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WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital earns high marks for patient safety
The Leapfrog Group and VHA recognize hospitalWellSpan Gettysburg Hospital recently received recognition for its patient safety efforts with honors from two health care rating organizations. In...
View ArticleHelp prevent cancer by enrolling in a research study
What if you could prevent even one family from hearing the words “you have cancer”?This year, you can fight back against cancer by enrolling in the American Cancer Society’s new research study called...
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WellSpan partners with York City to create Police Training Center
Partnership is a means to provide a safer environment for county residentsWellSpan President Bruce Bartels and York City Mayor Kim Bracey celebrate the announcement of WellSpan’s $600,000 donation to...
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WSRH receives three-year accreditation
The WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital (WSRH) recently received a three-year accreditation for its inpatient rehabilitation programs from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation...
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If you suffer from back pain, there are multiple options available
Most people in the United States will experience low back pain at least once during their lives. Back pain is one of the most common reasons people go to the doctor or miss work. If you suffer from...
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Endowment created to benefit Simulation Center
The family of well-known physician David Eitel recently created the “David R. Eitel MD, MBA, Celebration of Education Endowment” to allow his legacy to live on at WellSpan York Hospital.The endowment...
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Dr. Jafari is a “game changer” in the treatment of stroke
Interventional neurosurgeon brings revolutionary approach to WellSpanDr. Neda Jafari, an interventional neurosurgeon, stands in WellSpan York Hospital’s hybrid operating room which includes a...
View ArticleLab collection site to open in Hanover
WellSpan Lab Services will open a new collection site at 1150 Carlisle Street in Hanover on Tuesday, March 12. The new site will allow WellSpan to better serve the needs of its patients who live in the...
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Trauma program ranks among top in the country
Excels in caring for shock and traumatic brain injury patientsWellSpan York Hospital’s Trauma Center ranks in the top five percent of performers nationally when it comes to caring for shock and...
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WellSpan York Hospital earns Silver Medal of Honor
WellSpan York Hospital is one of 15 Pennsylvania hospitals to receive a Silver Medal of Honor for their successful donation and transplant outcomes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
View ArticleHanover practice to join WellSpan Medical Group
Barbara Shute, MD, and Linda Bachman, CRNP, Hanover-based family medicine providers, are joining the WellSpan Medical Group, effective Tuesday, April 30.Shute and Bachman will continue to see patients...
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Physician learned community service as a paramedic
Works behind the scenes to help fledgling non-profitsBruce Bartels, president of WellSpan, right, presents the WellSpan Medical Group Community Service Award to Debra Bell, a physician with Hayshire...
View ArticleMedic unit to be based in Bendersville
WellSpan EMS will reallocate its resources and base a Medic Unit at the Bendersville Fire Company, beginning April 1.The medic unit will help cut response time to the northern part of Adams County by...
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Doctors embrace the Digital Age
Editor’s note: This article appears on WITF’s Transforming Health website at www.transforminghealth.org, where you can also view a five-minute video of Dr. Karen Jones discussing this topic The health...
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Good things happen when you’re surrounded by angels
Imaging staff rallies to support cancer patient and her familyMargaret Rockafellow, center, is surrounded by just some of the many “angels,” as she calls them, who she and her family have encountered...
View ArticleOnline enrollment makes signing up for MyWellSpan easier
Have you signed up yet?The MyWellSpan online patient portal was developed to give you access to your personal health information, and proxy access to your children’s information, 24-hours-a-day,...
View ArticleWellSpan named to Training’s Top 125
WellSpan Health has been named to Training magazine’s Top 125 for the third consecutive year.The top 125 includes ranking based on statistics such as total training budget; percentage of payroll...
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WellSpan York Hospital recognized with top achievement award
WellSpan York Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Resuscitation Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that WellSpan York Hospital...
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Science project winner grateful to Laboratory staff members
Dallastown student headed to international fairNicole DaniellWellSpan Lab Services staff members will pay close attention to the results of Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair in...
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Patient partners bring a fresh perspective
25 patient partners assist WellSpan practices and departmentsPatient partner Dick Simpson, second from left, meets with staff members at WellSpan Endocrinology in Gettysburg. They are, from left to...
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