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After a 9-month long national study, physician researchers at Johns Hopkins University have determined interventional heart catheterization procedures at hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery are just as safe and effective as those performed at hospitals with on-site cardiac surgery.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute released the third annual county-by-county analysis of public health, identifying the healthiest and least healthy counties in each state. The healthiest county in Pennsylvania was identified as Union County, according to the study.

Evangelical Community Hospital’s signature event, the Evangelical Gala, raised more than $90,000 to benefit nursing scholarships provided by the Hospital.

Critically ill patients at Evangelical Community Hospital will now have access to an enhanced level of care from a newly established eICU® program, offered through a partnership with Geisinger Health System.

Utilizing Philips VISICU technology, the program’s team of Geisinger critical care physicians and nurses will remotely analyze patient data from monitors, life support systems, electronic health records, medical orders and other sources of information, and assist the critical care staff at Evangelical Community Hospital when a patient is trending toward a serious health event.

Evangelical Community Hospital and its Medical Services Organization are pleased to announce that it has acquired the independent practice of Central Susquehanna Surgical Specialists, PC (CSSS).

Evangelical Community Hospital will hold the 23rd Annual Children’s Health Fair at the Susquehanna Valley Mall on Saturday, January 28 from 10 am to 2 pm.

The residents of the Central Susquehanna Valley now have convenient access to comprehensive imaging services with the opening of Selinsgrove Imaging Center on January 3.

Evangelical Community Hospital has scheduled several seminars to help to explain the complex options available within the Medicare system.

Evangelical Community Hospital recently hosted State Senator Gene Yaw and State Representative Fred Keller for a tour of the Hospital’s endoscopy suite and a look at the suite’s new high-definition imaging equipment.

Evangelical Community Hospital accepted a donation of $4,000 from West Milton State Bank for the Hospital’s “Evangelical and You” campaign, which supports the Surgical and Cardiovascular Expansion Project at the Hospital and other important programs, like Hospice and Community Health Education.