Newsmakers
Evangelical Community Hospital Named One of America’s Healthiest Companies
Interactive Health recently named 151 employers as the “Healthiest Companies in America,” and Evangelical Community Hospital was one of 11 in Pennsylvania to earn the honor. The annual award recognizes corporations that have invested in and improved the health of their workers. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital’s Angela Lahr Earns Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Angela K. Lahr, MHA, MT (ASCP), CLSSBB, Associate Vice President of Clinical Operations at Evangelical Community Hospital, recently earned her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors
Evangelical Community Hospital has announced new appointments to its Board of Directors. The 21-member Board is comprised of community members who have an interest in furthering the future of the Hospital by working with Administration on decision-making and guidance. Read More
Public Invited to Open House of Physical Therapy of Evangelical – Plaza 15
The public is invited to view the newest Physical Therapy of Evangelical practice at Plaza 15 on Thursday, March 28, 2019, from 4:30-6 pm. The practice is located next to McCann School of Business in the same plaza that houses Big Lots in Lewisburg. Read More
Jennifer Miller RN, MSN, NE-BC, Named Director of Specialty Services and Nursing Quality at Evangelical Community Hospital
Jennifer Miller, RN, MSN, NE-BC, has been named Director of Specialty Services and Nursing Quality at Evangelical Community Hospital. Read More
Advanced Practitioners Join Evangelical Community Hospital
Evangelical Community Hospital has welcomed several advanced practitioners to its family of services. Read More
Zeshan Anwar, MD, FACP, Earns Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine Designation
Zeshan Anwar, MD, FACP, Medical Director of Evangelical Community Hospital’s Hospitalist Group, recently earned the Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine (SFHM) designation from the Society of Hospital Medicine. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital’s Nurse Residency Program Builds a Foundation for the Future
In January, Evangelical Community Hospital will be introducing a new program aimed at creating a supportive environment for nurses that nurtures a long-term career at the Hospital. The 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. Read More
Rachel Smith Named Vice President of Human Resources at Evangelical
Rachel Smith, MPA, SHRM-SCP, has been named Vice President of Human Resources at Evangelical Community Hospital. Evangelical employs over 1,800 individuals in both clinical and non-clinical roles and has more than 170 employed and non-employed physicians on staff. Read More
John Devine, DO, FACP, Earns Certified Physician Executive Designation
John Devine, DO, FACP, Vice President of Medical Affairs at Evangelical Community Hospital, recently earned the Certified Physician Executive (CPE) designation from the American Association for Physician Leadership®. Read More
Scott Dewire, LBBP, Named Director of Supply Chain Services at Evangelical
Scott Dewire, LBBP, of Mifflinburg, has been named Director of Supply Chain Services at Evangelical Community Hospital. Read More
Evangelical’s Surgical Services Receive 2018 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award
Evangelical Community Hospital is pleased to announce its Outpatient Surgical Services team—including anesthesia, central sterile, one day surgery, operating room, pre-admission care, post-anesthesia care unit, surgical providers, and Evangelical Ambulatory Surgical Center— have been named 2018 Guardian of Excellence Award® winners. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing healthcare organizations that have achieved high performance in patient experience. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital Welcomes New Gastroenterologist
Evangelical Community Hospital is pleased to welcome a new physician to Gastroenterology of Evangelical. Nicholas Inverso, MD, a board-certified gastroenterologist, will join the Lewisburg practice located at 90 Medical Park Drive, on January 14, 2019, and is accepting new patients. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital Receives Interventional Cardiology Reaccreditation
Corazon, Inc., a national leader in services for the cardiovascular specialty based in Pittsburgh, has granted reaccreditation to the Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) program at Evangelical Community Hospital. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital Announces 2019 Board Leadership
Evangelical Community Hospital has announced new board appointments and re-elections. John Meckley, Esq., has been re-elected to the Class of 2021 Board of Directors and will serve in the capacity of Chair until 2019. R. Brooks Gronlund has been re-elected Vice Chair of the Board until 2019. Read More
Evangelical Welcomes New Family Medicine Physician in Milton
Evangelical Community Hospital is pleased to welcome a new family medicine physician at its Family Medicine of Evangelical-Milton practice. Brian Michaluk, DO, joins Ray Douglas, MD, and will begin at the practice, located at 946 Carpenter Road, on November 4, 2018. Dr. Michaluk is accepting new patients. Read More
Evangelical’s Rehabilitation Team Presented Excellence Award
