Welcome to Penn State Hershey Nursing
Sherry Kwater, M.S.M., B.S.N., R.N., Chief Nursing Officer
Welcome to the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, central Pennsylvania's only academic, Level I regional trauma center, and tertiary care provider.
Thank you for the opportunity to share with you why I am so proud to be a Penn State Hershey Nurse!
Our prestigious recognition as a Magnet accredited hospital is an honor that reaffirms the value of the hard work and dedication we exhibit everyday. Learn more >>
The DAISY award is an award recognizing nurses for delivering skillful, compassionate care. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The award was created in memory of Patrick Barnes who died at the age of 33 of complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). The DAISY Foundation was established by Patrick's family to keep his spirit alive. The primary mission of the DAISY Foundation is to express profound gratitude to nurses for the work they do for patients and their families every day.
Click here to nominate one of our staff members and for additional information regarding this award.
An interview with our new CNO and CMO
Earlier this year, Carol Freer, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.P., C.P.E., ’91, was appointed chief medical officer (CMO) for Penn State Hershey Medical Center. She had served as the interim CMO since July 2011. Freer joined Penn State Hershey in 2008 as associate professor of medicine and director of hospitalist outreach. In 2009, she became vice chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Medicine.
At the end of 2011, Sherry Kwater, M.S.M., B.S.N., R.N., was appointed chief nursing officer (CNO) for the Medical Center after serving as interim CNO since last May. She joined the Medical Center in August 2010 and brings more than twenty-five years of health care executive leadership to the role. Click here to continue to read this interview.
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- Penn State College of Medicine awarded $1 million AMA grant Penn State College of Medicine has been awarded a prestigious $1 million grant by the American Medical Association as part of a program aimed at transforming the way the physicians of tomorrow are trained.More...
- Penn State Hershey entrepreneurs win first 'startup boot camp' awards Dr. Joseph Sassani, ophthalmologist at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and professor of ophthalmology and pathology at Penn State College of Medicine, is the winner of The TechCelerator@Hershey’s inaugural Eight Week Boot Camp program for promising entrepreneurs.More...
- Collaborative Hershey and University Park medical service trip This spring brought the first collaborative spring break service trip for University Park undergraduates and Hershey medical students and physicians.More...