LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital’s Nurse Residency program is designed specifically for newly graduated nurses (LPNs or RNs with less than one year of experience) and those nurses who are new to hospital-based care. The most recent class has graduated from the program. The ...
UPMC experts Karl Ahlswede, M.D., and Alexander Nesbitt, M.D., hospice and palliative care, and Stuart Olinsky, M.D., neurology, will lead a conversation about Alzheimer’s disease at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the Walnut Room at UPMC Williamsport, 700 High St. This panel discussion open to the public will cover the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, how to get a diagnosis, treatment options, support services and guidance for caregivers. A light dinner will be served, and a question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. Call 570-321-2135 to register.
Breast cancer is all too common. In fact, one in eight women will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime, and about 300,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive cancer this year alone. But there is good news: if it’s caught early, breast cancer is very treatable. Currently, the ...
UPMC’s Renew You program is hosting ‘Pretty in Pink’ for the second year in a row on Thursday, Oct. 12, 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 100 Pine St., Williamsport. This event celebrates women with empowering presentations, health screenings, shopping, beauty experts, hors d’oeuvres, and more. “We’re really looking forward to offering this event to the women in the surrounding communities again,” said Kari Kurtz, director, Community Relations, UPMC in North Central Pa. “It’s a great opportunity for friends, families, and other loved ones gather for the sake of ...
LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital is holding its annual Cookin’ Men event where chefs turn up the heat on breast cancer awareness by creating culinary delights for people to enjoy while raising funds to support The Thyra M. Humphreys Center for Breast Health. Being held Thursday, Oct. 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the event space of Rusty Rail Brewing Company in Mifflinburg, tickets are $50 each. Join the valley’s celebrity chefs as they don aprons to create dishes ranging from appetizers, to entrees, to desserts. Tickets are available now and can be purchased on a ...
Honoring the life’s work of a fellow nurse as they near the end of their time on earth is the purpose behind the Nightingale Tribute ceremony. Named after Florence Nightingale, who is considered to be the founder of modern nursing, the ceremony is offered in “honor and recognition of an ...
