Healthcare
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King of Prussia’s Universal Health Services Ranked as One of the World’s Most Admired Companies
Universal Health Services, Inc., headquartered in King of Prussia, is one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies in 2024”, according to Fortune. The large provider of hospital and healthcare services is being recognized for its commitment to patient-centered quality care and investment value. “This is the 14th year that UHS has been named to the…
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Chester County Mothers Join Forces to Fight Racial Bias Hurting Black Mothers, Their Babies
Several groups and advocates gathered at Lincoln University to work on finding ways to fight racial bias that is hurting Black birthing mothers and their babies, writes Kim Hudson for CBS News Philadelphia. Talonda Rogers, a Black mother and founder of nonprofit The 4th Trimester MAHMEE (Maternal Advocates Helping Magnify Education and Empowerment), recalled the…
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Tower Health Is Closing Two Urgent Care Locations, Including One in Oaks
Tower Health is undergoing some strategic consolidation of its urgent care locations to streamline the health system’s operations, writes WFMZ 69 News staff. The closures including locations in Hamburg in Berks County and Oaks in Montgomery County were made effective on February 25. To compensate, the North Coventry, Chester County, and Exeter Township locations are…
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Lankenau Aims to Improve Some Patients’ Access to Healthy Foods and Transportation
Lankenau Hospital has a new initiative to help patients waiting for heart surgery who lack access to transportation and healthy foods, writes Aubrey Whelan for The Philadelphia Inquirer via MSN. Many Lankenau patients who are heart surgery candidates need to get healthier before they can successfully undergo the surgery. Often times though they face obstacles…
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ChristianaCare Releases More Details About Planned ‘Neighborhood Hospital’ in West Grove
ChristianaCare, a Delaware-based health system, has provided more details on the opening of its planned “neighborhood hospital” in West Grove, including a later expected opening date, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The medical center that will open at the shuttered Jennersville Hospital will have ten inpatient beds open 24 hours a day, seven…
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Lafayette Hill’s Merakey Not Merging with Delaware County Nonprofit After All
In 2023, Lafayette Hill’s Merakey had announced a merger with Elwyn, a Delaware County nonprofit, but according to Behavioral Health News, the agreement is now off, writes Kevin Tierney for More Than The Curve. Both non-profits serve those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The merger would have created a new $1 billion organization of 12,000…
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Jefferson Health Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery is Leaving for Smaller Local Health System
Rohinton Morris, M.D., chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Jefferson Health is heading to Tower Health to serve as the chief there, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Tower Health is based in Berks County and oversees Pottstown Hospital. On why he is making the move, Morris said that he has grown frustrated with the…
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ETHOS Treatment Launches Eating Disorder Program to Help Adults Cultivate Healthier Relationships with Food
ETHOS Treatment LLC — which helps adults and teens with mental health issues and substance use disorders through a proven combination of individual counseling and small-group and family therapy — has launched an eating disorder program to help patients cultivate healthy relationships with themselves, their food choices, and their body image. ETHOS treats diagnoses that…
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National Children’s Dental Health Month: Have You Scheduled Your Kids’ Next Dental Appointment?
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month and the perfect time for a reminder about the importance of your children’s oral health. When was the last time your kids have been to the dentist? Scheduling regular dental visits for your children will help give them a good start to a lifetime of healthy teeth and…
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Surgical Residents Fleeing Crozer Chester Medical Center Over Accreditation Worries
There has been an exodus of surgery residents from Crozer Chester Medical Center over accreditation uncertainties, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nine of 15 doctors in training planned to leave the general surgery residency program as of Wednesday, concerned their work from January through June won’t count toward their educational requirements if a…
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Ardmore Dermatologist’s New Skincare Line Improves Aged and Photodamaged Skin
The founder of the Main Line Center for Laser Surgery, Dr. Eric Bernstein is launching his own skincare line to improve aged and photodamaged skin, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. As a clinician and researcher Bernstein has been studying the effects of the sun and the aging process on the skin for years…
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Conshohocken Mayor and Family Are Official Ambassadors of CHOP Cardiac Fundraiser
As 2024 ambassadors of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Philly Spin-In, Conshohocken Mayor Yaniv Aronson, his wife Sarah, and their one-year-old son Thomas are recruiting volunteers to join their spin team to raise money for CHOP’s Cardiac Center, writes M. English for MediaNews Group. This cause is very close to their hearts. Thomas was born with…
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Bala Cynwyd Primary Care Provider for Older Adults Expanding Further into Pennsylvania
Patina, a Bala Cynwyd-based primary care provider for older adults, is looking to bring its “patient-centered” model of care to more parts of Pennsylvania, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Patina already serves members in the five counties of the Philadelphia region and now the company wants to expand its presence into Berks, Lancaster,…
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Lankenau Medical Center Recognized by Healthgrades as One of Best U.S. Hospitals
Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood and two other Philadelphia-area hospitals made Healthgrades’ list of the 50 best medical centers in the United States for 2024, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The other two local hospitals recognized were Riddle Hospital in Media, another member of the Main Line Health System, and the University…
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CHDC Welcomes New OB/GYN Medical Provider Kelsey Waller to Pottstown Health Center
Community Health & Dental Care welcomes Kelsey Waller, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner specializing in Women’s Health to its Pottstown health center location at 700 Heritage Drive, Pottstown 19464. Kelsey Waller, RN comes to CHDC with extensive clinical expertise specializing in women’s health as a Registered Nurse with experience at both Einstein Medical Center and Phoenixville…
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Penn Medicine and Doylestown Health Unveil the Story Behind Their Long-Awaited Merger
The merger between Doylestown Health and University of Pennsylvania Health System has been more than a decade in the making, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Kevin Mahoney, Penn Medicine’s CEO said that the healthcare system and Doylestown Health have been discussing a potential partnership for years. “I think this is…
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Doylestown Health Pursues Game-Changing Merger with Penn Medicine
In a major move, Doylestown Health is pursuing a merger with The University of Pennsylvania Health System to further expand the presence of Penn Medicine in Bucks County, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The merger, announced Thursday, aims to expand access to advanced health care in the northern suburban communities outside…
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Montgomery County Health Officials Warn About the Possibility of a Measles Outbreak
Two Montgomery County locations have been linked to a measles outbreak in Philadelphia, writes Rachel Ravina for Maine Line Times & Suburban. If you visited Holy Redeemer Pediatric Urgent Care in Meadowbrook between 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on January 3 or Jefferson Abington Hospital’s emergency room the same day between 7 p.m. and 9:40…
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