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Forbes has named Penn State Health a top employer for new grads. Penn State Health is one of 35 health systems in the country and one of only two in Pennsylvania to be recognized on Forbes "America's Best Employers for New Grads" list.
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center has been recognized among the safest hospitals in the U.S. after receiving an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit watchdog organization.
The surgical team at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is like a pit crew, says one of its members, not because they race to complete their tasks but because they precisely manage their duties in a collaborative and often exciting environment. Operating room nurse Tammi Schwartz uses the NASCAR pit crew comparison to describe how team members, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, technologists, aides and schedulers, work seamlessly together to provide the best results for patients.
Penn State Health’s caregivers have a new furry support system among their ranks. Skye, a golden retriever has joined Penn State Health Children’s Hospital’s facility dog program. Skye will work with the staff-assigned chaplains to address employee distress and promote resilience at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the Children’s Hospital. The Children’s Hospital was the first children’s hospital in Pennsylvania to establish a facility dog program in 2016. Today the program has four dogs, including Skye.
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Health Children's Hospital are among a small number of medical centers in the U.S. that assign chaplains specifically to health care workers. Kelly Fuddy and Laura Ramsey are a regular fixture in the hospital to listen, counsel and help soothe pain for their colleagues.
“For someone receiving a heart transplant, we are essentially helping them to celebrate a second ‘birthday’. I love what I do." - Tammi Schwartz, OR staff nurse, Hershey Medical Center Love your people. Love what you do. This Valentine's Day, we invite you to find a career you will love.
Penn State Health Children’s Hospital is celebrating 10 years since opening the doors of the region’s only freestanding building designed for the expert care of children. Hershey Medical Center broke ground on the initial five-floor, 263,000-square-foot Children’s Hospital in 2009. In 2020, the Children’s Hospital celebrated a new era of patient- and family-centered care with a 126,000-square-foot, three-floor vertical expansion.
For the fifth year Penn State Health’s Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion hosted Inclusion Week in support of the health system’s inclusive approach to caring for its increasingly diverse patient population. The week began on Jan. 16 with events recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Penn State Health and College of Medicine communities attended educational sessions throughout the week to expand their awareness of diversity and inclusion topics, such as advancing health equity and healing through art. Events also included the Penn State Health Day of Understanding, an opportunity to engage in candid conversations and inspire change. The week closed on Jan. 20 with a town hall featuring senior leaders who discussed reshaping the narrative on diversity and inclusion throughout the health system.
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center presented the December 2022 DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award to Jessica Morrell, a registered nurse in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. According to her colleagues, Morrell is “the epitome of what a nurse should be,” and praised Morrell for her consistent, compassionate care and for going above and beyond to help her patients. Her nominators shared a recent example. The wife of a cardiac arrest patient on their unit broke her hip the day after her husband’s cardiac event. She needed surgery and could not leave her hospital bed. Morrell worked with the couple’s care teams so the husband could visit his wife. Morrell’s nominators said that the couple was “so happy to be reunited again for a little time before her surgery.” “Not only does Jess care well for her patients, but also her coworkers. She is always willing to help wherever needed and is a great resource on the unit.”
