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Commonwealth Health Modifies Visiting Guidelines During Flu Season 1/4/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Jan. 4, 2018) – 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

Worsnick Named ER Director at Regional Hospital 1/5/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Jan. 5, 2018) — Kelly Worsnick has been named director of emergency services at Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton. She is responsible for the oversight and direction of the

Commonwealth Health W-B General Hospital Neurosurgery Earns Certification 1/8/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Jan. 3, 2018) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital announced it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for both spine surgery certification and microdiscectomy certification. The

Gallagher Named CEO of Commonwealth Health First Hospital 1/8/2018 KINGSTON, Pa. (Jan. 8, 2018) – James Gallagher has been named chief executive officer at Commonwealth Health First Hospital. Gallagher has more than 35 years of experience in the behavioral health

Moses Taylor Employees Win “SOCK IT TO US” Charity Challenge for Third Straight Year 1/10/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Jan. 10, 2018) – The 15th annual “Make A Difference Day” Project sponsored by the Voluntary Action Center was held in October with

Dr. Kalisetti, Cardiologist Joins Commonwealth Health Network 1/24/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Jan. 24, 2018) — Deepika Kalisetti, M.D., has joined the Commonwealth Health Physician Network and will practice cardiology with the Great Valley Cardiology group. She is on the medical staffs

Commonwealth Health Hospitals Join Campaign to Raise Awareness about Congenital Heart Defects 1/31/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Jan. 31, 2018) – Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital are partnering with the American Heart Association (AHA) in February for the

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Bariatric Program Earns Accreditation 2/5/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Feb. 5, 2018) – The bariatric surgical center at Commonwealth Health has been accredited as a designated center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®),

Commonwealth Health W-B General Hospital Earns ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center Designation 2/6/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Jan. 31, 2018) — Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has been designated a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology (ACR). This

Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Celebrates Expansion 2/8/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Jan. 31, 2018) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital will hold a grand opening celebration to mark the opening of its $40 million expansion project. A ribbon cutting for hospital