Evangelical Community Hospital’s inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation experts, including Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Occupational Therapy was recently awarded the Team CHOICE Award for the first quarter in fiscal year 2019. Read More
OB/GYN of Evangelical Welcomes New Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Allison McOwen, DO
Evangelical Community Hospital is pleased to welcome Allison McOwen, DO, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, to OB/GYN of Evangelical, who will begin seeing patients starting in October. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital Mentors and Supports Newly Graduated Registered Nurses
Several graduate nursing students recently took part in Evangelical’s Building A Safe Environment (BASE) class. The program is held each year for new and recently hired graduate RNs (nurses who have completed their education but are new to the profession of nursing). Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital Celebrates Nursing & Health Career Scholarship Awardees
A catered lunch reception was recently held at Evangelical Community Hospital for students who were awarded nursing and health career scholarships through the Hospital’s scholarship program. Read More
Palliative Medicine of Evangelical Announces Director, Expands Hours
Starting August 1, 2018, Palliative Medicine of Evangelical, located in the Professional Office Building on the Evangelical Community Hospital campus, will begin seeing patients Monday through Friday, 8 am-4:30 pm. Read More
B. James Connolly, MD, Named Medical Director of Emergency Services at Evangelical Community Hospital
B. James Connolly, MD, has been named as Medical Director of Emergency Services effective July 1, 2018. He replaces Michael Donegan, DO, FACEP, who has served in this position for over 20 years. Read More
PRIME - Creating Spaces Based on Shared Vision
In June, staff members, providers, patient advocates, board members, and leaders were invited to take tours of a mocked-up patient room and bathroom as proposed for the Patient Room Improvement Modernization and Enhancement (PRIME) project that is slated to begin construction in the coming months. Read More
Evangelical Ambulatory Surgical Center Achieves Reaccreditation
The Evangelical Ambulatory Surgical Center (EASC), located on the campus of Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg, has achieved reaccreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Accreditation distinguishes the EASC from many other outpatient facilities by providing the highest quality of care to its patients as determined by an independent, external process of evaluation. Read More
Hospice Compare Site Helps Consumers Choose End-of-Life Care
Hospice of Evangelical, a program of Evangelical Community Hospital, scores higher than the national average according to the Hospice Compare site and consistently has consistently high ranks in all categories. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital Recognized With Quality Achievement Awards For Stroke Care
Evangelical Community Hospital’s Primary Stroke Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. Read More
Evangelical Laboratories Reaccredited by the College of American Pathologists
Evangelical Community Hospital’s main laboratory and the oncology/pathology laboratory located at 75 Medical Park, Lewisburg, have earned reaccreditation from The College of American Pathologists (CAP), the leading organization that serves patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide. Read More
Evangelical’s The Family Place Team Presented Excellence Award
The Family Place team, Evangelical’s obstetric unit, was recently presented with the Team CHOICE Award at Evangelical Community Hospital. Read More
Evangelical Named One of America’s Best Hospitals for Orthopaedics by Women’s Choice
Evangelical Community Hospital was recently named one of America’s Best Hospitals for Orthopaedics by Women’s Choice, a consumer advisory group directed toward women. Read More
Evangelical Announces Major Addition for Enhanced Patient Care
On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, Evangelical Community Hospital announced its intention to take on a $72 million construction project, the largest in the history of the Hospital. Read More
Teresa K. Swenson Named Associate Vice President of Surgery
Teresa K. Swenson, MBA, BSH, CCRP, RT (R)(CT)(ARRT), has been named Associate Vice President of Surgery at Evangelical Community Hospital. Read More
Evangelical Welcomes New Endocrinologist, Michael Adler, MD, FACE
Evangelical Community Hospital is pleased to welcome a new endocrinologist, Michael Adler, MD, FACE. He will be the lead practitioner of the newly introduced Endocrinology of Evangelical. Read More
Advanced Practitioners Join Evangelical’s Care Teams
Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg has added several new advanced practitioners to its roster of medical experts. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital Earns Commission on Cancer Accreditation
Evangelical Community Hospital earned a full, three-year accreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. Read More
Evangelical’s Selinsgrove Imaging Center Team Presented Excellence Award
The Selinsgrove Imaging Center team was recently presented with the Team CHOICE Award at Evangelical Community Hospital. Kendra Aucker, President and CEO of Evangelical Community Hospital, along with other members of the leadership team, presented the team the award at the Selinsgrove location. Read More
