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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wound Care Center Awarded Certification 11/21/2016 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Nov. 22, 2016) – The Wound Healing Center at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has  earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for the Management of Wound Care

Commonwealth Health Recognized for Raising Organ Donor Awareness 11/15/2016 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Nov. 16, 2016) – Commonwealth Health earned the platinum designation among health systems in the state during the 2016 Donate Life Hospital Challenge conducted by The Hospital and Healthsystem

Tunkhannock Rotary Tours Tyler Memorial Hospital 11/10/2016 TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. (Nov. 11, 2016) — Members of the Tunkhannock Rotary recently toured Tyler Memorial Hospital with each department highlighting its services in order to increase community awareness of the facility and its

Burda Named ACNO at General Hospital 10/26/2016 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 27, 2016) – Todd M. Burda, of Saylorsburg, was named assistant chief nursing officer at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Burda earned a diploma from St. Luke’s School of Nursing,

Coslett-Charlton honored by Maternal & Family Health 10/26/2016 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 27, 2016) – Lynne Coslett-Charlton, M.D., is the recipient of the Outstanding Partner Award presented by Maternal & Family Health Services and was elected chairman of the Pennsylvania Section

Heartburn, GERD, GI Issues Topic of Free Health Talk 10/26/2016 SCRANTON, Pa. (Oct. 27, 2016) – Gastroenterologist Pardeep Bansal, M.D., will present a free seminar on GI issues at 6 p.m. Nov. 10 in the 2 West Conference Room, Moses

Commonwealth Health Again Surpasses Goal in Annual Mammothon 10/18/2016 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 19, 2016) – Volunteers from five Commonwealth Health hospitals recently conducted Mammothon 2016 and surpassed their goal by scheduling 781 mammograms. Final results show 5,164 calls were made

Chronic Joint Pain Topic of Free Lecture 10/17/2016 SCRANTON, Pa. (Oct. 18, 2016) –- Orthopedic surgeon Jeffrey Gillette, D.O., will present “Chronic Joint Pain,” a free community lecture at 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton.

John Guerriero, D.O., to Discuss Common Vascular Disease 10/17/2016 BERWICK, Pa. (Oct. 18, 2016) – John Guerriero, D.O., will present a free community lecture on common vascular disease at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 at Berwick YMCA, 231 W. Third Street.

Coslett Named CMO at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital 10/10/2016 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Oct. 11, 2016) – Douglas S. Coslett, M.D., of Harveys Lake, has been named chief medical officer at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dr. Coslett grew up in Kingston, graduated