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Healing at Home: A Physician’s Perspective on Home Health

Medicine is practiced in hospitals and clinics, but true healing often happens at home. As a physician, I have seen firsthand how home health care offers unique advantages, especially for our senior population. Home is where older adults feel safest and most comfortable—an environment that promotes well-being, dignity, and independence. Providing medical care, therapy, and support services directly at home enables seniors to manage their health more effectively while remaining close to loved ones and... Read More »

LECOM Health Cardiologist Pioneers Revolutionary Peripheral Arterial Disease Treatment in Western Pennsylvania

First-in-region SEISMIQ™ procedure offers new hope for patients facing amputation risk Erie, Pa. (June 4, 2026) — In a groundbreaking medical achievement, LECOM Health Interventional Cardiologist Matthew C. Becker, M.D., today successfully performed the first SEISMIQ™ Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) system procedure in Western Pennsylvania, marking a revolutionary advancement in treating Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). The cutting-edge SEISMIQ procedure addresses one of cardiology’s most challenging problems: calcified arterial blockages that resist traditional treatment methods. Unlike typical... Read More »

LECOM Health Acquires Elmwood Gardens

LECOM Health announced today the organization has purchased Elmwood Gardens, located at 2628 Elmwood Avenue in Erie, and is renaming the independent living and personal care communities “Parkside at Elmwood,” and the skilled nursing facility will be “LECOM at Elmwood Gardens.” LECOM staff and administration have already begun working with employees, residents, and their families on the transition. Current residents will not be affected by the sale and all staff were extended the opportunity...Read More »

PA Donor Day is August 1

Every 10 minutes someone in Pennsylvania is told they need a life-saving transplant. With more than 7,000 patients currently on the transplant waiting list, the need for more registered organ and tissue donors is a public health crisis – but it’s one that we have the power to change. We are proud to partner with Donate Life PA (DLPA) as they launch their f. In 2023, we want to hit the milestone of having 50%...Read More »

Become a donor during National Donate Life Month

April is here, which means it’s National Donate Life Month — a time to raise awareness about organ, tissue and cornea donation; honor those who have given the gift of life through donation; and encourage people to join the donor registry. Millcreek Community Hospital is proud to recognize this observance alongside the many other organizations and individuals involved in the donation and transplantation process. You can join in the celebration! Here are a few ways...Read More »

Dr. Amy Beckman: Control asthma with proper treatment and maintenance

This article originally appeared online at GoErie.com on March 26, 2023. Asthma is a common respiratory disease that becomes chronic for many people. It is nothing to be ashamed of having, and there are options available today to treat it. Usually identified within the first six to 10 years of a person's life, asthma can also be diagnosed in adults, though this is far less frequent. Asthma causes muscle tightness and swelling of your airways,...Read More »

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