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Regional Hospital of Scranton Advances Joint Replacement Surgery in NEPA 4/24/2014 SCRANTON, Pa. – Regional Hospital of Scranton has become the first hospital in Pennsylvania to be awarded Joint Commission certification for hip, knee and shoulder joint replacement surgeries. The

Catena, Turkel to chair Heart Ball 4/20/2014 WILKES-BARRE — Cornelio “Cor” Catena, CEO of Commonwealth Health and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, and Brooks Turkel, CEO of Regional Hospital of Scranton, are to serve as co-chairs of the 2014 Northeast PA Heart

First Hospital Professional Education Series 4/6/2014 Personal Safety: How to Feel Safe in an Unsafe World Presentation is scheduled for May 15. This free course is designed to provide the participant with an understanding of aggression and inter-personal violence. It

Free Seminar! Achoo! 4/6/2014 Do you suffer from allergy and/or sinus problems? Michael Freiman, MD, ENT April 9 at 5:30 PM Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion 468 Northampton Street • Edwardsville To register, call (570) 348-7049.

Commonwealth Health Partners with Reading Health Physician Network Women’s Clinic IVF-Fertility 3/9/2014 Commonwealth Health has partnered with Reading Health Physician Network Women’s Clinic IVF-Fertility to provide fertility and reproductive endocrinology services for our network. This important development is the latest

Dr. Charlton Earns Prestigious Sports Medicine Certification 3/5/2014 Wilkes-Barre, PA (March 6, 2014) – Kingston orthopaedic surgeon William Charlton, MD, recently received a sub-specialty certification in sports medicine from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Charlton is one of

OB/GYN Dr. William Walker Joins Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Medical Staff 2/17/2014 Wilkes-Barre, PA (February 18, 2014) – Commonwealth Health recently welcomed obstetrician/gynecologist William Walker, M.D. to the Wyoming Valley community. Dr. Walker is accepting new patients at his office at 2

Dr. Patricia Ihnat Appointed Chairman of Emergency Services at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital 2/11/2014 Wilkes-Barre, PA (February 12, 2014) – Wilkes-Barre native Dr. Patricia Ihnat has been appointed Chairman of the Department of Emergency Services at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dr. Ihnat has practiced

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Brings New PET/CT Scanner Online 2/11/2014 EDWARDSVILLE, PA (February 12, 2014) – Wilkes-Barre General Hospital recently dedicated its new positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanner at the Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, Edwardsville. The imaging technology is

Carbondale Outpatient Center Adds Saturday Laboratory Hours 1/27/2014 SCRANTON, PA – Effective January 18, Moses Taylor Hospital has added Saturday laboratory hours at the Carbondale Outpatient Center, 150 Brooklyn Street, Carbondale. The laboratory is open Monday through Friday from 6:30