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Welcome to Penn State Hershey Respiratory Care

Welcome to Penn State Respiratory Care, a department that is an integral part of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. We specialize in providing all of the ventilatory and hemodynamic care to patients in the Surgical, Medical, Neonatal, and Pediatric ICUs, in addition to performing routine Respiratory Care throughout the hospital.

In addition, the Pulmonary Function Laboratory performs routine spirometry through cardiopulmonary stress exercise testing. The Pulmonary Lab is located in the University Physician's Center, Suite 2018. It has a total of three, "state of the art" spirometers, two of which have body plethysmographs.

Our philosophy is simple…ensure excellent world class care for our patients and a great place to work for our staff. Come in, look around, and get to know us!

Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center opened to patients on July 13, 2009.  Parking is available for patients in the lot on the right of the building (near the Life Lion helipad), in Lot E (open parking in front of the Cancer Institute/new main hospital entrance), and on the first two floors of the Centerview Parking garage.  Valet parking is also available to all patients and is free to those with handicap tags.

A Healthier World Awaits

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Caring for Families

Every year, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is a destination for hope and healing for thousands of children and their families. As the only Level I pediatric trauma center between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, we serve the most populous rural regions in the nation, with more than a million children in our referral area.

Transforming Lives

Planning is underway for a new state-of-the-art home for pediatric medicine at Penn State Hershey Medical Center which will capitalize on our current strengths and allow us to better meet the needs of children and families in central Pennsylvania. The new free-standing children’s hospital building will represent the leading edge in medical facility design, and embody our commitment to family-centered care.

 

  • Home For Hope” Spring 2009 newsletter - Learn More >>
  • Fast Facts about the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital  - Learn More >>

 

To learn more about how you can advance the care and well-being of children at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, please call 717-531-8497.

As part of our ongoing commitment to provide our community with current and reliable health information, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has created this page to provide links to reliable information regarding novel H1N1 A influenza.

Here you can find details about the location of any confirmed cases, as well as appropriate steps you can take to stay healthy. Look here for additional information in the days ahead.

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