Melissa Dixon, Author at LECOM Health

LECOM Health Announces Grand Opening of the Rural Health Clinic of Wattsburg

The clinic will begin seeing patients Aug. 9 Erie, Pa. (August 8, 2024) – LECOM Health held a ribbon cutting ceremony today at their new Rural Health Clinic of Wattsburg, located at 9040 Wattsburg Road in Greene Township. The clinic will open Friday, Aug. 9, and see patients of all ages Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The clinic will provide a range of services including primary care. “This new clinic embodies...Read More »

LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital Awarded Funds to Begin Psychiatry Residency Program

ERIE, PA (July 15, 2024) – LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital received a three-year, $750,000 grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for a new rural track residency program in psychiatry. The funds for this program are part of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiative to establish new residency programs in rural communities to increase the number of providers serving rural communities. Corry Memorial Hospital is one of just...Read More »

LECOM Health Selected by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Test Medicare Dementia Care Model

Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model Aims to Increase Care Coordination, Support for Caregivers Looking for the LECOM Center for Memory Impairment and Neurocognitive Disorders (MIND) and the CMS GUIDE Program information? [button url="https://lecomhealth.com/lecom-senior-services/lecom-center-for-memory-impairment-and-neurocognitive-disorders-mind/" label="Learn More"] Erie, Pa. (July 10, 2024) – Today, LECOM Health announced they have been selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in a new Medicare alternative payment model designed to support people living...Read More »

LECOM Health Cardiologist to Perform First in Class Groundbreaking FDA-Approved Therapy for Treatment of Resistant Hypertension

ERIE, Pa. (April 25, 2024) – LECOM Health is pleased to announce the treatment of the first five patients with a new renal denervation (RDN) procedure, now offered for certain patients with high blood pressure. Recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Symplicity Spyral™ renal denervation (RDN) system – involves a minimally invasive procedure that targets nerves near the kidneys that can become overactive and cause high blood pressure. Matthew C. Becker, M.D., Chairman...Read More »

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LECOM Health Announces Grand Opening of the Rural Health Clinic of Wattsburg

LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital Awarded Funds to Begin Psychiatry Residency Program

LECOM Health Selected by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Test Medicare Dementia Care Model

LECOM Health Cardiologist to Perform First in Class Groundbreaking FDA-Approved Therapy for Treatment of Resistant Hypertension