Hospital and Its Community Partners Provide Food to Patients in Need

Person packing a box into a cars trunk during COVID-19

Self-isolation to stop the spread of COVID-19 can be stressful enough without adding the worry of having adequate food.

, based in Hershey, Pa., , and the food pantry of Palmyra are teaming up to provide relief in the form of food boxes at Hershey Medical Center's drive-through COVID-19 testing site and to people at home in isolation.

"We're really glad to be able to help people at a scary, chaotic time," said Ashley Visco, Penn State Health community health director. "It's nice to be able to offer them some peace of mind."