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Dr. Kilduff Runs, Raises Funds for Rehab 11/1/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Nov. 1, 2017) – Patrick Kilduff, M.D., a Commonwealth Health family practice doctor in the Shavertown office, is participating in Sunday’s New York City Marathon. He is running in conjunction

Urologist Adds Office Hours in Tunkhannock 11/6/2017 TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. (Nov. 6, 2017) – Urologist Michael Campenni, D.O., has joined the medical staff of Commonwealth Health Tyler Memorial Hospital, where he will see patients and perform minor surgical procedures. Dr. Campenni

WBGH to Perform 1st Knee Replacement Using New Device 11/17/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Nov. 17, 2017) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is preparing to perform Northeastern Pennsylvania’s first robotic-assisted total knee replacement surgery using a new surgical device that provides

Commonwealth Health Offers New, Leadless Pacemaker to Patients 11/20/2017 WILKES-BARRE, PA (Nov. 17, 2017) — Two Commonwealth Health hospitals are using the smallest available pacemaker to treat a common cardiac condition through a minimally invasive procedure. Cardiologists at Commonwealth Health

W-B General Hospital Launches Lunch & Learn Series for Cancer Patients 11/21/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Nov. 21, 2017) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital will present a free public health talk on nutrition from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at

Commonwealth Health Hospitals Recognized for Raising Organ Donor Awareness 11/27/2017 Wilkes-Barre, PA (Nov. 22, 2017) — Commonwealth Health and two of its hospitals have been recognized by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), the Center for Organ Recovery

TeleStroke Connects Tyler Hospital with Penn State Health 11/30/2017 TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. (Nov. 30, 2017) – When it comes to stroke care, time is critical. And so is having a neurologist on hand to evaluate a patient, make a diagnosis and

Forty Fort Family Physician Earns Board Recertification 7/10/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (July 11, 2017) – Elizabeth Gernhardt, D.O., a Fort Fort family practitioner, recently was notified that she passed the recertification test for the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Gernhardt

Commonwealth Health Physician Honored by State Organization 7/10/2017 SCRANTON, Pa. (July 11, 2017) – Jeff Montgomery, D.O., a Scranton internal medicine physician, is being  honored by the Pennsylvania Medical Society with a Physician 40 Under 40 Award, a tribute designed

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Accredited as Level II Trauma Center 8/10/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (July 31, 2017) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has been granted Level II Trauma Center Accreditation, beginning Sept. 1, according to an announcement made Monday by the