Renovations to WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital chapel designed to enhance...
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital’s chapel is an important place of worship, respite and healing for patients, visitors and staff members of all backgrounds and religious denominations. It serves as a...
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 ArticleAdvanced, Specialty Care for Complex Matters of the Heart
WellSpan York Hospital is the only hospital in Pennsylvania offering the latest robotic percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedureWellSpan Interventional cardiologist Bill Nicholson, MD, sits...
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 ArticleWellSpan Health recognized with innovation award for its use of emergency...
WellSpan Health is the 2019 recipient of the Critical Event Management Impact Award for the innovative use of its staff emergency notification system, Everbridge. This award recognizes organizations...
View ArticleWellSpan adds 7 new providers in Lebanon County
WellSpan has added new specialists in digestive health, pediatrics, neurology, breast surgery, plastic surgery and a new family practice physician to practices in Lebanon County. They include:Rafeeq...
View ArticleWellSpan celebrates opening of its newest Urgent Care location in Manchester
WellSpan Health is expanding access to non-emergency care for residents in York County, opening an urgent care center in Manchester to offer fast care in a location that is convenient to our...
View ArticlePink Power donation helps cover patient medical expenses at WellSpan York...
WellSpan York Cancer Center leaders recently accepted a donation of $23,000 from Pink Power founder Denise DelGrosso Gilliland. The gift helps WellSpan cover medical expenses for York County breast...
View ArticleWellSpan Adams Cancer Center earns Commission on Cancer accreditation
The WellSpan Adams Cancer Center and WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital have earned a three-year accreditation by the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a program of the American College of Surgeons.The...
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 ArticlePhone issues in Franklin, Cumberland Counties
We are currently experiencing some issues with SummitHealth.org and our phone systems at WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital, WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital and at all of our WellSpan Summit Physicians...
View ArticleLeading Together for Better Health: It’s What Neighbors Do
WellSpan Health provided more than $221 million in community benefit to southcentral Pennsylvania, according to the regional health system’s 2019 Community Benefit Report.The report, titled “Leading...
View ArticleUpdate: 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 Adams Cancer Center earns Commission on Cancer accreditation
The WellSpan Adams Cancer Center and WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital have earned a three-year accreditation by the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a program of the American College of Surgeons.The...
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...
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