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Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton Is Nationally Recognized for Its Commitment to Providing High-quality Stroke Care in Scranton 6/20/2022 SCRANTON (June, 2022) – Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With

Commonwealth Health Physician Network Welcomes Family Medicine Physician 7/1/2022 PPITTSTON (July, 2022) – Commonwealth Health Physician Network is pleased to welcome board-certified family medicine physician Evan Nakib, M.D., to Pittston. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, Dr. Nakib provides

Commonwealth Health Uses New Technology to Enhance Maternal and Fetal Safety 7/6/2022 PENNSYLVANIA (July, 2022) – The childbirth teams at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital are now using an artificial intelligence-based maternal-fetal early warning system called

Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton Nationally Recognized for its Commitment to Quality Care for Heart Attacks in Scranton 7/11/2022 SCRANTON (July, 2022) – Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Receiving

Moses Taylor Hospital Maternity Teams Celebrate 22 Years and 45,000+ Deliveries 7/19/2022 On Friday, July 22, 2022, Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital is celebrating 22 years of providing safe, compassionate maternity care to the families of Lackawanna County. “When deciding

Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton is Nationally Recognized for Its Commitment to Providing High-quality Heart Failure Care 7/21/2022 SCRANTON, PA — Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton has received the American Heart Association’s Silver Plus Get With The Guidelines®

Commonwealth Health Announces CEO for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital 7/25/2022 Simon K. Ratliff has been named the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital effective September 1. Ratliff has more than two decades of healthcare leadership experience, most recently

Anti-Inflammatory Medicine Use Linked to Chronic Long-Term Pain 7/27/2022 SCRANTON (July, 2022) – Popular over-the-counter pain relief medicines, anti-inflammatories and steroids can offer short-term relief, but may leave users with long-term chronic pain or conditions. A new study from McGill

First Hospital Ending Inpatient and Outpatient Services 8/1/2022 First Hospital is notifying patients and family members, physicians, staff members, partners, and state and federal agencies of its plans to close the hospital and our affiliated outpatient treatment offerings on October

Commonwealth Health Physician Network Welcomes New Orthopedic Surgeon 8/2/2022 (August, 2022) – Orthopedic Surgeon Dante Palumbo, D.O., recently joined Commonwealth Health Physician Network and is now practicing orthopedic surgery in Kingston, Pittston, Dunmore and Tunkhannock. Dr. Palumbo is devoted to