Community invited to walk to the moon and back
Walking to the moon and back sounds like an ambitious if not insurmountable task. Transforming Health wants the community to collectively prove that it can be done by participating in the fun-filled...
View ArticleMoving Forward: Ease into the New Normal
As you return to some of your usual routines during the COVID-19 pandemic, take time to consider your options and care for your mental health.Stress and anxiety run high in uncertain times, and the...
View ArticleWellSpan Health appoints new Senior Vice President for Population Health
WellSpan Health has named P. Geoffrey Nicholson, Jr., M.D. as senior vice president for population health, effective June 6.Nicholson, who has been with WellSpan for 18 years, previously served as vice...
View ArticleQuality Care with a Digital Twist
In response to changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, WellSpan Health doctors and advanced practice providers are offering alternative care options that don’t require patients to visit a care...
View ArticleProject SEARCH program reaches milestones
Students in the class of 2020 have faced their share of disruptions and challenges this year. From online classes, Zoom meetings and virtual graduations, in-person education quickly moved to an online...
View Article10 Ways to Keep Kids Active
Exercise is important for children’s physical and mental health. It builds strength for the heart, lungs, muscles and bones; helps control blood sugar and weight; and reduces symptoms of anxiety and...
View ArticleWellSpan Philhaven offers free access to mental wellness app
WellSpan Philhaven is offering a unique tool to help community residents deal with the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic: free access to an app known as “the health club for your mind.” Through...
View ArticleWellSpan Gettysburg Hospital nurse overcomes barriers to follow her dream
Growing up in China, Ling Yan, RN, always dreamed of being a nurse. However, her family had different plans for her future. “In China, it’s a different kind of healthcare,” Ling said. “It’s a work that...
View ArticleThe gift of protection
Stay-at-home orders in Pennsylvania due to COVID-19 had the Plain Community more cut off than usual from the outside world. The most conservative Mennonite and Amish groups don’t use social media,...
View ArticleWellSpan Health committed to care, workplace support for LGBTQ+ community
Rainbow flags always fly higher in June as Pride Month is celebrated annually across the country.The red, orange, yellow, blue, green and violet colors forming that symbolic message are also woven into...
View ArticleThe Straight Scoop on Garlic, Mosquitos and Other Coronavirus Myths
Why do I have to keep wearing a mask in the summertime? Ugh. It’s uncomfortable! Doesn’t hot weather and sunlight kill the coronavirus germs?COVID-19 has already spread in parts of the world that are...
View ArticleWellSpan participates in research into COVID-19's effects on cancer patients
In an effort to better understand COVID-19, WellSpan Health is working in conjunction with more than one hundred other health institutions to study COVID-19's effects on cancer patients. WellSpan was...
View ArticleGo Red ‘survivor’: WellSpan Ephrata cardiac sonographer had bypass surgery at...
Cindy Lepard takes ultrasounds of people’s hearts, in her job as a cardiac sonographer. She knows that some of those people have the test because they are feeling out of breath, are tired all the time...
View ArticleFamily motivated to donate resources during COVID-19 crisis
Nguyet “Crystal” Chau has a special bond with healthcare workers.Crystal’s journey with Parkinson’s disease has required several trips in and out of WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital as she navigates...
View ArticleWellSpan to open urgent care in Annville
WellSpan Health will offer convenient, walk-in care for non-emergency medical conditions at a new urgent care center now being built in Lebanon County.WellSpan Urgent Care will open in late August at 9...
View ArticleInnovative approach: Convalescent plasma aids COVID-19 recovery at WellSpan...
As part of a national expanded access program, more than 140 COVID-19 patients have been treated with convalescent plasma inside WellSpan hospitals. For patients like Colby Shearer of Chambersburg, the...
View ArticleFinal Beam Raised Onto the WellSpan York Cancer Center Expansion
A major milestone was recently reached in the construction of an expansion to the WellSpan York Cancer Center, as the final beam was put in place.WellSpan leaders, staff, donors and crew members were...
View ArticleTemporary Traffic Changes Planned for Apple Hill Health Campus This Weekend
Patients and visitors to the Apple Hill Health Campus and travelers in York Township will experience some temporary traffic changes this weekend as a result of ongoing construction of the new WellSpan...
View ArticleTake a hike: WellSpan physician shares safety tips for wilderness activities
With sports and extra-curricular activities put on hold, many people have flocked to the wilderness for activities such as biking, boating and hiking. While Ryan Crim, MD, a physician at WellSpan...
View ArticleWellSpan Health introduces new services, opening WellSpan Eye Center practice...
As a trusted partner for healthcare options in our communities, WellSpan Health announces today the opening of the WellSpan Eye Center at the Apple Hill Medical Center on June 29.The practice, a new...
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