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Regional Hospital Awarded Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers 8/2/2015 SCRANTON, Pa. (Aug. 3, 2015) – Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke

Hospice Tree Relocated at Regional Hospital​ 7/29/2015 SCRANTON, Pa. (July 30, 2015) – The Tree of Hope, a memorial to hospice patients at the former Commonwealth Health Hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton, has been relocated to the second floor

Craig Named Director at PHA 7/28/2015 Annette Craig was recently named director of operations for Physicians Health Alliance, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health. Craig formerly served as practice manager for Wilkes-Barre Academic Medicine, the system’s family medicine residency program. She was

Dr. Christopher Sanders joining Commonwealth Health 7/28/2015 Christopher M. Sanders, M.D., a plastic surgeon/breast reconstruction surgeon, is joining InterMountain Medical Group, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health. Dr. Sanders will be on the medical staff at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dr. Sanders

Kasper Named Director at Moses Taylor Hospital 7/28/2015 Mary Kasper, R.N., B.S.N., has been named director of quality and safety at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital. In her new role, Kasper will oversee quality, safety, risk management, patient advocacy and

Open House for Breastfeeding Awareness at Moses Taylor 7/27/2015 SCRANTON, Pa. (July 28, 2015) – An open house for Breastfeeding at Work Awareness will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 7 at the 2 West Conference Center

Six Family Practice Physicians Graduate From Residency Program 7/20/2015 Six physicians recently graduated from the family medicine residency program at Wilkes-Barre Academic Medicine, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health. The new graduates are: Kwaku Boakye, M.D.; Yaroslav Dvorskyy, M.D.; Shaista Hussain,

Cardiologists Join Commonwealth Health group 7/19/2015 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (July 20, 2015) – Cardiologists Michael Rupp, M.D., and Farook K. Shroff, M.D., have joined InterMountain Medical Group, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health. Drs. Shroff and Rupp are on the medical staff

Dr. Bock Joins West Pittston Podiatric Practice 7/19/2015 WILKES-BARRE, Pa., (July 20, 2015) – Felicia C. Bock, D.P.M., has joined the podiatric practice of Dr. Michael Baloga & Associates, 810 Wyoming  Ave., West Pittston, and the medical staff of Commonwealth

Howe Named Assistant CEO at Regional Hospital 7/19/2015 SCRANTON, Pa., (July 20, 2015) – Chris Howe was recently named assistant chief executive officer at Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton. Howe most recently served as director of nursing quality at