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WBGH Opens Trauma Center Sept. 1 8/31/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Aug. 31, 2017) – The Trauma Center at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital opens on Sept. 1, allowing the facility to treat and admit the most serious life-threatening and disabling injuries.

General Hospital Employees Raise Donate to Cancer Institute 5/3/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (May 4, 2017) — Employees of Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital recently presented a check for $1,100 to Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. The money was raised through fundraisers conducted

Commonwealth Health CEO Comments on National Hospital Week 5/4/2017 By COR CATENA CEO, Commonwealth Health The theme of this year’s National Hospital Week celebration is The Healing Heart of Health Care. This is a fitting theme, as hospitals are often

Moses Taylor Hospital Awarded Certification in Spine Surgery 5/10/2017 SCRANTON, Pa. (May 11, 2017) – Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for hip, knee and shoulder replacement and for

Dr. Krywicki to Present Free Seminar on Arthritis Pain 5/15/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (May 16, 2017) – William Krywicki, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon specializing in joint replacement, will present “Are You Experiencing Arthritis Pain?,” a free community health talk at 6

Surgeon to present free talk on bariatric surgery 5/17/2017 BERWICK, Pa. (June 19, 2017) – Bariatric surgeon Clark Gerhart, M.D., will present a free informational session on weight-loss surgery at 5:30 p.m. July 11 in the hospital conference room, Berwick

CHEMS Donates Tourniquets to Scranton Police Department 6/5/2017 SCRANTON, Pa. (June 6, 2017) — Commonwealth Health Emergency Medical Services recently donated 150 Combat Application Tourniquets to the Scranton Police Department. The tourniquets inside the Scranton patrol cars are not as

‘Topping Out’ Ceremony Held at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital 6/6/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (June 7, 2017) – A crowd of more than 150 gathered outside Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Thursday morning for a “topping out” ceremony as the last steel beam was hoisted

Social Worker to Discuss Dementia in Older Adults 6/11/2017 BERWICK, Pa. (June 12, 2017) – Social worker Lisa Medvetz will present a community presentation, “Dementia in Older Adults,” at 6 p.m. June 22 at the Berwick YMCA, 231 W. Third

WBGH Trauma Director Heads State Council 6/12/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (June 13, 2017) – Cheryl MacDonald-Sweet, trauma director at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, was elected president of the Pennsylvania State Council of the Emergency Nurses Association. She also was nominated