(Honesdale, June 2, 2005) …For people with diabetes, poor circulation or long-term immobilization, a chronic wound can be a serious and life-altering medical condition. Help will soon be closer for an estimated 3000 people with chronic wounds in the Wayne Memorial Hospital service area. The “Regional Wound Care Clinic at Wayne Memorial Hospital” opens on June 14^th on ...

(Honesdale, May 12, 2005)… When you enter Wanda Endriss’ room at Wayne Memorial Hospital’s New Beginnings birthing unit, the first thing you hear is the beat of her baby’s heart inside her womb. The unmistakable—and spellbinding— sound guides your eye from the mother lying propped up on a pillow to a sleek machine overhead. It’s a computer system tracking the health of the baby’s heartbeat. And though Endriss can’t feel contra...

 (Honesdale, May 5, 2005)…Get ready for a ribbon-cutting! The old Dave’s Super Duper at the Stourbridge Mall on Route 6 has been renovated and given a new name, “Wayne Memorial Health System Medical & Professional Complex.”  Set to begin moving in this month: Urologist Rafael Lopez, M.D., Vascular Surgeon Frederick Toy, M.D., an...

(Lakewood, May 17, 2005)… “I like it here in northern Wayne County,” says Dr. Robert Dohner. “The people are great and they’re very appreciative.” Dr. Dohner ended speculation about his staying in the Lakewood community when he signed a new multi-year contract this month with Wayne Memorial Health System’s Community Health Concern (CHC). The Lakewood Medical Center, at the intersection of Route 370 and Lake Como Road, is part ...

(Hawley, April 22, 2005)…A gasp of surprise and elation—a big “wow!”— swept over the crowd of 225 people at Wayne Memorial Hospital’s Volunteer Recognition luncheon on April 22^nd when it was announced just how much the WMH Auxiliary had raised for the Hospital in the last year— $65,000.  Auxiliary Vice President Mary Lou Radell, standing in for vacationing President Ca...

 (HONESDALE, April 19, 2005)… “Diabetes is a serious illness, but it doesn’t have to rule your life,” says Carol Kneier, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator with Wayne Memorial Hospital.  Kneier has been working with diabetics and their families for more than a decade.

 (Honesdale, April 15, 2005)… More than 50 people showed up to hear Dr. William Jason, Orthopedic Surgeon, talk about minimally invasive joint replacement surgery. The presentation at Lakeside School in Honesdale on April 6^th w...

(Honesdale, April 16, 2005)… Wayne Memorial Hospital’s Laboratory does not have the killer strain of flu virus sent to labs nationwide for testing purposes between last September and April of this year.

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(Honesdale, March 16, 2005)… The rates for colon cancer in the entire United States have gone down, but in Pennsylvania they’ve stayed the same—and Pennsylvania has some of the highest co...

(Honesdale, March 30, 2005)...If you look closely, you can see that all these women from Wayne Memorial Hospital’s Medical Records Department are wearing “C.A.S.U.A.L.” pins to help raise awareness about colon cancer. They’re also dressed “casual” for the same good cause. “C.A.S.U.A.L.” stands for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives. C.A.S.U.A.L. Day, March 30^th,

(Honesdale, February 24, 2005)…  “I love it, I thoroughly enjoy taking care of my patients!”  Sharon Watson, BSN, RN, CWCN, COCN brings a lot of enthusiasm to her field, a tough medical specialty called Wound Care. Watson, a Home Health nurse with Wayne Memorial Home Health Services, was recently re-certified in Wound Care by the Wo...

(Honesdale, January 25, 2005)…Steven Palmer and Susan Harcke, two Physicians Assistants at Wayne Memorial Hospital, leave March 18^th for a remote region of Sri Lanka—far, far from home— to help tsunami victims. “We feel very privileged to be able to donate a much needed service, medical care,” says Harcke, “and we believe it will be as rewarding to us as it will be hel...

Some call it stubbornness. Others call it independence. In the year 2004, Wayne Memorial Health System dug in its heels and reflected the self-reliance of the rural community that gave it birth: instead of capitulating or backing down in the face of a serious malpractice insurance crisis and a physician shortage, WMHS stood firm and began expanding—inside and ...

 (Honesdale, March 1, 2005)… “Get in shape to play your sport! Don't play your sport to get in shape,” says Certified Athletic Trainer Tony Andrejko from Wayne Memorial Rehabilitation Services.  Andrejko and fellow Certified Athletic Trainer Eric Luben are offering a