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Commonwealth Officials Co-Chair Heart Association Fundraiser 5/7/2014 Plains, PA (May 8, 2014) – Cor Catena, CEO of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and Commonwealth Health, and Brooks Turkel, CEO of Regional Hospital of Scranton, served as co-chairmen of the May 3 Heart

Three Named to Management Team at Lackawanna Ambulance 5/11/2014 Plains, PA (May 12, 2014) – Dale Makin, operations manager, is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in emergency medical service manager and is pursuing a

Holt Named Assistant CFO at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital 5/11/2014 Plains, PA (May 12, 2014) – Michael C. Holt was recently named assistant chief financial officer at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Holt graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a

Thomas Bisignani named chief financial officer at Moses Taylor Hospital, Mid Valley Hospital and Lackawanna/Wayne Ambulance 5/14/2014 Plains, PA (May 15, 2014) – Thomas Bisignani, of Springbrook Township, has been named chief financial officer at Moses Taylor Hospital, Mid Valley

New service expands access to mental health and crisis services 5/14/2014 WILKES-BARRE, PA (May 15, 2014) – An expansion of services at the new Crisis Response and Recovery Center on the grounds of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital will make it easier

CHOICES Notes 10 Years of Service with Open House 5/18/2014 WILKES-BARRE, PA (May 19, 2014) – CHOICES Recovery Program will celebrate its 10 years of service to the community with an open house from 3 to 6 p.m. May 30

Commonwealth Health to Operate Medical Aircraft, Provide First Critical Care Ground Transport in Region 5/21/2014 SCRANTON, PA (May 22, 2014) – Commonwealth Health will begin operating a medical helicopter and the region’s first critical care ground transport service to provide

Dr. Doherty Presents Lecture 5/22/2014 Plains, PA (May 23, 2014) – John H. Doherty Jr., M.D., recently presented “Latest Innovations in Hip and Knee Replacement” at Regional Hospital of Scranton. More than 50 people attended the lecture. Doherty is chief

WBGH Seeks Junior Volunteers 5/26/2014 WILKES-BARRE, PA (May 27, 2014) – Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is seeking young people between the ages of 13 and 18 for its summer Junior Volunteer Program. The program begins June 23 and runs through the

Tyler Memorial Hospital Receives Award from Quality Insights of Pa. 5/26/2014 TUNKHANNOCK, PA (May 27, 2014) – Tyler Memorial Hospital recently was presented the award for Most Innovation for Healthcare-Associated Infections with Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections by Quality Insights of