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Memorial Day · United StatesThrough Penn State Health’s Flags of Honor program, 676 American flags waved outside its community hospitals from Memorial Day through mid-July. Employees, patients, families and community members bought small U.S. flags to honor veterans and service members. Buyers chose from six sites to display their tributes. Honorees, or their families, were notified. The program raised $6,821 to support… SourceRead Article
Nearly 700 flags pay tribute to veterans, active-duty military through Flags of Honor program

Hershey · HersheyNearly 30 Penn State Health employees became Inclusion Academy Champions during fiscal year 2024-2025. Academy programs help employees better understand cultural differences and their impact on health care, so they can deliver culturally responsive care to all patients. “We congratulate employees who achieved Inclusion Academy supporter, advocate and champion levels last year,” said Hector Ortiz… SourceRead Article
Penn State Health employees named Inclusion Academy Champions

State College · State CollegeDavid Millar, a second-year medical student at Penn State College of Medicine, spent part of his summer break navigating rocky, remote trails through the Allegheny Mountains – not as a getaway, but as a mission. In July, Millar completed the Ironstone 100K, a brutal 62-mile ultramarathon with more than 8,000 feet of elevation gain, to raise awareness for a cause that’s deeply personal to him… SourceRead Article