JERSEY SHORE — Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital installed a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit as part of a multi-phase upgrade to its Radiology Department. The installation of the new MRI equipment brings this noninvasive, diagnostic tool closer to home for patients in Jersey Shore ...
UPMC offers grief support groups to help community members get through difficult times. While grief is a normal part of life, it may help to meet with others experiencing similar feelings and these meetings are facilitated by specialists trained in grief support. Grief support group meetings will occur at the following times and locations: • Second and Fourth Wednesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m., UPMC Williamsport Divine Providence Campus, 1100 Grampian Blvd., 570-326-8952 • Wednesdays, 10 to 11 a.m., UPMC Community Life Center — YMCA, 641 Walnut St., 570-326-8952 • Second and ...
There are many misconceptions about varicose veins, or the twisted, swollen, dark blue or purple-colored veins that bulge beneath the skin’s surface. Some examples of these myths are that the veins are just a cosmetic concern, they only affect women of a certain age, and that they appear ...
WELLSBORO — Mothers delivering at UPMC Wellsboro now have the option to choose an epidural for pain management as part of their birth plan, a service that was previously unavailable due to the challenges of rural health care. An epidural is a procedure that injects local anesthesia in the ...
JERSEY SHORE — Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital is one of seven Pennsylvania hospitals that received the highest marks for nurse communication, according to the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...
Two years into the pandemic Jackie Hansen still left home only for doctor visits, her immune system so wrecked by cancer and lupus that COVID-19 vaccinations couldn’t take hold. Then Hansen got a reprieve — scarce doses of the first drug that promises six months of protection for people ...
