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New OB-GYN joins Medical Staff at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital 7/1/2019 WILKES-BARRE, PA (June 2019) – Leah Habersham, M.D. obstetrician and gynecologist, has joined Commonwealth Health Physician Network and is a medical staff member of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dr. Habersham is

Commonwealth Health Emergency Medical Services Receives American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Recognition Award 7/10/2019 SCRANTON (JULY, 2019) — Commonwealth Health Emergency Medical Services (CHEMS) has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for

Joanne McDade, RN Honored with DAISY AWARD for Extraordinary Nurses 7/18/2019 KINGSTON, Pa. (June, 2019) – The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses’ every day. First

Kristal Ryncavage, RN Honored with DAISY AWARD for Extraordinary Nurses 7/18/2019 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (June, 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

Barbara Plucknett, M.D. Celebrates Milestone at Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton 7/26/2019 SCRANTON (July, 2019) – Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton congratulates Barbara Plucknett, M.D. on her 1,000th robotic–assisted surgical case. A celebration was held on July 15th

Mary Novak, RN is honored with DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton 7/26/2019 SCRANTON, PA (June, 2019) – The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and

Commonwealth Health Physician Network Welcomes New Urologist 7/29/2019 WILKES-BARRE, PA (July, 2019) –Daniel S. Rittenberg, MD, Urologist and Surgeon has joined Commonwealth Health Physician Network and is a medical staff member of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. A native of Kingston, Dr.

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, Jefferson Collaborate on Stroke Telemedicine 1/8/2019 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Jan. 8, 2018) – Commonwealth Health has joined the Jefferson Neuroscience Network, a collaboration that uses telemedicine technology to provide local patients with access to Jefferson Health’s comprehensive stroke program

Commonwealth Health Modifies Visiting Guidelines During Flu Season 1/9/2019 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Jan. 8, 2019) – 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