NORRISTOWN – The Department of Environmental Protection is asking anyone who knows the history of an antique medical kit found in a Chester County trash bin to contact the agency’s Bureau of Radiation Protection. “The radioactive material may have been [...]

HARRISBURG – January is National Radon Action Month, marking a time of increased public awareness for this serious health hazard. Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that occurs naturally through the breakdown of uranium in soil and rocks. It [...]

From Potter County Today Potter County Drug and Alcohol Program recently conducted a study of problem gambling. A team was assembled to evaluate survey results, local trends and anecdotal data. The result was a report on the extent of the problem, community [...]

From Potter County Today Actions of two relatively new local organizations — the Triple Divide Watershed Coalition and the Water Quality Action Team – are being cited as water protection and public education models that could be followed across the [...]

COUDERSPORT – Ed Pitchford, president and CEO of Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, (CCMH) is the recipient of the 2012 American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Advocate Award for Excellence for providing leadership and advocacy for nurse practitioners in Pennsylvania. Each [...]

COUDERSPORT – Charles Cole Memorial Hospital will host several cancer presentations during the month of January. To learn more about the affects of cancer, please attend one of the following presentations titled “Signs & Symptoms of Cancer and How to [...]

January 11 – Free Mammograms will be offered for uninsured / underinsured women 40 and over at the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital Women’s HealthCenter in Coudersport. The screenings are funded by the Twin Tiers Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for [...]

COUDERSPORT – Hongye Li, MD, pediatrician at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital (CCMH), recently received board certification from the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Li has over 15 years of experience in pediatric medicine including pediatric nephrology.  In 1993, she completed [...]

Charles Cole Memorial Hospital has been recognized by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) and the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) for achieving a vaccination rate of 97% of the hospital’s employees

We’ve all heard the bedtime rhyme, “Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite.” While the nursery rhyme-like salutation may conjure up cute and cuddly Hollywood creatures, there is nothing cute or cuddly about bed bugs.

Coudersport, PA– Charles Cole Memorial Hospital (CCMH) is pleased to announce that the Nurse Manager of The Patterson Cancer Care Center at CCMH Theresa Robinson, RN, BA, OCN and Marcia Austin, RN, BSN, OCN recently renewed their national accreditation for [...]

After heavy blood usage this past holiday weekend, the local inventory is dropping to critically low levels. Currently, the O+ blood type is at 50 percent, well below the needed inventories at local hospitals.  The supply of O+ has been [...]

Therapeutic Touch at the Patterson Cancer Care Center at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital will meet on Thursday, December 8 at 7:00 p.m. For details call 814-274-9301.

Laverta Miller recently delivered greeting cards to patients at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital’s long-term unit. The cards were greatly appreciated by all the residents. Happy Thanksgiving!