Welcome to Penn State Hershey Eating Disorders Program

One out of every one hundred women suffers from Anorexia Nervosa and three out of one hundred women suffer from Bulimia Nervosa. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa are serious mental health illnesses that can have significant and sometimes irreversible medical complications that can lead to death. The incidence of eating disorders is also increasing in very young children and in males.

The professionals at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania offer a full range of treatment options for children, adolescents and adults with eating disorders. Conditions treated include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and related Eating Disorders. More...

PRESENTATIONS

Dr. Richard Levine

  • Academy for Eating Disorders International Conference in Salzburg, Austria, June 10-12, 2010
    • Meet the Experts Panel on Medical Complications of Eating Disorders

Dr. Martha Peaslee Levine

  • Annual Meeting for the Society for Adolescent Medicine in Toronto, Canada, April 7-10, 2010
    • Poster Presentation - Eating Disorders in Anabaptist Patients: Insights in the Etiology of Eating Disorders and the Role of Trauma
    • Eating Disorders Special Interest Group Presentation - Creative Arts and Healing for Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders
  • Academy for Eating Disorders International Conference in Salzburg, Austria, June 10-12, 2010
    • Poster Presentation - Eating Disorders in Anabaptist Patients: Offering Further Insights into the Etiology of Eating Disorders

Dr. Rollyn Ornstein

  • Annual Meeting for the Society for Adolescent Medicine in Toronto, Canada, April 7-10, 2010
    • Eating Disorders Special Interest Group Co-director
    • Poster Presentation - Triiodothyronine (T3) and Metabolic Rate in Adolescents with Eating Disorders: Is There a Correlation?

 

 

We would like to highlight two of our programs:

First is the child and young adolescent partial hospitalization/day treatment program for eating disorders.  Patients ages 8 through 15 are treated in a supportive, family-based environment with a multi-disciplinary team.  Our staff is experienced in the care of these challenging children and teens.  A school component is included during the school year and families have the opportunity to stay at Ronald McDonald House which is nearby.  We are currently accepting referrals for this innovative program.  Please call 717-531-7230 for referrals and more information.

Second is our intensive outpatient program and partial hospitalization program for older adolescents and adults at our treatment facility in Hershey.  These multi-disciplinary programs offer treatment for patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other eating disorders in a supportive and nurturing environment. 

Our Commitment to Quality Patient Care

As one of the premier academic medical centers in the northeast, Penn State Hershey Medical Center is committed to a bold new vision of health care, and to the people, partnerships and progressive technologies that bring this vision to life.

But don't take our word for it - our leadership in providing the finest state-of-the-art care for our patients has been widely recognized in numerous national and regional rankings for quality, patients safety, physician and nursing excellence.

So what does this mean for you?  Learn more.

 

 

PRESENTATIONS

Dr. Richard Levine

  • Academy for Eating Disorders International Conference in Salzburg, Austria, June 10-12, 2010
    • Meet the Experts Panel on Medical Complications of Eating Disorders

Dr. Martha Peaslee Levine

  • Annual Meeting for the Society for Adolescent Medicine in Toronto, Canada, April 7-10, 2010
    • Poster Presentation - Eating Disorders in Anabaptist Patients: Insights in the Etiology of Eating Disorders and the Role of Trauma
    • Eating Disorders Special Interest Group Presentation - Creative Arts and Healing for Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders
  • Academy for Eating Disorders International Conference in Salzburg, Austria, June 10-12, 2010
    • Poster Pressentation - Eating Disorders in Anabaptist Patients: Offering Furth Insights into the Etiology of Eating Disorders

Dr. Rollyn Ornstein

  • Annual Meeting for the Society for Adolescent Medicine in Toronto, Canada, April 7-10, 2010
    • Eating Disorders Special Interest Group Co-director