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World Obesity Day – March 4 2/18/2020 WILKES-BARRE, PA – Obesity is a chronic disease that affects more than two billion people. Our Weight & Wellness Center, located at Commonwealth Health, 200 South River St., Plains, is here to help.

Free Hernia Screening Offered by Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital 2/18/2020 WILKES-BARRE, PA (FEBRUARY, 2020) – On Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.; Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is offering Hernia Screenings in the Heart & Vascular

Lilli Price, RN is honored with DAISY AWARD for Extraordinary Nurses at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital 2/20/2020 SCRANTON, PA– The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by

Emily Timchak, RN is honored with DAISY AWARD for Extraordinary Nurses at Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton 2/20/2020 SCRANTON, PA– The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given

New Treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease 2/21/2020 SCRANTON, PA (FEBRUARY, 2020) – Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton is one of the first in our area to offer a new atherectomy treatment. This is a breakthrough technology; the first ever

Tyler Memorial Hospital Achieves 5 Stars 2/21/2020 TUNKHANNOCK, PA – Commonwealth Health Tyler Memorial Hospital is proud to announce it has received a 5 STAR rating, the highest achievement level possible, from CMS (Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services). CMS

The Benefits of a Colonoscopy; By: Gregory Enders, MD, Gastroenterologist, Commonwealth Health Physician Network 2/28/2020 When we think of cancer prevention, we typically think of those we hear the most about, such as breast cancer or lung cancer. One of

Fewer Treatments for Prostate Cancer 3/4/2020 WILKES-BARRE, PA (March, 2020) – Commonwealth Health Cancer Center at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital offers stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for patients with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer. This noninvasive method delivers the entire course of

Commonwealth Health Limits Visitors and Hospital Entrances to Protect Against Novel Coronavirus Spread 3/17/2020 (March, 2020) Our hospitals and clinics are taking proactive steps to prepare for the protection of our patients, caregivers and the community. We continue to monitor

Letter to the Editor, Citizens’ Voice: 3/23/2020 Send on behalf of Cornelio Catena, Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital I’m writing today with an update on Wilkes-Barre General Hospital’s preparation for the presence of COVID-19 in Luzerne County.