WellSpan Health opens its largest urgent care location in York County
WellSpan Health this week opened its newest and largest urgent care center, increasing access to non-emergency care for residents in York County. The 7,000-square-foot center opened to patients on...
View ArticleWellSpan Chambersburg Hospital offers support to local police training facility
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The men and women in blue, who diligently serve and protect Chambersburg, are getting some needed back-up from community partners as they plan for a new training facility to better...
View ArticleLongtime Waynesboro nurse, Barb Bock, receives lifetime DAISY award
WAYNESBORO, Pa. - When an employee retires, they typically receive some cards, kind words from their colleagues and maybe some cake.When Waynesboro resident and longtime WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital...
View ArticleRobotic surgery allows local man to return to retirement following cancer...
Larry Mellott doesn't let much stop him from enjoying his retirement. A mechanic all his life, Mellott now spends free time helping at his buddy's butcher shop, or outdoors hunting and fishing. In...
View ArticleWellSpan York Hospital again earns elite Comprehensive Stroke Center status
WellSpan York Hospital again earns elite Comprehensive Stroke Center status WellSpan York Hospital has once again earned the elite designation of Comprehensive Stroke Center – a status shared by only 4...
View ArticleWellSpan Health Heart & Vascular team celebrates milestone 200th Watchman...
WellSpan York Hospital physicians have implanted their 200th Watchman, a device that helps reduce the risk for stroke for patients with atrial fibrillation (A-fib), a condition that can cause blood to...
View ArticleRelocated WellSpan Pediatric Rehabilitation in York County gives kids more...
WellSpan Pediatric Rehabilitation, formerly located at WellSpan York Hospital, has moved to the Queensgate Shopping Center at 2009 Springwood Road, Suite A, in York – tripling the size of the practice...
View ArticleEmployee turns to employer for care along breast-cancer journey
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – Just one month before her scheduled 2018 mammogram, WellSpan Summit Health employee Steph Wilkes felt something that didn’t seem right.“In November of 2018, I detected a small lump...
View ArticleWellSpan hospitals achieve Leapfrog ‘A’ designation
Three WellSpan hospitals have earned an A safety grade from Leapfrog, an independent national watchdog organization, in its fall report.The WellSpan hospitals that earned A grades include:WellSpan...
View ArticleTemporary traffic changes planned for Apple Hill Health Campus
Patients and visitors to the Apple Hill Health Campus in York Township will experience temporary traffic changes as a result of ongoing construction of the expanding WellSpan York Cancer...
View ArticleExpansion will bring comprehensive, integrated cancer care under one roof
This summer, WellSpan broke ground on the construction of an approximately 67,100-square-foot addition to the WellSpan York Cancer Center. Once completed, the new cancer center will boast nearly 84,000...
View ArticleComprehensive stroke center a lifesaver for 25-year-old York Army veteran
Most young adults don’t spend a lot of time worrying about stroke. But Justin Grimes, a 25-year-old Army veteran from York, knows stroke can occur at any age – and it happens in an instant.Grimes was...
View ArticleA legacy of advanced neonatal care
In 1985 Jonathan Liss, MD, had just finished his medical training when he decided to join WellSpan York Hospital in opening a NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). At the time the closest NICU units for...
View ArticleWalk-in sports medicine gets you back in the game
Watching school sports on a crisp fall day can be thrilling, especially when your son or daughter is in the game. But it’s not so exciting when your student athlete experiences a sprained wrist and...
View ArticleAdvanced total joint replacement keeps Littlestown resident on the road
Mike Lanahan, 74, of Littlestown, leads an active life that includes riding 20 to 30 miles a week on his bicycle, working out at the gym and playing golf. He also had bilateral knee replacement just...
View ArticleWellSpan Surgery and Rehabiliation Hospital recognized for exceptional...
For a third consecutive year, WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital has earned two national awards for patient experience from Press Ganey, a leading health analytics firm.The hospital, located...
View ArticleWellSpan Family Medicine practice in York expands with new providers
WellSpan Family Medicine at 1401 Roosevelt Ave. in York has completed a major expansion to meet the growing needs of patients in the western part of York County.The practice, just off Route 30 (Loucks...
View ArticleWellSpan hires new addictionologist
WellSpan Philhaven has hired a psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of addiction.Mitchell Crawford, D.O., is the new director of addiction services for WellSpan Philhaven. He provides support...
View ArticleWellSpan York Hospital first in the world to install Canon Alphenix 4D CT...
WellSpan York Hospital is now home to the world’s first “4D” imaging system to be used exclusively for non-surgical heart and vascular procedures.The new, state-of-the-art Canon Alphenix...
View ArticleWellSpan York Hospital launches first-in-the-world technology for heart and...
WellSpan York Hospital is now home to the world’s first “4D” imaging system to be used exclusively for non-surgical heart and vascular procedures. WellSpan physicians, leaders and staff celebrated the...
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