Dr. Thomas Samson speaks with Cameron Gates before surgery at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center.
Penn State Health Children's Hospital is making specialized surgery more convenient for young patients and their families in Lancaster County and surrounding areas. Pediatric specialists from Children's Hospital's Departments of Plastic, Urologic, and Gastrointestinal Surgery are now performing non-emergency surgeries at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center.
March 20, 2024
Dr. Thomas Samson, chief surgeon at Children's Hospital, performed the first surgical procedure at Lancaster Medical Center on Cameron Gates, a longtime patient of the Lancaster Cleft Clinic, a partner of Penn State Health. Gates underwent rhinoplasty and lip refinishing surgery as part of his cleft palate treatment plan.
Pediatric surgical care provided at Lancaster Medical Center is consistent with the mission of the children's hospital based at Penn State Health's flagship Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus in Hershey. Our care team is comprised of extensively trained pediatric specialists, including pediatric surgeons, pediatric anesthesiologists, and pediatric pre- and post-operative nurses.
“Our goal is to make pediatric expertise more easily available to more patients and families in the central Pennsylvania communities we serve.” Samson he said. “This is part of our long-term strategy to bring high-level services closer to where patients live.”
In addition to surgeries at Lancaster Medical Center, Samson and members of his team see patients for follow-up care at Penn State Health Children's Lancaster Pediatric Center. Lancaster Pediatric Center provides comprehensive, advanced pediatric care to the community in a purpose-built environment designed for children and teens, along with specialists supported by Children's Hospital.
“This is an important step in fulfilling our promise to develop a coordinated program focused on pediatric care across the region,” said Dr. Yatin Vyas, Chief Pediatrician and Director of Pediatrics at Children's Hospital. said. Chairman of the Penn State Center for Healthy Children. “We will continue to expand our services to ensure sick and injured children can receive the care we are known for in a location that is convenient for them.”
The pediatric surgical team at Children's Hospital uses the latest technology to treat a wide range of diagnoses, from the routine to the most complex. The company's surgeons are experienced in many pediatric surgical specialties, including neonatal surgery, pediatric surgical oncology, pediatric minimally invasive surgery, pediatric trauma, and pediatric thoracic surgery. Specialist surgeons at children's hospitals lead entire teams that include medical professionals and support staff who are specially trained to care for infants, children, and teens. Children's Hospital was the first in the nation to be designated a Level 1 Pediatric Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons.
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