Evangelical Welcomes New Pathologist
Evangelical Community Hospital is pleased to welcome a new pathologist, Jennifer G. Pryor, MD, to the Hospital’s Pathology Group. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital Announces Board Leadership
Evangelical Community Hospital has announced new board appointments and re-elections. John Meckley, Esq. has been elected as the Chair of the Board of Directors until 2019. R. Brooks Gronlund has been elected Vice Chair of the Board until 2019 and has been re-elected to the Class of 2020. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital’s Nuclear Medicine Department Earns Nuclear Medicine Reaccreditation
Evangelical Community Hospital’s Nuclear Medicine department recently earned a three-year reaccreditation in both Nuclear Cardiology, PET/CT Oncology, and General Nuclear Medicine by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). Read More
Rebecca Boop, RN, MSN, Named Director of Clinical Quality and Patient Safety at Evangelical Community Hospital
Rebecca Boop, RN, MSN, has been named Director of Clinical Quality and Patient Safety at Evangelical Community Hospital and began her duties in October. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital Mentors and Supports New Registered Nurses
Several graduate nursing students recently took part in Evangelical’s Building A Safe Environment (BASE) class. The program is held each year for new and recently hired graduate RNs (nurses who have completed their education, but are new to the profession of nursing). Read More
Kevin McNamara, MD, Joins Evangelical as Emergency Medicine Physician
Evangelical Community Hospital welcomes Kevin McNamara, MD, to the Emergency Medicine staff. Dr. McNamara began at Evangelical Community Hospital in August. Read More
Germaine Lancaster-Mar Fan, MD, Joins Evangelical as Hospitalist
Evangelical Community Hospital welcomes Germaine Lancaster-Mar Fan, MD, Hospitalist, to the staff. Dr. Lancaster-Mar Fan joined Evangelical’s team of Hospitalists on July 31, 2017. Read More
Evangelical’s Stephanie Zechman, Named Director of EMSO Operations – Medicine Specialties
Stephanie Zechman has been named Director of Evangelical Medical Services Organization (EMSO) Operations – Medicine Specialties and began her duties in July. Read More
Benjamin Keyser, DO, Vascular Surgeon, Joins Evangelical’s Heart and Vascular Center
The Heart and Vascular Center of Evangelical welcomes Benjamin Keyser, DO, to the vascular team. Dr. Keyser is a vascular surgeon and will begin seeing patients in September. Read More
Daria Lin Keyser, DO, General Surgeon, Joins the Surgical Specialists of Evangelical
Surgical Specialists of Evangelical welcomes Daria Lin Keyser, DO, to the surgical team. Dr. Keyser is a general surgeon and will begin seeing patients in September. Read More
Anthony Ragusea, PsyD, MSCP, ABPP, Joins Psychology of Evangelical
Psychology of Evangelical welcomes Anthony Ragusea, PsyD, MSCP, ABPP, psychologist to its staff. He will begin seeing patients in mid-August at the practice located in Suite 204 of The Professional Office Building on the Hospital campus. Read More
Evangelical Community Hospital Announces Leadership Structure
After careful review and assessment of the future of healthcare trends for the area’s medical needs, Evangelical Community Hospital has announced a new leadership structure to strengthen its organizational framework. The new 2018 fiscal year saw several promotions and the fulfillment of the vacant Chief Operating Officer position. Read More
Tamara Persing, Chief Nursing Officer Named Fellow of APIC
Evangelical Community Hospital’s Tamara F. Persing, RN, BSN, MS, CIC, FAPIC, Chief Nursing Officer, has been named a fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). Read More
John Pfeifer, MD, Joins Evangelical as Interventional Cardiologist
Evangelical Community Hospital welcomes John Pfeifer, MD, of Bloomsburg to the interventional cardiology team. Dr. Pfeifer began at the Heart and Vascular Center of Evangelical in April providing general cardiology services and will begin providing interventional cardiology services in July. Read More
Evangelical's Pre-Admission Care Team Presented Excellence Award
The Pre-Admission Care team was recently presented with the Team CHOICE Award at Evangelical Community Hospital. The Team CHOICE Award recognizes departments within the Evangelical Community Hospital family of facilities who uphold the highest standards of Communication, Hospitality, Ownership, Integrity, Confidentiality, and Empathy. Read More
Donna Schuck Earns CFRE Certification, Gold Standard for Fundraising Executives
Donna Schuck, Associate Vice President/Chief Development Officer at Evangelical Community Hospital, has successfully attained the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) certification. Read More
Phillip Peterson, MD, Joins Evangelical as Emergency Medicine Physician
Evangelical Community Hospital welcomes Philip Peterson, MD, to the emergency medicine staff. Dr. Peterson began at Evangelical Community Hospital in January. Read More
Evangelical Names New Chief Nursing Officer
Evangelical Community Hospital has named Tamara F. Persing, RN, BSN, MS, as the organization’s Chief Nursing Officer effective April 10, 2017. Mrs. Persing previously served at Evangelical in various roles from 1986 until 2009. Read More