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Kasper Named Director at Moses Taylor Hospital 7/28/2015 Mary Kasper, R.N., B.S.N., has been named director of quality and safety at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital. In her new role, Kasper will oversee quality, safety, risk management, patient advocacy and

Dr. Christopher Sanders joining Commonwealth Health 7/28/2015 Christopher M. Sanders, M.D., a plastic surgeon/breast reconstruction surgeon, is joining InterMountain Medical Group, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health. Dr. Sanders will be on the medical staff at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dr. Sanders

Craig Named Director at PHA 7/28/2015 Annette Craig was recently named director of operations for Physicians Health Alliance, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health. Craig formerly served as practice manager for Wilkes-Barre Academic Medicine, the system’s family medicine residency program. She was

Hospice Tree Relocated at Regional Hospital​ 7/29/2015 SCRANTON, Pa. (July 30, 2015) – The Tree of Hope, a memorial to hospice patients at the former Commonwealth Health Hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton, has been relocated to the second floor

Regional Hospital Awarded Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers 8/2/2015 SCRANTON, Pa. (Aug. 3, 2015) – Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke

Mountain Top walk-in clinic opens 8/2/2015 Commonwealth Health will open a walk-in clinic Aug. 3 at its Mountain Top Campus, 239 South Mountain Boulevard. The clinic will be open seven days a week and will provide school physicals, laboratory and

Moore Honored by Mississippi College 8/2/2015 Kelly Moore, chief operating officer at Great Valley Cardiology, Scranton, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health, has been selected as Master of Health Services Administration Distinguished Alumna of the Year by Mississippi College. Moore will

Dr. Robert Glicini Hosts Lecture on Breast Cancer 6/3/2015 TUNKHANNOCK – Robert Glicini, MD, recently held a health talk and presentation concerning breast cancer at the Tunkhannock Public Library. Dr. Glicini, who is on staff at Commonwealth Health Tyler Memorial

WBGH Bariatric Program Earns Aetna Distinction 6/4/2015 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (June 5, 2015) – Wilkes-Barre General Hospital’s bariatric program has earned the distinction of an Aetna Institutes of Quality program effective April 1. IOQ facilities show excellence in care and a

Regional Hospital Accredited in Echocardiology 6/4/2015 SCRANTON, Pa. (June 5, 2015) – Regional Hospital of Scranton’s Echocardiology Department has earned accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission. Regional has been granted a three-year term of accreditation in echocardiology in the areas