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Making a difference: Phone call changes patient’s life
Diabetic patients without an appointment in two years contacted Esther Parker never expected the phone call, but it helped to change her life. Last May, Tara Loucks, R.N., clinical coordinator, Thomas...
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Volunteer contributions go beyond anything measurable
Volunteer Joan Rucci handles outpatient surgery phone calls at Gettysburg Hospital. In the right photo, volunteers Ted Kraft, left, and Don Reigart, right, take the Munch Mobile around to various...
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Visit CareExpress Open House and sign up to win an iPad
Eggs, check; milk, check; enter to win iPad, check. When you shop at the Giant Food Stores at Windsor Commons, 3175 Cape Horn Rd. in Red Lion or in the Delco Plaza, 1255 Carlisle Rd. in York this...
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More than 2,000 people visit WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital...
Open House visitors got to see many patient-centered features of the 73-bed hospital, including state-of-the-art operating room equipment, cutting edge rehabilitation equipment and appealing design...
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Behind the scenes: Contact Center handles 564,000 calls a year
Center fields patient calls for 23 of the Medical Group’s 58 practices Denise Hopper answers one of the more than 2,350 daily calls to the WellSpan Medical Group Contact Center, located at 540 S....
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Shh! It’s quiet time in Gettysburg Hospital’s Maternity Center
WellSpan plans system-wide effort to make visitors and staff aware of the importance of quiet Sleep is essential to physical healing and emotional well-being. Yet, ironically, hospital patients rarely...
View ArticleSkin screening spot check available May 16
More than one million new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year. One American dies from melanoma almost every hour. Fortunately, most skin cancers can be cured if...
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Traumatic brain injury survivor to share her story on May 9
Insights will help others facing their own challenging journeys In 1999, P J Long suffered a traumatic brain injury after being thrown from a horse, even though she was wearing a riding helmet. Only...
View ArticleWestgate lab collection center reopens Monday, May 7
The York Hospital Laboratory Collection Center at 550 Kenneth Road (in the Westgate Shopping Center), York, will reopen at 6 a.m., Monday, May 7. A new look and facility design will make patient...
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WellSpan touches many lives every day
Staff, physicians and volunteers make area a better place to live, work and play WellSpan cares for nearly 15,000 patients every day. Think about it. That’s more people than the population of...
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Camp Green Zone accepting registrations
Camp Green Zone, a camp to help children learn to live with asthma, is accepting registrations. Camp Green Zone, sponsored by WellSpan, will be held June 25-29 on the York College campus. The camp is...
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Making communication easier for trauma patients
Patient and Family Advisory Council identified communication as a concern Speech language pathologist Kelly Birzes explains how to use the communication board to a York Hospital trauma patient....
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Lean training yields many benefits
Improvements include clinical quality, patient experience, staff satisfaction and financial savings Amanda Fleckenstein, practice manager for WellSpan Neurosciences, second from left, uses the Lean A3...
View ArticleCamp Mend A Heart taking registrations
Camp Mend A Heart, a one-day camp designed to support grieving children who have experienced a death of a loved one, will be held Saturday, June 2, at Camp Cann-Edi-On near York Haven, Pa. The goal of...
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Extra special, caring touches are trademark of Heart of Nursing Award winner
Sarah Hensil, winner of the Kitty Reisinger Heart of Nursing Award, takes care of a patient in the Medical-Surgical ICU at York Hospital. Sarah Hensil says she tries to view every patient as a...
View ArticleStartling statistics about distracted driving
Distracted driving is a growing problem. It is a cause of major injuries, according to the American Trauma Society. Distracted driving is the subject of the National Trauma Awareness Month campaign:...
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Harpist helps create a soothing and healing environment
Sharon Knowles Gettysburg Hospital has added an element to promote a soothing and healing environment. Sharon Knowles, a volunteer from the Biglerville area, plays her harp for three or four hours...
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Dr. Rob Fawcett named Pennsylvania Family Physician of the Year
Dr. Rob Fawcett Physician earns praise from his patients and colleagues Rob Fawcett decided he was going to be a physician when he was 12 years old in 1960. That’s the year his parents purchased a set...
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Mary Burkey is a role model for Project SEARCH students
First program graduate to be hired full-time at WellSpan Betty Malerich of Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 said that being hired as a housekeeper at the WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital was a...
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Nearly 4,000 WellSpan staff members stepping it up
Wellness Matters program provides activities, challenges and incentives Lunch time walkers at the WellSpan Neuroscience and Pain Center include, from left to right, Lisa Collier, Cathy Rohrbaugh, Judy...
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