Philip and Judith Sieg Pledge $500,000 to The Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center's Commitment to Distinction Campaign

The Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center has announced a $500,000 pledge from Philip and Judith Sieg to Commitment to Distinction: The Campaign for Mount Nittany Medical Center. The gift will create the Sieg Neurophysiology Center, a multidisciplinary center designed to engage medical professionals in the study, discussion and treatment options for people in our region with diseases and disorders of the nervous system.

Members of The Foundation board of directors and its Campaign Steering Committee, the Siegs are also broadly involved in national and local service as advisors, volunteers and philanthropists. They have also supported Penn State University through the formation of endowments for programs such as the University Libraries and Athletics and faculty fellowships. As a 1957 business and administration graduate of Penn State University, Philip Sieg was named an Alumni Fellow in 1988 and a Distinguished Alumnus, Penn State’s highest honor, in 1993.

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Stopping Sugar Before It Stops You: Pre-Diabetes Screening and Advice

Jan Ulbrecht, MD, a Penn State diabetes expert, medical director of the Mount Nittany Diabetes Foot Clinic, and endocrinologist at Centre Medical & Surgical Associates, will host an open forum of questions and answers on diabetes and pre-diabetes. During the program Dr. Ulbrecht will discuss insulin resistance and how if affects the body, diabetes risk factors and steps to preventing diabetes. Also joining the conversation from Penn State will be Lynn Parker Klees, RN, CDE, and Danielle Downs, PhD. Additional sponsors for this program include People Centre’D on Diabetes and Penn State Institute for Diabetes and Obesity.

The screening and program will be held on Monday, March 22. A limited number of pre-diabetes screenings will be provided from 5:30-6:30 pm. The program will start at 6:30 pm in the Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Auditorium at Mount Nittany Medical Center, accessible through entrance D at the rear of the Medical Center.

Registration is not required for the open forum. To register for the pre-diabetes screening, contact People Centre’D on diabetes at 814.863.7544 or email info@pcod.info.

For more information on diabetes and upcoming health and wellness events, visit our calendar.

Skin Cancer Screenings: Get It Checked

The Mount Nittany Cancer Program has partnered with local dermatologists to host a free skin cancer screening. Anyone who is concerned about a suspicious skin lesion or mole is welcome to make an appointment, especially those with limited or no insurance. The screening will take about ten minutes; attendees should arrive ten minutes prior to their appointment.

Screenings are offered on Saturday, March 27; 10 am – 12 noon in the radiation oncology department at Mount Nittany Medical Center, accessible through entrance E. Appointments are required. Call 814.234.6106 to register.

What Does Quality Mean? Ask the VP

Since 2007, Mount Nittany Medical Center has received seven Achieving Patient Care Excellence awards from VHA Pennsylvania, the regional arm of VHA, Inc., a national healthcare alliance. We invite you to research our quality statistics and review reporting available on public and industry-focused websites.

Gail Miller, RN, MS, CPHQ, Vice President for Quality at Mount Nittany Medical Center is the primary source of leadership and inspiration for the Medical Center's continuing commitment to quality and effective performance improvement processes. She is the driving force behind our Improvement through Innovation initiative.

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Protect Your Home from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Follow these simple tips to keep your home safe this winter:

• Have your heating systems, water heaters and other gas, oil or coal-burning appliances inspected by a trained professional every year.
• Don’t use gas-powered appliances such as ranges, ovens or clothes dryers to heat your home.
• Don’t idle the car in the garage, even if the garage door to the outside is open.
• Don’t ever use a charcoal grill indoors.
• Purchase a carbon monoxide detector and change the batteries in the detector when you change your clocks from daylight saving time to standard time.

For more health-related information, visit the Mount Nittany wellness library.

Take A Virtual Tour of Mount Nittany Medical Center

Did you know that you can take a virtual tour of Mount Nittany Medical Center?

You can see what our labor and delivery area, nursery, maternity recovery room looks like. Or, browse the gift shop. Have you even been in our expansive learning area, the Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Auditorium? Most of our education programs for staff, physicians and the community are held in this state-of-the-art education center. Check back soon; the office for reconstructive & cosmetic surgery will soon be added as well as other care areas.