(HONESDALE, PA, May 29, 2008)— Seven books, seven amazing stories. That’s how David Hoff, Wayne Memorial Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, described books written and illustrated by students from Julie Pierson’s 6th grade English class at Wallenpaupack Area Middle School. The students donated the books to the Hospital’s Pediatric Department.  “I wouldn...

(Honesdale, June 3, 2008)…Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary members posed for a photo at the 58th annual meeting/2008 Spring Conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Healthcare Auxiliaries (PAHA) in Harrisburg in May. The conference theme, Auxilians: Change—Grow—Succeed, featured presentations and educational workshops on everything from trends and issues in healthcare to how to keep your hospita...

(HONESDALE, PA—May 28, 2008)... Honesdale High School senior Sarah Bunnell has planned to be a nurse for a long time, and this month she received tuition help from a fund established in memory of another nurse—Alice E. Keen.  Members of the Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and Keen’s daughter Grace E. Keen presented Bunnell with a $1000 Alice E. Keen sc...

(Honesdale, May 21, 2008)… Walk-in patients will be accepted on Saturdays at the Honesdale Family Health Center, starting June 7th and later this summer the Together for Health Dental Center will be offering adult dental care for the first time.

      “This is exciting news for the co...

(Honesdale, May 5, 2008)…It’s the largest annual gift ever presented to Wayne Memorial Hospital by its Auxiliary: $85,000. Wayne Memorial CEO David Hoff gratefully accepted the donation from Auxiliary President Mary Radell at the hospital’s yearly Volunteer Recognition Luncheon on May 2nd at Ehrhardt’s in Tafton.

(Honesdale, April 24, 2008)… Non-profit groups seeking funding may qualify for a Community Mini-Grant from the Wayne Memorial Health Foundation (WMHF). The grants are geared towards organizations focused on “injury and disease prevention and treatment and the promotion of good health for the residents in the Wayne Memorial Health System service area.” That area includes

(Honesdale, PA, April 7, 2008)… G. Richard Garman is now a “Fellow” of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), an achievement that represents the highest standard of professional development in healthcare management. Garman, currently the Executive Director of The Wayne Memorial Health Foundation, served as Wayne Memorial Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer from May 1994 until August 2001...

(Honesdale, PA, April 14, 2008)…Wayne Memorial Hospital’s Hospice Team is looking for volunteers to help individuals coping with an end-of-life illness and their caregivers. “To be a hospice volunteer takes a special sensitivity, but it can be a very rewarding experience,” says Joyce Malicky, who heads up the Hospital’s Volunteer Services, “and the families are always so grateful.”

Out of uniform but in step with a good cause, Wayne Memorial Hospital staff donned brown-and-turquoise C.A.S.U.A.L. day shirts on March 27th to benefit the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. C.A.S.U.A.L. stands for “Colon Cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives.”  March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and every year the Cancer Institute urges people to dress “casually” and support col...

(Hawley, March 28, 2008)…Bullying is a recognized problem in American schools. It can lead to loss of self esteem, injury and even death. This week, members of the Wallenpaupack Area High School Drama Club performed an interactive play about bullying before hundreds of area seventh graders. After being humiliated and physically pushed around, the victim, played by Johnny Napolitano, brings a gun to sc...

(Honesdale, PA, March 21, 2008)…Sometimes you just need a hug. A pretty spring blossom brought that sense of warmth to Joann Vanorden, a patient at Wayne Memorial Hospital, as Alice Conbeer handed her a pansy. Known for its fundraising efforts for the Hospital, Wayne Memorial’s Auxiliary also is involved in community service and this is one way they give back to the community.

(Honesdale, March 7, 2008)…New Chairman: Alfred G. Howell, known as AG, assumed the chairmanship of the Foundation Board from outgoing Chair Henry Skier as of this year. Howell, who was born and raised in Honesdale, believes in community involvement and says the Foundation is “a good investment” of his time and energy. “The Foundation is all about securing the future of Wayne Memorial Health System and ensuring healthc...

(Honesdale, March 7, 2008)…How significant is the diabetes problem in the Wayne Memorial

(Honesdale, September 18, 2007)…Every 24 hours in the United States 3,600 hundred cases of diabetes are diagnosed,  614 people die, 225 amputations occur and 120 kidneys fail from diabetes according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These numbers are frightening to the 21 million Americans who have this disease. Wayne Memorial Hospital’s...

(Honesdale, February 12, 2008)…A desire to “give back” to the community inspired two local retired businessmen to join the Wayne Memorial Hospital/Health System Board of Trustees. Jim Asselstine, Tyler Hill, and Dirk Mumford, Lake Como, both call their participation an “opportunity.”