(Honesdale, August 5, 2008)… “You are light years ahead,” Marty Raniowski told more than 100 people gathered for the local State Health Improvement Plan’s annual breakfast on July 25^th at Ehrhardt’s in Tafton. Raniowski, the Director of the state’s Bureau of Health Planning, was praising those in the room for their commitment to the health and welfare of their communities in

Honesdale, July 29, 2008)… A Honesdale dental center that until now treated only children will begin treating adults also, regardless of financial status, beginning in September. Brian Brown, DMD, a Northeast Pennsylvania native, joined the Together for Healt...

(July 28, 2008)… The Honesdale Family Health Center, part of Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC), is pleased to welcome Lawrence Wawrzyniec Stepczak, MD, to its staff. Dr. Stepczak, who worked most recently at Laurel Health System in Wellsboro, specializes in internal medicine. He made the move to Honesdale partly because of his heritage. Dr. Stepczak hails from Poland.

(Honesdale, July 18, 2008)…Wayne Memorial Hospital’s Radiology Department is celebrating two achievements in patient care. It is now offering digital mammography procedures, a direct response to patient requests. And, its mammography team has received a prestigious three-year accreditation from the American College of Radiology.

(Honesdale, July 15, 2008)…It wasn’t just the technology, but the people and the area that enticed Jeffrey Stiles, MD, to leave Pottstown Memorial Medical Center and join the staff of Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale full-time. For the past three years, Dr. Stiles, a board-certified radiologist, has worked “locum tenens” (provided vacation coverage) at Wayne Memorial.

Diabetes Management Project Graduation: How do you mark success with diabetes management? With great numbers! Certified Diabetes Educator Carol Kneier, MS, RD, just graduated her second Diabetes Care Management Pilot Project class. Among her 20 participants with diabetes (who came with nine support individuals), Kneier saw a 7% decrease in A1C values (blood test to determine a patient’s overall diabet...

(Honesdale PA)—Wayne Memorial Hospital celebrates. The Good Shepherd-Wayne Memorial Inpatient Rehabilitation Center marked its second anniversary at the end of June. Manager Heather Larkin, OT, provided cake for patients and staff. The fourteen bed IP Rehab unit is new, which patients love, but the management is very experienced. Good Shepherd, a world class rehabilitation network, celebrated its 100t...

(Honesdale, June 30, 2008)...When asked what it was like to be the longest-serving employee honored at Wayne Memorial Hospital’s annual Employee Service Awards dinner on June 12th, Cinda Tietjen, RN didn’t hesitate. “It feels good,” she said.

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"It wasn’t difficult getting people on board for this project,” said Jack Dennis, Wayne Memorial Hospital Grants and Development Manager, “because everyone felt this needs to be done.” Dennis is talking about the first ever bi-county stud...

(Honesdale, June 16, 2008)…When Bill Nantz of Honesdale was admitted to Wayne Memorial Hospital recently, his patient identification wristband had a barcode just like the ones on grocery store items.  This one, however, was for patient safety. Before administering any medication to Nantz, Registered Nurse Sue Dutton scanned his wristband barcode to make sure it matched information on his med...

Wayne Memorial Hospital capped its successful capital campaign, Operation Vital Signs with a donor appreciation dinner at Lake Bryn Mawr Camp and Conference Center in Honesdale on June 11. The featured speaker was Carolyn Scanlan, President and CEO of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), an advocacy organization for 250 Pennsylvania hospitals. Scanlan, “one of the 25 most p...

(HONESDALE, PA, June 11, 2008)—Three years after his 2005 graduation from Honesdale High School, Jake Reese was awarded the Ernest and Margaret Lemnitzer Scholarship by the Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary (WMHA).  “I’m very happy,” Reese said after receiving a check for $6,517.98 towards his nursing education. While working in resident care at Bethany Village, Reese decided to change his major t...

 (Honesdale, June 5, 2008)… “Upgrading our Imaging Services has always been a priority,” says David Hoff, CEO of Wayne Memorial Hospital, “and we are pleased to announce that we are now offering four-dimension ultrasound procedures and, in a few weeks, digital mammography .”