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Online Check-in Launched at Commonwealth Health Facilities 12/12/2016 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Dec. 13, 2016) – Patients seeking emergency or urgent care for non-life threatening conditions have a convenient new option to consider: Wait at home instead of the waiting room. The

Open House held at Regional Hospital’s Orthopedic Institute 12/19/2016 SCRANTON, Pa. (Dec. 20, 2016) – Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton recently held an open house at its recently restructured Orthopedic Institute. Regional Hospital was the first facility in Pennsylvania

CHEMS accepted as American Heart Association Training Center 12/19/2016 SCRANTON, Pa. (Dec. 20, 2016) — Commonwealth Health Emergency Medical Service has been notified of its acceptance as an American Heart Association Training Center. As a certified training center, CHEMS personnel

Orthopedic Surgeon to Present Free Health Talk 12/28/2016 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Dec. 29, 2016) – Orthopedic surgeon Michael Raklewicz, M.D., will present a free health talk on joint replacement surgery at 6 p.m. Jan. 19 at Mohegan Sun Pocono, Route 315,

OP-ED: Restore Hospital Medicare Payments with ACA Repeal 1/3/2017 By: COR CATENA, CEO, Commonwealth Health Congress and President-elect Trump have promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this year. If they are successful, it is imperative they restore critical

Moses Taylor names Employee, Managers of the Year 1/9/2017 SCRANTON, Pa. (Jan. 10, 2017) – Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital has announced the 2016 Employee of the Year and Managers of the Year awards. Mary Jeanne Riviello JoAnn Hanusich Michele

Tyler Honors Top Employees of the Year 1/17/2017 TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. (Jan. 18, 2017) – Commonwealth Health Tyler Memorial Hospital announced its Employee and Managers of the Year. Patty Race was named Employee of the Year, Ted Kross was named Clinical

Regional Hospital of Scranton Receives Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation 1/18/2017 (SCRANTON, Pa. Jan. 19, 2016) – Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton has been notified that it is the first hospital in the nation to receive full Cardiac Cath Lab

Wilkes-Barre General, First Hospitals Announce Top Employees 1/23/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Jan. 24, 2017) – Commonwealth Health has announced its top employee and managers at Wilkes-Barre General and First  hospitals. Georgia Daniels Jason Thomas Heather Sartin Georgia Daniels, Warrior Run, a

Commonwealth Health Announces CEO Change In Scranton 8/28/2016 Effective Sept. 19, Justin Davis will assume the role of CEO of Regional Hospital while retaining the CEO roles for Moses Taylor Hospital and Commonwealth Health Emergency Medical Services. Regional Hospital of