Update: Phone issues resolved in Franklin, Cumberland Counties
Update: We are happy to report that the phone and internet issues we experienced yesterday have been resolved. We are so grateful to our hardworking team who diligently and quickly identified the issue...
View ArticleNurses and volunteers work together to offer calming 'fidget blankets' to...
Patients at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital are now receiving “fidget blankets,” squares of material that feature strips of Velcro, zippers, buckles, ribbons, ruffles and soft fur. Nurses recently...
View ArticleBus ride through Hanover provides perspective on patient transportation...
Transportation to and from medical appointments can be a major challenge for many within the community to access care. To understand these challenges and see first-hand how they can impact patients,...
View ArticleWellSpan Health President and CEO surprises oncology patient with a little...
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – For some people fighting cancer, hope can be a hard thing to maintain. Appointments and treatments are peppered over chunks of time; treatments can leave one with nausea and fatigue...
View ArticleCelebrating the Year of the Nurse and Midwife
WellSpan is celebrating the Year of the Nurse and Midwife throughout 2020. Designated by the World Health Organization, this year was designated in honor of the 200th Birthday of Florence Nightingale,...
View ArticleWellSpan York Hospital NICU nurse detects serious symptoms in mother
A mother and a father recently visited their newborn in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at WellSpan York Hospital.During their visit, the mother complained of a severe headache. Gracen...
View ArticleWellSpan Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine to open new office in Ephrata
WellSpan Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine is consolidating two of its offices into one larger office in Ephrata.The practice is combining its offices at 3440B Rothsville Road, Ephrata, and at 227 Granite...
View ArticleNew health center to open at WellSpan Dixon Foundation Health Center in Lebanon
A new health center will provide access to primary care, integrated behavioral health care and other essential health services to Lebanon County residents.Family First Health, a regional health care...
View ArticleGood Samaritans and WellSpan Good Samaritan save Lebanon man's life
Joel Harter was in the right place at the right time.When he collapsed from a dangerous heart rhythm in the parking lot behind his Lebanon gym on a beautiful Tuesday in June, three passers-by jumped...
View ArticleWellSpan neurosurgery and rehabilitation helps get car crash victim back on...
The last thing Kerry Glover remembers is driving home from a work appointment in his Toyota Camry on Interstate 83 in York. After that, he remembers waking up in WellSpan York Hospital.“I still have a...
View ArticleNew health center to open at WellSpan Dixon Foundation Health Center in Lebanon
A new health center will provide access to primary care, integrated behavioral health care and other essential health services to Lebanon County residents.Family First Health, a regional health care...
View ArticleMeet the WellSpan Philhaven fix-it guys
Dave Koch’s and Ken Sensenig’s minds are always working.When the two building technicians look at ordinary items such as door frames, flooring, paper towel holders, screws, door knobs, sinks and...
View ArticleWellSpan adds Travel Clinic in Lebanon
WellSpan is now offering a Travel Clinic in Lebanon, which can help prepare residents for global travel with the appropriate immunizations.The clinic is a service provided through WellSpan Occupational...
View ArticleWellSpan Health announces major investment in advanced specialty care for...
WellSpan Health today announced a $255 million investment in critical and surgical care at WellSpan York Hospital, expanding access to advanced specialty care for complex conditions in central...
View Article'Mr. Bike Rider' back in the saddle after heart attack treatment at WellSpan
One moment, Jack Reagan was riding his bicycle in the Covered Bridge Classic, a bike event that winds through the countryside of Lancaster County. The next moment, the Virginia man was in the back of...
View ArticleWellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital recognized as a top U.S....
Becker’s Healthcare recently recognized WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital as 1 of just 22 hospitals in the U.S. with a level of patient-recommendation 93 percent or higher.“Our patients,...
View ArticleNurse creates food pantry to give her patients access to healthy food options
Licensed Practical Nurse and Health Coach Kim Richcreek at WellSpan Family Medicine – Wheatlyn, is exemplifying what caring, compassionate nursing looks like.During a health coach session, Kim had a...
View ArticleWellSpan Good Samaritan reaches out to young readers with free books
Ezekiel Gerhart, 4, loves the books he gets when he visits WellSpan Family Medicine - North Fourth Street in Lebanon. He carts the armful of books he has received into the practice’s waiting area,...
View ArticleHeart Failure Navigator buys birthday gift for patient on Christmas
While making her inpatient rounds on Christmas Eve, Heart Failure Navigator and Registered Nurse Emma Mentz came across a familiar face.A patient with whom she had previously worked with at the Center...
View ArticleNurse determined to save patient from unsafe living conditions
Soon after joining WellSpan Internal Medicine – Washington Street, Health Coach and Licensed Practical Nurse Lisa Leas came across a patient in desperate need of help.The patient was living in a...
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