As we work to stay current with news about COVID-19 and the role each of us plays in protecting ourselves and others from it, one of the terms we often hear is personal protective equipment (PPE). While relatively straightforward in describing equipment that people...
Help Ensure Health Care Workers Stay Safe on the Job
The men and women who work hard to save our lives when we need it—doctors, nurses, EMTs—need our protection to stay safe on the job. We invite you to join the Healthy Me PA community in supporting legislation that would help keep health care workers safe from harm in...
Workplace Safety … It’s Important!
This Is Why It's Important
Workplace Safety: UPMC Altoona
Our health care workers are on the front lines of patient care, and it’s up to us to protect them from violence. Watch and hear from health care workers on the importance of passing this important legislation!
PA Health Care Workers in Danger Every Day, and They Need Your Help
The state Legislature is deep in the middle of its fall session, and it’s the perfect time to remind lawmakers to take action to protect Pennsylvania health care workers. Every day that doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals step foot in...
Protecting Our Health Care Workers
Health care workers are always taking care of others, and now it’s time we take care of them. Hear from nurses and hospital leaders about the importance of safety in the workplace.
Health Care Workplace Safety — Equal Protection Under the Law
Now more than ever, health care is a team sport. Many different kinds of health care professionals — from doctors and nurses to physician’s assistants and social workers — work together to take care of patients. When it comes to laws designed to promote safety,...
National Hospital Week: Meet Geisinger Holy Spirit Employees
May 7-13 is National Hospital Week! National Hospital Week is a time to honor and thank the countless hospital employees who work day in and day out to deliver compassionate care to the patients they serve. When a lot of people think of hospital employees, doctors and...
Celebrating Hospital Week with Healthy Me PA
It's an exciting time for Pennsylvania hospitals and health centers. This week, the importance of these medical institutions in highlighted through National Hospital Week — and in conjunction, we announce the launch of Healthy Me PA, a digital community committed to...
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