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Nurses at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Receive Gift from Medical Staff 8/25/2021 Nurses at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital will now have the opportunity to take part in more advanced, hands on learning thanks to the medical staff, who

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements For Employees 8/26/2021 Currently, Commonwealth Health has not made the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory. Our hospitals continue to follow CDC guidelines which do not require healthcare providers to be vaccinated but do require the masking of all providers

Commonwealth Health to Continue Emergency Room and Outpatient Services in Tunkhannock 8/30/2021 The Tunkhannock facility will begin operating as a campus of Regional Hospital of Scranton Services the community has demonstrated it wants to use. including emergency room and outpatient

Regional Hospital of Scranton Earns National Recognition for Efforts to Improve STEMI Treatment in Scranton 9/3/2021 The Heart and Vascular Institute at Commonwealth Health’s Regional Hospital of Scranton has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® Gold Plus Receiving Quality

Moses Taylor Hospital Earns National Recognition for Efforts to Improve Management of Heart Failure 9/8/2021 Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Quality Achievement Award for their

Commonwealth Health’s Heart & Vascular Institute Celebrates 500th TAVR Procedure 9/28/2021 The Heart & Vascular Institute at Regional Hospital of Scranton recently celebrated the completion of their 500th transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). TAVR is a catheter-based, minimally invasive procedure

Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton Earns National Recognition for Efforts to Improve Stroke Treatment 9/30/2021 The Heart and Vascular Institute at Commonwealth Health’s Regional Hospital of Scranton has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke

Breast Cancer Screenings Should Not Be Delayed Due to COVID-19 10/18/2021 Breast cancer and other medical illnesses remain a risk for women – even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, due to concerns about the virus, many women

Dr. Raklewicz Expands Practice to New Pittston Location 10/18/2021 Commonwealth Health Physician Network is pleased to announce that Michael Raklewicz, M.D., board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is now seeing patients at the Commonwealth Health Pittston Campus. Dr. Raklewicz specializes in the prevention,

Shavertown Walk-In Clinic 10/18/2021 Commonwealth Health Physician Network Shavertown recently extended the hours of their walk-in clinic. Patients with non-emergency health care conditions such as sudden cough, earaches or sinus infections can walk-in and be seen Monday through Friday, 12