http://www.geisinger.org/consumers/news Geisinger Health System News en-us Copyright 2006 Geisinger Health System. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:00 EST Geisinger Wyoming Valley Breast Program offers a service that pairs patients undergoing treatment for a range of breast diseases with a specially trained nurse called a breast care navigator. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Breastcarenavigatorsguidep2590.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST Just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, digital mammography is now available at Geisinger - Mt. Pocono. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/GeisingerMtPoconooffers6974.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST Fifty-two Geisinger Health System physicians in 24 medical specialties have been included on the national Best Doctors list for 2009-2010. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geisingerphysiciansnamedto3854.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST Geisinger's Web and Clinical Content Management teams are finalists in KMWorld magazine's 2009 KMReality Award competition. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geisingernamedfinalistinin3107.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Geisinger Medical Center among the top 10 percent of hospitals in the country for nursing care. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/GeisingerMedicalCenternursi8965.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST Brian Jacobs, D.O., recently joined the Family Medicine Department at Geisinger-Gray's Woods. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/BrianJacobsDOjoinsGeis3117.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center recently opened a new endoscopy suite. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/NewendoscopysuiteopensatG3110.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST Berkeley HeartLab (BHL), a subsidiary of Celera Corporation (NASDAQ:CRA), announced today that it has entered into collaborative agreements with Geisinger Medical Center and Proven Diagnostics, a clinical laboratory service recently launched by Geisinger Health System. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/BerkeleyHeartLabentersinto1755.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST A Geisinger orthopaedic surgeon recently received a $97,000 grant from the Orthopaedic Trauma Association for a pilot study that will expand Geisinger's ProvenHealth Navigator advanced medical home to include care for patients recovering from hip fractures. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geisingerorthopaedicsurgeon7278.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST Now that genetic counseling can identify families at risk and genetic tests can be utilized to detect an inherited risk of breast cancer, some women who test positive for the breast cancer genes are making decisions to undergo preventative mastectomies that may save their lives. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geneticcounselingisawindow1123.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST The Auxiliary at Geisinger Medical Center recently held two events that raised more than $63,000 for programs to benefit Geisinger patients. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/GMCAuxiliaryeventsraise635058.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Margaret Hennelly-Bergin, R.N., MSN, MBA, recently joined Geisinger as Chief Nursing Officer, Geisinger Northeast. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/MargaretHennellyBerginRN8665.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Veteran's Day has a new meaning for a Geisinger team of clinicians and researchers who recently launched the Reaching Rural Veterans Initiative (RRVI). http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geisingerprogramtohelprura7018.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Glenn D. Steele Jr., M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System, has been appointed to the WellCare Health Plans Inc. Board of Directors. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/GeisingerCEOPresidentappoin3979.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST While many of us overindulge this time of year, Geisinger's Director of Clinical Nutrition Services, Cathy Bastian, R.D., says there are many traditional holiday foods that fit into a healthy diet. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geisingerdietitianssharehea4055.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST November will mark the second anniversary of Geisinger campuses going smoke-free. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geisingercampusesmarksecond2023.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST The March of Dimes reports that greater than 10 percent of North American births are preterm, second only to Africa. Potentially more alarming is that rates of preterm birth are increasing. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Pretermbirththefactsandr2700.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Excitement and joy are the overwhelming emotions parents-to-be experience as they approach the arrival of their bundle of joy. But those emotions turn to fear and even sadness when faced with a preterm delivery. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Programsupportsfamiliesofp137.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Childhood obesity is on the rise, and with it comes an increased risk for developing health problems such as type 2 diabetes. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geisingerstudyaimstofindf7676.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Alexander P. Moya, M.D., director, Center for Weight Loss Body Contouring at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC), performed his newly developed corset trunkplasty surgery for board-certified plastic surgeons at the University of Miami School of Medicine live via televised feed as he worked at an operating room at GMC in Danville on Nov 13. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/GeisingerphysicianteachesMi5927.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Geisinger Health System will provide employees with lower per paycheck costs in 2010 while maintaining the current level of health insurance benefits, a notable accomplishment during an era of exploding healthcare costs. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geisingeremployeestoreceive7938.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST 'Diabesity' is a term used for the common and sometimes deadly connection between diabetes and obesity, according to the American Diabetes Association. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Bariatricsurgeryreducesdia3396.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Weight loss is a struggle for most people, but a diabetic faces even steeper challenges. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Diabeticsfaceuniquechalleng2042.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST This month Geisinger, which shares a comprehensive partnership with March of Dimes to raise awareness for premature births and improve maternal and infant health, will illuminate its Danville medical center in purple for Prematurity Awareness Month. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geisingerilluminatesmedical3724.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Responding to a growing need in central and northeast Pennsylvania for highly specialized care of pediatric brain tumors and other central nervous system disorders, Geisinger's Janet Weis Children's Hospital has launched a state-of-the-art and comprehensive pediatric neurosurgery program. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Advancedpediatricneurosurger2686.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Geisinger Gold and Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) are the top-ranked commercial and Medicare health plans in Pennsylvania and in the top ten nationally for quality and service. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/GeisingerGoldGeisingerHeal9078.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Geisinger was recently awarded the American Stroke Association's Gold and Gold Plus Awards for quality procedures and outcomes. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/GMCreceivesprestigiousstrok6417.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Geisinger Medical Center's Infection Control team was honored by Unison Health Plan with its Gold Star Provider Award for reducing hospital-acquired infections. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geisingerreceivesinfectionc8900.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST March of Dimes and NICU Family Advisory Partnership expressed appreciation for their participation in Prematurity Awareness Month. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/GeisingerreceivedMarchofDi8763.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Geisinger Medical Center's Adult Intensive Care Unit (AICU) nurses were recently recognized with the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/GMCcriticalcarenursesrecog5295.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Shivprasad Nikam, M.D., FACS, recently completed the Endovascular Specialty Examination of the American Board of Vascular Medicine to earn additional board certification. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geisingervascularsurgeonear1354.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST The Geisinger Northeast Urology Center in Wilkes-Barre recently opened its doors. http://www1.geisinger.org/ghsnews/articles/Geisingeropensnewurologyce1573.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST