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Penn State Health
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About Penn State Health
Penn State Health is an integrated academic health system serving patients and communities across 15 counties in central Pennsylvania. It employs more than 21,900 people systemwide. The system includes Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital and Penn State Cancer Institute based in Hershey, Pa.; Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center in Enola, Pa.; Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, Pa.; Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center in Lancaster, Pa.; Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pa.; Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, a specialty provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, in Harrisburg, Pa., and 2,418 physicians and direct care providers at nearly 200 outpatient practices. Additionally, the system jointly operates various health care providers, including Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center, Hershey Endoscopy Center, Lancaster Orthopedic Group and OSS Health. In 2017, Penn State Health partnered with Highmark Health to facilitate creation of a value-based, community care network in the region. Penn State Health shares an integrated strategic plan and operations with Penn State College of Medicine, the University’s medical school. With campuses in State College and Hershey, Pa., the College of Medicine boasts a portfolio of more than $146 million in funded research and more than 1,800 students and trainees in medicine, nursing, other health professions and biomedical research.
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Operations & Supply
Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital provides specialized care for Level IV NICU newborns through its Level IV NICU service.
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Presence & Recognition
Penn State Health hosted its first health fair at the Congenital Heart Center last month to bring together patients, families, and care teams for learning, connection, and community.
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Presence & Recognition
Penn State Health Golisano Children's Hospital hosted Penn State University cheerleaders to spend time with patients across three floors, playing bingo, teaching cheer, and helping patients decorate megaphones.
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Presence & Recognition
Penn State Health CEO Dr. Michael Kupferman was named to Becker's Healthcare's 2026 list of 95 Academic Medical Center CEOs to Know.
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Operations & Supply
Penn State Health is expanding access to high-quality psychiatric and behavioral health care by bringing all services together under the unified Psychiatry and Behavioral Health identity, relocating inpatient psychiatric services to Holy Spirit Medical Center, and opening a newly renovated outpatient center on North 6th Street in Harrisburg.
Reported by Michael Kupferman, MD MBA
Research & Knowledge
Penn State Health published an infographic compiling the wisdom of the Clinical Services Management Council on leadership in nursing.
Reported by Michele Szkolnicki, M.Ed., BSN, RN, FACHE, FACMPE
Presence & Recognition
Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital is hosting a Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month event throughout September to share stories of patients, families, and care teams.
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People
Penn State Health celebrated the retirement of Vicki Shifflet after 40 years of service.
Reported by Michele Szkolnicki, M.Ed., BSN, RN, FACHE, FACMPE
People
Penn State Health celebrated the retirement of Pat Bowman after 38 years of service.
Reported by Michele Szkolnicki, M.Ed., BSN, RN, FACHE, FACMPE
People
Penn State Health team members Dr. Jessyka Lighthall, Dr. Flora Yan, Kierra Portzline, and Amanda Gonzalez traveled to Peru as part of a humanitarian mission with the FACES Foundation to provide cleft repair and revision surgeries to 26 Peruvian children.
Reported by Penn State Health
Research & Knowledge
Penn State Health published the chapter reading for this week's discussion titled Work, Work, Work and For Everything That Comes Next, Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday.
Reported by Michele Szkolnicki, M.Ed., BSN, RN, FACHE, FACMPE
Strategy & Corporate Development
Penn State Health is preparing to go live with Epic, a transformational investment that will strengthen how we deliver care, connect our teams, and serve our communities.
Reported by Michael Kupferman, MD MBA