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Local nurse joins Laurel Health Centers

MANSFIELD, PA—The Laurel Health Centers have announced that Linda Thorp, certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP), has joined its provider team. She will be seeing patients at the Mansfield Laurel Health Center, located at 416 S. Main St., Mansfield. A life-long local, Thorp brings ...

Laurel Health Center adds new member

WELLSBORO — The Laurel Health Centers have announced that Scott Kroll, certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP), has joined its provider team. He will see patients at the Wellsboro Laurel Health Center, located at 7 Water St., Wellsboro. Kroll has always loved science and working ...

UPMC Foot and Ankle welcomes new physician

UPMC welcomes Colleen Law, DPM, to the foot and ankle team at UPMC Specialty Care Albright Footcare — Berwick, 103 W. Ninth St., Berwick. Law received her medical degree in podiatric medicine from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, and completed her residency in ...

UPMC welcomes new nurse midwife

UPMC welcomes Jessica Callahan, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC, to the care team at SH OB/GYN in Williamsport. Callahan is a certified nurse midwife and board-certified women’s health care nurse practitioner. She received her master’s degree in nursing from Yale University School of Nursing, Orange, ...

Plant therapy program teaches self-care, problem solving

ALLENTOWN — When 3-year-old Piper brought home a plant from her prekindergarten class at The Swain School last fall, she told her mother she named it Amber and started treating it like a pet. “The hardest part about the program was the first night, telling my daughter she couldn’t ...

Geisinger warns scammers may pose as vaccine schedulers

Geisinger is alerting patients to recent reports of scammers trying to steal personal data by posing as COVID vaccine schedulers. The suspected fraudulent activity involves automated calls and/or text messages or live callers reaching out to Geisinger patients under the guise of scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine. The scammers are asking patients for their name, date of birth and Social Security number in order to schedule a vaccine appointment. The community and patients should be aware that Geisinger will never ask for a Social Security number, and if someone asks for it, it is a scam. ...