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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Bariatric Program Earns Accreditation 2/5/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Feb. 5, 2018) – The bariatric surgical center at Commonwealth Health has been accredited as a designated center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®),

Commonwealth Health W-B General Hospital Earns ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center Designation 2/6/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Jan. 31, 2018) — Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has been designated a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology (ACR). This

Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Celebrates Expansion 2/8/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Jan. 31, 2018) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital will hold a grand opening celebration to mark the opening of its $40 million expansion project. A ribbon cutting for hospital

Commonwealth Health Holds Ribbon Cutting at New ICU 2/13/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Feb. 13, 2018) – Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital today unveiled its $40 million expansion project to community leaders and employees. The centerpiece of the vertical expansion is a

Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital earns CARF reaccreditation 2/14/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Feb. 14, 2018) – The Center for Advanced Rehabilitation at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has been reaccredited for a three-year period by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation

Dr. Speicher, PHA clinic win award 9/8/2017 DUNMORE, Pa. (Sept. 8, 2017) – Julie Speicher, M.D., and the Commonwealth Health Physicians Health Alliance internal medicine clinic, Ash Street, Dunmore, were recognized with HealthStream’s Excellence through Insight award in the Clinician

Regional Hospital Receives ACC Atrial Fibrillation with EPS Accreditation 9/14/2017 SCRANTON, Pa. (Sept. 14, 2017) – The American College of Cardiology has recognized Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with atrial

Regional Hospital Nation’s 1st Cardiovascular Center of Excellence 9/19/2017 SCRANTON, Pa. (Sept. 19, 2017) – Regional Hospital of Scranton has become the first hospital in the United States to be accredited as a Cardiovascular Center of Excellence by the American

$15 Million Heart & Vascular Institute Opens at Regional Hospital 9/19/2017 SCRANTON, Pa. (Sept. 19, 2017) – Commonwealth Health today unveiled its newly established Heart & Vascular Institute at Regional Hospital – one of the first phases of the 20/20

Dr. Raklewicz To Discuss Same-day Joint Replacement Surgery 9/25/2017 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Sept. 25, 2017) — Michael Raklewicz, M.D., will present “Is Same-Day Joint Replacement Right for You?,” a free community health talk, at 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Mohegan Sun