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Commonwealth Health Sponsors Local Screening of ‘Heart of Nuba’ 10/11/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Oct. 11, 2018) — Commonwealth Health will sponsor a free showing of the acclaimed documentary, “The Heart of Nuba,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Scranton Cultural

Commonwealth Health Offers Free Hernia Screenings 10/17/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 17, 2018) – Commonwealth Health will offer free hernia screenings to the community from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 10 at Mohegan Sun Pocono, Highway 315, Plains Township. The event

Commonwealth Health Volunteers Assist 484 Women With Mammogram Scheduling 10/18/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 18, 2018) — Volunteers from Commonwealth Health recently conducted Mammothon 2018 and scheduled 484 mammograms. Final results show 3,450 calls were made during the three-hour Mammothon on

NAMI Names Commonwealth Health Crisis Center Award Recipient 10/19/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 19, 2018) – The Commonwealth Health Crisis Response and Recover Center at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital was awarded the 2018 Lester Verano Advocacy Award by the National Alliance on

Commonwealth Health Unveils Vehicle Dedicated to Fallen Heroes 10/23/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Oct. 23, 2018) – Commonwealth Health Emergency Medical Services (CHEMS) today unveiled a vehicle dedicated to fallen heroes who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The

Dr. Devin Carey Joins Commonwealth Health 11/1/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 31, 2018) – Devin Carey, M.D., has joined the Commonwealth Health Physician Network and will practice family medicine in Shavertown. Dr. Carey is a graduate of Lehigh University, Bethlehem, and

Commonwealth Health Surgeon Authors Chapter 11/7/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Nov. 5, 2018) – Clark D. Gerhart, M.D., a Commonwealth Health Physician Network surgeon, has authored a chapter, Robotic Single-Site Cholecystectomy, for the Atlas of Robotic Surgery published by Cine-Med, Inc. Dr.

Commonwealth Health Offers Low-Dose Lung Screening at Four Locations 11/8/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Nov. 8, 2018) — Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, both regionally and nationally, though an estimated 80 percent of lung cancers could be cured

Commonwealth Health First to Offer Navigational Bronchoscopy 11/12/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Nov. 12, 2018) – An advanced form of bronchoscopy that uses navigation similar to a GPS system to detect early-stage lung cancer, is being performed for the first time in

Commonwealth Health Bariatric Program Marks Milestone 12/1/2018 The bariatric program at Commonwealth Health recently recorded its 1,000th surgical procedure since the program’s inception in 2010. Members of the team are, front row, from left: Megan Ruda, scheduling coordinator; Karyn Thomas,