1/17/2020 SCRANTON, PA– The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by

Commonwealth Health Modifies Visiting Guidelines During Flu Season 1/21/2020 WILKES-BARRE, PA. – Commonwealth Health is modifying its visitation guidelines during the cold and flu season. In order to protect its patients and to prevent the spread of disease to the

Give Your Valentine the Gift of a Healthy Heart 1/27/2020 WILKES-BARRE, PA – This year, Americans will spend approximately $2 billion on candy gifts for the special Valentines in their lives. That’s good news for the chocolate industry, but it’s

Commonwealth Health to Hold Heart Health Fair Close to Home 2/5/2020 FEBRUARY, 2020 – On February 25, from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. Commonwealth Health will celebrate Heart month by holding a Heart Health Fair at each network hospital location.

Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Earns Blue Distinction® Center Designation for Quality in Spine Surgery 2/7/2020 WILKES-BARRE, February, 2020 – Highmark Blue Shield has selected Wilkes-Barre General Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery, as part of the

Commonwealth Health Expands MDsave to Tunkhannock 2/13/2020 TUNKHANNOCK, PA (FEBRUARY, 2020) – MDsave and Commonwealth Health’s Tyler Memorial Hospital are working together to help, local residents without insurance or with high deductible health plans, save money and better manage their

New Treatment for Heartburn 2/13/2020 WILKES-BARRE, (FEBRUARY, 2020) – A flexible quarter-sized device being used by surgeons in Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is greatly improving quality of life for many chronic heartburn sufferers. “Our patients now have access to

World Obesity Day – March 4 2/18/2020 WILKES-BARRE, PA – Obesity is a chronic disease that affects more than two billion people. Our Weight & Wellness Center, located at Commonwealth Health, 200 South River St., Plains, is here to help.