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Sumrall named director at Commonwealth Health 8/25/2015 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Aug. 26, 2015) – Patricia Sumrall, of Pocono Summit, was recently named director of materials management at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Sumrall, who is originally from Rockaway Beach, N.Y., has

Shea Named Practice Manager by Commonwealth Health 8/25/2015 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Aug. 26, 2015) – James Shea, Benton, has been named practice manager of Wilkes-Barre Academic Medicine, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health. Shea, who began his career in health care as

Kross to Direct ED at Tyler Memorial 8/25/2015 TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. (Aug. 26, 2015) – Commonwealth Health has named Ted Kross to serve as director of the emergency department at Tyler Memorial Hospital. Kross has extensive background in health care and

Burke Published in Hand Surgery Journal 8/25/2015 OLYPHANT, Pa. (Aug. 26, 2015) — Orthopedic surgeon Casey Burke, DO, was published in the June 2015 edition of the Journal of Hand Surgery. His article, “Therapist-Supervised Hand Therapy Versus Home Therapy With

Jones named Volunteer of Year at Tyler Memorial 8/27/2015 Jill Jones, of Nicholson, was named Volunteer of the Year at Commonwealth Health Tyler Memorial Hospital. Jones, a mother of two, is a retired elementary teacher. She has served as a

Great Valley Cardiology opens office in Waymart 8/27/2015 Great Valley Cardiology opened its newest office on Aug. 10 in Waymart. The office will be the site for Vitaly Geyfman, D.O.; Thomas Dzwonczyk, M.D. David FitzPatrick, M.D.; and Matthew Stopper, M.D. The

Moses Taylor Hosts Free Talk on Childhood Asthma 8/30/2015 SCRANTON, Pa. (Aug. 31, 2015) – Dr. Terry Gubitosi will present  “Asthma & Your Child,” a free health talk for parents, at 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor

WBGH ranked among top hospitals in the state 8/31/2015 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Sept. 1, 2015) – Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has been ranked the 12th best hospital in Pennsylvania, according to the latest rankings by U.S. News& World Reports.  The hospital earned

Look Good Feel Better program scheduled for Sept. 15 at Thomas P. Saxton Pavilion 9/1/2015 The American Cancer Society, in cooperation with Commonwealth Health, will sponsor a Look Good Feel Better event on Tuesday, Sept. 15 from 5 to 7

McHugh named administrative specialist at Regional Hospital of Scranton 7/9/2015 Mark McHugh recently joined Regional Hospital of Scranton as the Administrative Specialist. Mark is a graduate of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Mark